The Bruins racked up three wins last week, two of which avenged losses from last season.
Disappointment at the top of Pac-12 women’s basketball with No. 2 Stanford’s overtime loss to No. 1 South Carolina was offset last week by UCLA, Utah and more bulk non-conference excellence.
The Bruins beat three quality teams to win the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament in the Bahamas while ascending into the AP poll at No. 20. That puts five Pac-12 teams into the rankings, including Utah at No. 17, an eight-place leap after a school record-tying 124 points in a rout of then No. 15 Oklahoma.
Stanford remains No. 2 after its 76-71 overtime loss Sunday that arguably shouldn’t have gone beyond regulation. The Cardinal led 60-54 with 2:04 left in the fourth quarter only to be outscored 7-1 at home, forcing OT. Then in the final 10 seconds of the extra period, Stanford turned the ball over on an inbounds violation and called a timeout it didn’t have — both while down by two points.
“It might be a team just not ready to be No. 1,” Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer said after a second early-season loss to South Carolina in as many years. “We have to be hungry as No. 2, improve, stay healthy, get better.”Here are the Hotline’s third 2022-23 women’s basketball power ratings with all but Stanford and USC in new positions.
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