Baylor, Southern California vault into women's top 10

Field Level Media|published: Mon 10th November, 13:07 2025

Nov 9, 2025; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Southern California Trojans guard Jazzy Davidson (9) makes a free throw against the NC State Wolfpack during the third quarter of the Ally Tipoff game at Spectrum Center. Mandatory Credit: Cory Knowlton-Imagn Images

Baylor and Southern California vaulted into the top 10 in the Associated Press Top 25 women's college basketball poll released on Monday.

The Bears (2-0) rose nine places to No. 7 and the Trojans (2-0) jumped 10 spots to No. 8 after both teams earned wins against ranked opponents. Baylor opened the season with a 58-52 win against then-No. 7 Duke in Paris last Monday and USC edged then-No. 9 NC State 69-68 on Sunday in Charlotte.

The top six spots were unchanged, with No. 1 UConn (2-0) receiving 30 first-place votes and No. 2 South Carolina (2-0) getting the other two. They are followed by UCLA (2-0), Texas (2-0), LSU (3-0) and Oklahoma (1-0), with No. 9 Maryland (3-0) and the Wolfpack (1-1) rounding out the top 10.

The Bruins and Sooners meet Monday night in Sacramento.

The Blue Devils (1-1) dropped eight places to No. 15.

No. 25 Washington (1-0) moved into the poll and Richmond (1-1) dropped out after an 85-56 loss Friday at Texas.

The rest of the Top 25:

11. North Carolina (2-0)

12. Tennessee (2-1)

13. Ole Miss (2-0)

14. Michigan (2-0)

15. Duke (1-1)

16. Iowa State (3-0)

17. TCU (2-0)

18. Notre Dame (2-0)