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)
21. California (13-1)
22. North Carolina State (9-3)
23. Michigan (10-2)
24. Iowa (10-2)
25. Ole Miss (8-3)
–Field Level Media
