Iowa returns to No. 2 behind South Carolina

Field Level Media|published: Mon 5th February, 12:50 2024

Feb 3, 2024; College Park, Maryland, USA; Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark (22) reacts after making a three point basket during the second half against the Maryland Terrapins at Xfinity Center. credits: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports

Iowa returned to the No. 2 spot in the Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll on Monday as Hawkeyes star Caitlin Clark closes in on the NCAA scoring record.

Iowa (21-2) trails only consensus No. 1 South Carolina (21-0), which received all 35 first-place votes after beating Auburn and Ole Miss by a combined 51 points last week.

Clark enters this week with 3,462 career points. With her average of 32.4 points per game, she is on pace to break Kelsey Plum's women's record of 3,527 points on Feb. 15 at Michigan.

North Carolina State (19-2), Colorado (19-3) and Ohio State (19-3) round out the top five, followed by Stanford (20-3), Texas (21-3), Kansas State (20-3), UCLA (17-4) and Southern California (16-4).

The No. 7 Longhorns and No. 10 Trojans both jumped five spots into the Top 10, while the No. 8 Wildcats tumbled six spots after losses to Oklahoma and Texas.

The rest of the Top 25:

11. UConn

12. Notre Dame

13. LSU

14. Indiana

15. Louisville

16. Virginia Tech

17. Oregon State

18. Baylor

19. Gonzaga

20. Utah

21. Creighton