Washington enters Top 25 for first time since 2017

Field Level Media|published: Mon 18th December, 13:28 2023

Feb 26, 2022; Stanford, California, USA; Washington Huskies head coach Tina Langley calls in a play to her team during the fourth quarter against the Stanford Cardinal at Maples Pavilion. credits: D. Ross Cameron-USA TODAY Sports

Undefeated South Carolina remained the unanimous No. 1 while Washington — also undefeated — entered the Associated Press Top 25 women's college basketball poll for the first time since 2017.

The Gamecocks improved to 10-0 with a 99-29 demolition of Presbyterian on Saturday.

The entire top 10 remains unchanged from the previous week — UCLA (9-0), North Carolina State (11-0), Iowa (11-1) and Texas (11-0) round out the top five, followed by Southern California (8-0), LSU (11-1), Colorado (9-1), Stanford (9-1) and Baylor (9-0).

Washington (11-0) debuts at No. 23 after a 64-32 win over Saint Mary's, its first appearance in the Top 25 since the final poll in the 2016-17 season. TCU (11-0) also made its 2023-24 debut at No. 25.

Miami and UNLV dropped out of the poll.

The rest of the Top 25:

No. 11. Utah

No. 12 Kansas State

No. 13 Ohio State

No. 14 Notre Dame

No. 15 Virginia Tech

No. 16 Indiana

No. 17 UConn

No. 18 Marquette

No. 19 Louisville

No. 20 Gonzaga