UCLA women looking for more after upsetting South Carolina. First win over No. 1 team in 21 tries
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UCLA women looking for more after upsetting South Carolina. First win over No. 1 team in 21 tries

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The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! “It doesn’t matter who’s scoring the most points.” Their 77-62 stunner capped a big weekend of women’s basketball in Los Angeles. “She shouldn’t be underrated anymore.” Aarnisalo shot 6 of 10 from the floor to go with four assists and three rebounds. “She has a super-calm presence on court.” The Bruins will move higher in Monday’s AP Top 25 rankings, but Close doesn’t much care about those numbers. “Just this one?” ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 all season.

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JuJu Watkins and Paige Bueckers shine in matchup of two of women’s basketball’s top stars
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JuJu Watkins and Paige Bueckers shine in matchup of two of women’s basketball’s top stars

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The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! HARTFORD, Conn. — JuJu Watkins and Paige Bueckers both showed out in a primetime matchup between two of the brightest stars in women’s basketball. “I think it’s a testament to when you give women’s basketball a platform, we’re going to perform,” said Watkins, who scored …

Krimili hits five 3s, scores 19 to help No. 24 Cal women beat Fordham 69-53
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Krimili hits five 3s, scores 19 to help No. 24 Cal women beat Fordham 69-53

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The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! BERKELEY, Calif. — Ioanna Krimili hit five 3-pointers and finished with 19 points, Ugonne Onyiah made 6 of 6 from the field and scored 13 points and No. Cal is off to its best start since 2016-17, when the Bears won 13 straight to open …

UConn’s Azzi Fudd and USC’s Kennedy Smith both return from injury in marquee matchup
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UConn’s Azzi Fudd and USC’s Kennedy Smith both return from injury in marquee matchup

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The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! HARTFORD, Conn. — UConn’s Azzi Fudd and USC’s Kennedy Smith both returned Saturday night after missing time with injuries. Now we’re a more complete team with her coming back.” She missed seven games, including USC’s loss to Notre Dame on Nov. 23. “I think Azzi’s …

Sammie Puisis scores 23 points, Mputu adds 17 to help South Florida top No. 9 Duke women 65-56
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Sammie Puisis scores 23 points, Mputu adds 17 to help South Florida top No. 9 Duke women 65-56

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The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! TAMPA, Fla. — Sammie Puisis scored nine of her 23 points in the final seven minutes to help South Florida hold off ninth-ranked Duke for a 65-56 victory on Saturday. Toby Fournier led Duke with 11 points and eight rebounds, but the cold-shooting Blue Devils …

USC’s JuJu Watkins is AP women’s basketball player of the week
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USC’s JuJu Watkins is AP women’s basketball player of the week

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The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! The Associated Press national player of the week in women’s basketball for Week 5 of the season: JuJu Watkins, USC The sophomore guard averaged 30.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 blocks during USC’s two wins. Runner-Up Sarah Strong, UConn; The freshman forward averaged …

Tennessee’s fast-paced pressing style leads the Lady Vols into the AP women’s Top 25
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Tennessee’s fast-paced pressing style leads the Lady Vols into the AP women’s Top 25

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The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! The Lady Vols entered the AP women’s basketball poll Monday for the first time in a year, ending the longest drought outside the Top 25 in school history. Iowa coach Jan Jensen said that it was difficult to prepare for Tennessee’s style and the Lady …

No. 19 Tennessee back in women’s AP Top 25 after year out of poll; UCLA, UConn remain 1-2
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No. 19 Tennessee back in women’s AP Top 25 after year out of poll; UCLA, UConn remain 1-2

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The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 19, ending the school’s longest drought in the 48-year history of the women’s basketball poll. We didn’t start.” UCLA, UConn and South Carolina remained the top three teams in the poll released Monday. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout …

Strong, Fudd lead No. 2 UConn to 85-52 rout of No. 22 Louisville in Women’s Champions Classic
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Strong, Fudd lead No. 2 UConn to 85-52 rout of No. 22 Louisville in Women’s Champions Classic

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 22 Louisville 85-52 on Saturday night as part of the Women’s Champions Classic. Louisville trailed by 18 after one and got within 12 early in the second quarter before Strong, the latest Huskies freshman star, got UConn back on track. Louisville: The Cardinals four losses …

No. 9 TCU women improve to 9-0 with win over FAU in their first ever as a top 10 team
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No. 9 TCU women improve to 9-0 with win over FAU in their first ever as a top 10 team

