South Carolina unanimous No. 1 following 2-0 start

Field Level Media|published: Mon 11th November, 12:47 2024

Mar 29, 2024; Albany, NY, USA; South Carolina Gamecocks head coach Dawn Staley reacts to a call during the second half against the Indiana Hoosiers in the semifinals of the Albany Regional of the 2024 NCAA Tournament at the MVP Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images

Defending national champion South Carolina was the unanimous No. 1 team in The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll released on Monday.

All 31 voters selected the Gamecocks (2-0) following last week's wins against Michigan and North Carolina State. In the preseason poll, two ballots went to No. 2 UConn and one to No. 3 Southern California.

The top eight teams remain unchanged. Following the Huskies (2-0) and Trojans (2-0) are Texas (1-0), UCLA (2-0), Notre Dame (2-0), LSU (2-0) and Iowa State (3-0).

Oklahoma (2-0) moved up one spot to No. 9 and Kansas State (2-0) climbed three places to round out the top 10.

No. 23 Illinois (2-0), No. 24 Stanford (3-0) and No. 25 Oregon (3-0) joined the poll while Creighton, Indiana and Florida State dropped out.

The rest of the Top 25:

11. Maryland (3-0)

12. Ohio State (1-0)

13. North Carolina State (1-1)

14. North Carolina (2-0)

15. West Virginia (2-0)

16. Duke (2-1)

17. Baylor (1-1)

18. Louisville (1-1)

19. Ole Miss (1-1)