South Carolina is unanimously ranked No. 1 by the Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball In the poll released Monday after a pair of victories for a repeat national championship, as Kansas State moved into the top 10 and both Stanford and Oregon cracked the season’s first regular-season rankings.

Gamecocks win tough battle six point win We beat Michigan in Las Vegas to open the season, and then we beat No. 9 North Carolina State by 14 points on Sunday. The two victories ensured the defending champions were unanimously selected by the 31-member national media panel. inside pre-season surveyNo. 2 UConn received two first-place votes and No. 3 USC also received one vote.

The top eight teams in the rankings are unchanged; Texas and UCLA rounded out the top five. Notre Dame, LSU and Iowa State were ranked ninth, with Oklahoma ranked ninth and Kansas State 10th. NC State dropped to 13th.

Former Pac-12 schools Stanford and Oregon made the rankings after an impressive start to the season. Cardinal No. 24, Under new coach Kate Paye, Last week we won 3-0, with an average margin of 41 points. They were in the preseason polls every year from 2000 until this season.

The No. 25 Ducks are strong in the poll. two point home win Then… No. 12 Baylors. The win ended Oregon’s 13-game losing streak against ranked opponents. The Bears dropped to 17th.

We’re moving upwards

Maryland moves up seven spots to 11th after an impressive feat. 85-80 win Then… No. 11 dukes This was the Terrapins’ first meeting against the Blue Devils since defeating former ACC rival 65-55 in the Sweet 16 in 2015. The victory came almost a year after the Terrapins saw off their opponent. 13 years of running In the survey at the end of last season. Duke dropped to 16th.

To fall

Creighton, Indiana and Florida State dropped out of the poll after early losses. The Bluejays lost at South Dakota State, the Hoosiers lost at home to Harvard and the Seminoles in Illinois. The Illini entered the poll ranked 23rd.

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UConn coach Geno Auriemma one victory behind Retired Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer is the all-time winningest with 1,216 wins. He could tie VanDerveer on Friday night when the Huskies play No. 15 North Carolina. The potential record-breaking win could come at home against FDU on November 20th. VanDerveer named the Stanford court after him on Sunday.

game of the week

On Sunday, No. 16 Duke at South Dakota State. Coach Kara Lawson is challenging her team early on the road in three of the Blue Devils’ first four games. Duke opened at Liberty before playing at Maryland.

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