AP Top 25: No. 2 USC gets the best ranking for 39 years; Texas still no. 1

USC The best rank is in 39 years after moving on to number 2 on Monday in the Associated Press Survey Top 25 women’s basketball.

On Saturday, the Trojans won the title of the regular Big Ten season, winning the then. 2 Ucla For the second time this year. That victory came down USC Two places for his highest appearance in the survey, because the team was the second on January 5, 1986. USC collected six votes for the first place with the 31-member national media.

“The goal was to come here and bring us back to what was at one point,” coach Lindsay Gottlieb said in a telephone conversation. “Recognizing our history and admiration of history and its neat feeling in the present moment.”

Texas He remained the best choice after receiving the other 25 first ballots. Longhorns won Georgia,, Mississippi State and Florida Last week to finish the proportion of the SEC -as South Caroline.

Bruins fell to fourth place Ucon right in front of them. South Carolinawho won a coin to get the top seed in the Secret Tournament, he was fifth. Notre ladies He lowered three places to six after losing to Florida’s state last week.

North Carolina State and Tcu They were seventh and eighth. Wolfpack shared Crown Crown Crown from Notre Dame, while Horned Frogs won their first BIG 12 title after defeating Baylor on Sunday.

Lsu Fell to ninth after the tigers dropped both of their games, losing from then. 20 Alabama in extension and on Ole Miss. Tigers will also be without a star Flau’jae Johnson For a sec tournament while it is recovering from the inflammation of the lower leg.

Oklahoma rounded the first 10.

The state of South Dakota He entered the survey for the first time this season, entering the number 25 .. It is the first time Jackrabbits have been ranked from the 2022 pre -season survey. The team went 16-0 in a conference game and went undefeated in Summithic league three years straight. Jackrabbits have won 63 conference games in the regular part of the season and are 81-1 from the beginning of the 2020-21 season. There was only three defeats this season Duke,, Georgia Tech and Texas.

There are seven ranked teams at the southeastern conference. ACC, Big Ten and Big 12 have five each. AND The Great East There are two and summit League One.

All four major conferences start their tournaments this week with championship games on Sunday.

Here’s a full ap top 25:

1. Texas
2. USC
3. Ucon
4. Ucla
5. South Carolina
6. Notre ladies
7. North Carolina State
8. Tcu
9. Lsu
10. Oklahoma
11. Duke
12. Kentucky
13. Ohio State
14. North Carolina
15. Maryland
16. Western Virginia
17. Baylor
18. Tennessee
19. Alabama
20. Kansas State
21. State of Oklahoma
22. The state of Florida
23. Creighton
24. Michigan State
25. The state of South Dakota

Associated press reporting.

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