Iowa climbs to No. 3 in women's Top 25

Field Level Media|published: 01/08/2024, 12:49pm EST

Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark (22) celebrates a three-point basket during the third quarter of the Gulf Coast Showcase championship game against the Kansas State Wildcats at Hertz Arena in Estero on Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023. credits: Jonah Hinebaugh/Naples Daily News/USA Today Network-Florida / USA TODAY NETWORK

Iowa rose to No. 3 in Monday's Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll behind unbeaten South Carolina and UCLA.

The Gamecocks (14-0) received 34 of the 35 first-place votes and the Bruins (14-0) bagged the other. The Hawkeyes (15-1) climbed one spot and Baylor (14-0) climbed two, with Colorado (13-1) rounding out the top five.

North Carolina State (14-1) slipped from third to sixth after Sunday's 63-62 loss to Virginia Tech (12-2), which moved up two spots this week to No. 11.

LSU (15-1), Stanford (14-1), Southern California (12-1) and Texas (15-1) all held their ground to fill out the top 10.

No. 19 Utah (11-4) and No. 23 Marquette (13-2) both dropped four spots.

No. 20 North Carolina (11-4) and No. 25 UNLV (12-1) returned to the poll. Syracuse and TCU dropped out.

The rest of the Top 25:

11. Virginia Tech

12. Kansas State

13. UConn

14. Indiana

15. Louisville

16. Gonzaga

17. Ohio State

18. Notre Dame