There was a lot of movement in the women’s college basketball rankings this week. Two teams dropped her seven places in the AP poll, but one team moved her up five places.
South Carolina remained unanimously number one for 27 consecutive weeks, the fifth longest streak in the history of the poll. Gamecocks topped his 26-week stretch in Texas to monopolize the fifth spot.
Top 5 remains unchanged 4 consecutive weeksStamford, Ohio, Indiana, and Notre Dame occupy the second to fifth places.
There are no new teams in the second half of the top 10, but each has moved up one spot. LSU moved up to 9, their highest ranking of the season. The Tigers enter conference play undefeated for the first time in 20 years.
UNC dropped seven places to 13th after losing to Michigan. jumpman invitationalThe win moves the Wolverines up five spots to 14th. With Michigan’s rise, Iowa, Maryland, and Oregon each dropped him one spot.
Gonzaga and Oklahoma moved up three places to 19th and 20th respectively. Gonzaga closed out non-conference play with two wins to move to 12-2 that year. The Sooners have a big win over Florida at the Jumpman Invitational.
Arkansas dropped seven spots to 24th after losing both games this week.Razorbacks lost to Oregon and South Florida san diego invite After starting the season undefeated. They will report his conference play against LSU on Thursday.
Women’s College Basketball Rankings: Week 8 Complete AP Top 25
- South Carolina (12-0) (pre:1)
- Stanford (13-1) (previous: 2)
- Ohio (13-0) (previous: 3)
- Indiana (12-0) (previous: 4)
- Notre Dame (10-1) (previous: 5)
- North Carolina (11-1) (before: 7)
- Virginia Tech (11-1) (previously: 8)
- U Con (9-2) (previous: 9)
- LSU (12-0) (before: 10)
- UCLA (12-1) (previous: 11)
- Utah (12-0) (previous: 12)
- Iowa (10-3) (previous: 13)
- North Carolina (9-2) (previous: 6)
- Michigan (11-1) (previous: 19)
- Iowa (8-2) (previous: 14)
- Maryland (10-3) (previous: 15)
- Oregon (10-2) (previous: 16)
- Arizona (10-1) (previous: 18)
- Gonzaga (12-2) (previous: 22)
- Oklahoma (10-1) (previous: 23)
- Clayton (8-3) (previous: 21)
- Kansas (10-1) (previous: 20)
- Baylor (9-3) (previous: 24)
- Arkansas (13-2) (previous: 17)
- St. John’s (12-0) (previous: 25)
Other teams receiving votes
Louisville 19, Duke 18, Villanova 13, Nebraska 10, South Florida 7, Columbia 6, Middle Tennessee 6, Texas 5, Marquette 4, Alabama 4
Women’s college basketball games to watch this week
#8 UConn @ #21 Clayton, Wednesday, December 28, 8:30 PM ET – SNY
UConn heads west to Creighton in a battle against ranked Big East opponents. Aaliyah Edwards has stringed together some strong performances in recent games and will be a handful for the Blue Jays.Morgan Murray and Lauren Jensen lead Clayton’s team looking for an upset.
Duke @ NC #6, Thursday, December 29, 8:00 PM EST – ESPN/ACCN
Duke takes a short trip for his first big ACC test. Kara Lawson’s team has a chance to prove itself a conference contender against her current ACC Champion. The Blue Devils are on her 6th straight and NC State is on her 7th.
#9 LSU @ #24 Arkansas, Thursday, December 29, 7pm EST – ESPN2
Arkansas has a chance to get back to winning ways against LSU as both teams open conference play.Angel Reese looks to lead LSU through subsequent meetings Named SEC Player of the Week Last week was the third time this season. Arkansas guard Samara Spencer is looking to get his team back on track after his two-game losing streak last week.
