Iowa returns to No. 2 behind South Carolina
Feb 3, 2024; College Park, Maryland, USA; Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark (22) reacts after making a three point basket during the second half against the Maryland Terrapins at Xfinity Center. credits: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports Iowa returned to the No. 2 spot in the Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll on Monday as Hawkeyes star Caitlin Clark closes in on the NCAA scoring record.
Iowa (21-2) trails only consensus No. 1 South Carolina (21-0), which received all 35 first-place votes after beating Auburn and Ole Miss by a combined 51 points last week.
Clark enters this week with 3,462 career points. With her average of 32.4 points per game, she is on pace to break Kelsey Plum's women's record of 3,527 points on Feb. 15 at Michigan.
North Carolina State (19-2), Colorado (19-3) and Ohio State (19-3) round out the top five, followed by Stanford (20-3), Texas (21-3), Kansas State (20-3), UCLA (17-4) and Southern California (16-4).
The No. 7 Longhorns and No. 10 Trojans both jumped five spots into the Top 10, while the No. 8 Wildcats tumbled six spots after losses to Oklahoma and Texas.
The rest of the Top 25:
11. UConn
12. Notre Dame
13. LSU
14. Indiana
15. Louisville
16. Virginia Tech
17. Oregon State
18. Baylor
19. Gonzaga
20. Utah
21. Creighton
22. West Virginia
23. Syracuse
24. Oklahoma
25. Princeton
—Field Level Media