Maryland out of Top 25 for first time in 13 years

Field Level Media|published: Mon 20th November, 15:22 2023

Nov 16, 2023; Storrs, Connecticut, USA; Connecticut Huskies guard Paige Bueckers (5) and Maryland Terrapins guard Jakia Brown-Turner (11) battle for a loose ball during the second half at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion. credits: Gregory Fisher-USA TODAY Sports

Maryland dropped out of the Associated Press women's college basketball Top 25 for the first time in 13 years Monday, while South Carolina remained No. 1 and Baylor made the biggest leap — seven spots to No. 14.

Maryland (2-2) had been in the poll for 251 weeks in a row, since the beginning of the 2010-11 season, but the Terrapins fell out after losing 80-48 to UConn on Thursday and edging Syracuse 83-81 on Sunday.

South Carolina (3-0) stayed in the poll's top spot, earning all 36 first-place votes. UCLA (4-0) moved up one spot to No. 2 — the highest ranking in program history — followed in the top five by Colorado (4-0), Stanford (4-0) and Iowa (4-1).

UConn (3-1) is No. 6 and is the active leader with 567 consecutive weeks in the AP rankings. The Huskies are followed in the top 10 by LSU (4-1), Southern California (3-0), Virginia Tech (2-1) and a tie between Utah (4-1) and NC State (4-0).

The full Top 25 poll is below:

1. South Carolina (36 FVP)

2. UCLA

3. Colorado

4. Stanford

5. Iowa

6. UConn

7. LSU

8. Southern California

9. Virginia Tech

T-10. Utah

T-10. NC State