Unbeaten South Carolina again a unanimous No. 1
Nov 24, 2023; Columbia, South Carolina, USA; South Carolina Gamecocks head coach Dawn Staley directs her team against the Mississippi Valley State Devilettes in the second half at Colonial Life Arena. credits: Jeff Blake-USA TODAY Sports South Carolina is the lone unbeaten team remaining and once again the unanimous No. 1 in the Associated Press women's college basketball Top 25 poll released Monday.
The Gamecocks (15-0), who were the consensus choice for the final six polls of the 2023 calendar year, received all 36 votes again this week after routing Missouri 81-57 in their only action last week.
Caitlin Clark and No. 2 Iowa (17-1) moved up one spot and No. 3 Colorado (15-1) and No. 4 North Carolina State (15-1) each climbed two places. Previously unbeaten UCLA (14-1) fell three slots to No. 5 following Sunday's 73-65 loss to Southern California (13-1), who climbed three places to No. 6.
Kansas State (17-1), Stanford (15-2), UConn (14-3) and LSU (16-2) round out the top 10.
Previously undefeated Baylor (14-2) dropped road games at Kansas and Iowa State last week and plummeted eight spots to No. 12.
No. 15 Florida State (14-4) made the biggest leap, rising six rungs after wins against Top 25 opponents North Carolina and Virginia Tech.
The rest of the Top 25:
11. Texas
12. Baylor
13. Louisville
14. Virginia Tech
15. Florida State
16. Indiana
17. Gonzaga
18. Ohio State
19. Notre Dame
20. Utah
21. Creighton
22. Marquette
23. North Carolina
24. Iowa State
25. UNLV
—Field Level Media