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! FORT WORTH, Texas — Hailey Van Lith scored 16 points, Sedona Prince added 14 and ninth-ranked TCU overwhelmed Florida Atlantic 78-42 on Wednesday night, giving the Horned Frogs a victory in their first game ever as a top 10 team. Takeaways Florida Atlantic: The Owls …

TCU, Duke climb into top 10, Notre Dame drops in women’s AP Top 25; UCLA and UConn remain 1-2
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TCU, Duke climb into top 10, Notre Dame drops in women’s AP Top 25; UCLA and UConn remain 1-2

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The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! TCU has grabbed its best ranking ever in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll on Monday after a convincing win over Notre Dame as the rankings got a shakeup following a holiday tournament week marked by key losses. The Crimson Tide improved to …

No. 22 Iowa women beat Rhode Island 69-62 in the Cancun Challenge’s Riviera Division
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No. 22 Iowa women beat Rhode Island 69-62 in the Cancun Challenge’s Riviera Division

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The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 22 Iowa beat Rhode Island 69-62 on Thursday night in the Cancun Challenge. Iowa is off to its best start since Lisa Bluder’s team began the 2017-18 season 7-0. Jan Jensen, who became Iowa’s fifth head coach in program history on May 13, 2024, is …

No. 25 Nebraska women take early control, beat Kansas City 84-38
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No. 25 Nebraska women take early control, beat Kansas City 84-38

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The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 25 Nebraska took early control, Alexis Markowski added a double-double and the Cornhuskers went on to beat Kansas City 84-38 on Tuesday. Nebraska shot only 38% but that was still way ahead of Kansas City’s 22%. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP …

No. 1 UCLA women’s basketball team focused on improving after upset of South Carolina
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No. 1 UCLA women’s basketball team focused on improving after upset of South Carolina

LA Times  

The UCLA women’s basketball team is focused on improving after upsetting then-No. A day after UCLA was anointed the best women’s college basketball team in the country in the season’s opening month, Cori Close showed up at the practice facility to see another early riser. Close said she received an “amazing text” from Bruins legend Ann Meyers-Drysdale while also getting …

Notre Dame’s Hannah Hidalgo is AP women’s basketball player of the week
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Notre Dame’s Hannah Hidalgo is AP women’s basketball player of the week

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! The Associated Press national player of the week in women’s basketball for Week 3 of the season: Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame Had 24 points, eight assists and six rebounds to help then-No. It was the 10th game of the sophomore guard’s career with at least …

No. 1 UCLA among many top women’s teams headed to warm locations for Thanksgiving tournaments
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No. 1 UCLA among many top women’s teams headed to warm locations for Thanksgiving tournaments

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! UCLA, along with many other of the top teams, are heading to Thanksgiving tournaments in warm locations this week. The Huskies welcomed back Azzi Fudd in last Wednesday’s win over FDU, the 1,217th of coach Geno Auriemma’s career. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on …

Kansas stays at No. 1 ahead of showdown vs. No. 11 Duke; Ole Miss, Mississippi St back in AP Top 25
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Kansas stays at No. 1 ahead of showdown vs. No. 11 Duke; Ole Miss, Mississippi St back in AP Top 25

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 1 in the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll Monday ahead of its showdown with No. But obviously when it’s not going as well as you would like, you have to be honest with yourself and try to figure it out.” In and out …

UCLA moves up to No. 1 in AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll for first time in history
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UCLA moves up to No. 1 in AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll for first time in history

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The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll after a historic win that lifted the school to its first appearance in the top spot. The Bruins knocked off South Carolina, the defending national champion that had held the top spot in the previous …

Who’s No. 1? No. 2 UConn, No. 5 UCLA and No. 6 Notre Dame all have chance at top spot in AP poll
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Who’s No. 1? No. 2 UConn, No. 5 UCLA and No. 6 Notre Dame all have chance at top spot in AP poll

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The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 1 in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll when it’s released Monday. UCLA coach Cori Close said she watched the entire Notre Dame-USC game and came away really impressed with the Irish. Women’s basketball was the bigger winner over the weekend as the atmosphere in …

The Sports Report: UCLA has the best team in women’s basketball
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The Sports Report: UCLA has the best team in women’s basketball

