Southern Cal’s second lack of the season dropped the Trojans to seventh in The Related Press High 25 ladies’s basketball ballot Monday.
The beforehand No. 4 Trojans had been shocked in Iowa when the Hawkeyes beat them 76-69 Sunday on a day Caitlin Clark’s jersey was retired. USC’s solely different loss got here at house to Notre Dame in November.
UCLA, South Carolina and Notre Dame remained the highest three groups within the rankings. The Bruins acquired all 32 first-place votes within the ballot from a nationwide media panel, choosing up the one which the Gamecocks garnered final week.
The Bruins beat Minnesota 79-53 of their lone recreation final week to stay as the one unbeaten workforce within the nation. South Carolina knocked off then-No. 18 Tennessee and Auburn. The victory over the Tigers on Sunday got here on a day when the Gamecocks retired the jersey of A’ja Wilson.
Texas, UConn and LSU all moved up a spot to observe the Preventing Irish. Ohio State, TCU and Duke remained eight by 10.
Rising Wildcats
No. 11 Kentucky has its finest rating in 4 years behind first-year coach Kenny Brooks. The Wildcats (19-2), who final had been ranked this excessive in 2021, have their bye week earlier than hitting a tricky stretch of the SEC schedule to shut the common season. They nonetheless have video games left towards South Carolina, LSU, Texas and Tennessee.
The one two losses this season got here towards North Carolina on Dec. 5 and Texas A&M on Jan. 23.
Convention breakdown
With no new groups within the ballot this week, the Southeastern Convention remained atop the standings with eight groups ranked. The ACC had seven. The Huge Ten was subsequent with 5. The Huge 12 has 4 ranked groups and the Huge East one.
Video games of the week
No. 9 TCU at No. 12 Kansas State, Wednesday. First place within the Huge 12 will probably be on the road when the Horned Frogs go to the Wildcats. Each groups are 9-1 in convention play.
No. 5 UConn at No. 19 Tennessee, Thursday. These two will renew their rivalry with the Huskies visiting the Woman Vols. It will likely be the primary time that UConn sees Tennessee coach Kim Caldwell’s urgent fashion.
No. 2 South Carolina at No. 4 Texas, Sunday. The Longhorns will attempt to avenge a 17-point loss in Columbia final month. South Carolina has a one-game lead within the standings on the Longhorns, Kentucky and LSU.
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