Top 3 unchanged, Trojans soar to No. 4 in women's poll

Field Level Media|published: Mon 23rd December, 13:22 2024

Dec 21, 2024; Hartford, Connecticut, USA; USC Trojans guard JuJu Watkins (12) drives the ball agains UConn Huskies guard Paige Bueckers (5) and guard Kaitlyn Chen (20) in the second half at XL Center. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-Imagn Images

The top three were unchanged in the Associated Press Top 25 women's college basketball poll released Monday, with Southern California climbing three spots to No. 4 after a big weekend win against UConn.

The Trojans (11-1) held off the then-No. 4 Huskies 72-70 on Saturday night, knocking UConn (10-2) down three spots to No. 7.

UCLA (12-0), South Carolina (11-1) and Notre Dame (10-2) held their positions in the top three, with the Bruins receiving 30 first-place votes and the Gamecocks and Fighting Irish each receiving one.

No. 5 Texas (12-1) and No. 6 LSU (14-0) swapped places. Unbeaten Maryland (11-0) stayed at No. 8, followed by Oklahoma (11-1) and Ohio State (12-0).

The rest of the AP Top 25 women's poll:

11. TCU (12-1)

12. Kansas State (13-1)

13. Georgia Tech (13-0)

14. Duke (10-3)

15. Tennessee (11-0)

16. Kentucky (10-1)

17. North Carolina (12-2)

18. West Virginia (10-2)

19. Michigan State (11-1)

20. Alabama (12-1)