LA Times  

Editor’s note: We didn’t forget about you! Also on hand Sunday night at SoFi Stadium were members of the St. Louis Rams’ 1999 Super Bowl championship team, including four Hall of Fame players from an offense known as “The Greatest Show on Turf.” Despite their presence, the Rams demonstrated once again that they cannot yet be considered championship material — …

UCLA women’s basketball ranked No. 1 in AP poll for first time after South Carolina win
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UCLA women’s basketball ranked No. 1 in AP poll for first time after South Carolina win

LA Times  

The UCLA women’s basketball team has a new, coveted designation: best in the country. A day after the Bruins toppled top-ranked South Carolina, they leapfrogged three other unbeaten teams Monday to take over the top spot in the Associated Press rankings. 1 for UCLA, which moved ahead of Connecticut, Notre Dame, Texas and USC in the wake of the Trojans’ …

No. 5 UCLA upsets No. 1 South Carolina, snapping Gamecocks’ 43-game win streak
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No. 5 UCLA upsets No. 1 South Carolina, snapping Gamecocks’ 43-game win streak

New York Times  

LOS ANGELES — South Carolina didn’t just come into Sunday’s contest against UCLA as the defending national champions. 1 ranked team 🤩#B1GWBBall x #B1GStats pic.twitter.com/7aPQjP6aKg — Big Ten Women's Basketball November 24, 2024 The Bruins feature one of the few lineups in the country that isn’t overwhelmed by South Carolina’s size. South Carolina’s defense kept things close through the opening …

Kendall Bostic, Makira Cook power No. 22 Illinois women to 85-66 victory over Oregon State
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Kendall Bostic, Makira Cook power No. 22 Illinois women to 85-66 victory over Oregon State

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The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Kendall Bostic scored a career-high 31 points, Makira Cook scored 20 and No. 22 Illinois rolled to an 85-66 victory over Oregon State on Friday night. Oregon State hung close in the second period behind eight points from Catarina Ferreira and trailed …

No. 5 UCLA ready for revenge vs. No. 1 South Carolina two years after tournament loss
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No. 5 UCLA ready for revenge vs. No. 1 South Carolina two years after tournament loss

LA Times  

After UCLA was eliminated by South Carolina during the 2023 Sweet 16, Bruins coach Cori Close sat at the podium for her postgame news conference. “I have to be able to put this team in different and better situations, given what I’ve learned about them.” UCLA forward Janiah Barker grabs a rebound during the Bruins’ win over Arkansas on Nov. …

In a ‘Final Four-type weekend,’ two top-6 clashes put women’s college basketball focus on West Coast
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In a ‘Final Four-type weekend,’ two top-6 clashes put women’s college basketball focus on West Coast

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! “To have two such marquee games back-to-back days on a weekend is unbelievable.” USC’s Galen Center and Pauley Pavilion are expected to be packed, with several WNBA scouts in attendance. “What a cool thing for women’s sports, but a cool thing for JuJu,” said Gottlieb, …

No. 1 South Carolina reaches another milestone with program record 43rd straight win
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No. 1 South Carolina reaches another milestone with program record 43rd straight win

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The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! The Gamecocks won their program-record 43rd straight game with a 77-45 win over rival Clemson on Wednesday night, surpassing the old streak that began in the 2022 NCAA Tournament and continued through the next season’s Final Four. “No, it feels great,” said Paopao, who joined …

Timea Gardiner, Angela Dugalic help UCLA women cruise to win over Arkansas
1 month ago

Timea Gardiner, Angela Dugalic help UCLA women cruise to win over Arkansas

LA Times  

It was one of those days where everything went right for the No. 5-ranked UCLA women’s basketball team, who cruised to a 101-52 win over the visiting Arkansas Razorbacks, and at one point led by as many as 51 points. It was Timea Gardiner and Angela Dugalic who set the tone early for the Bruins, as Gardiner’s five three-pointers in …

Markowski, Potts lead No. 21 Nebraska women to 84-56 win over road warriors Southern
1 month, 1 week ago

Markowski, Potts lead No. 21 Nebraska women to 84-56 win over road warriors Southern

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Nebraska only led 15-13 after one quarter and closed the second with a 10-0 run to lead 36-26 at halftime. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 …

Barker, Betts lead No. 5 UCLA women over Pepperdine 91-54
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Barker, Betts lead No. 5 UCLA women over Pepperdine 91-54

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The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 5 UCLA women rolled past Pepperdine 91-54 on Tuesday. Takeaways Pepperdine: The Waves have much to learn under new coach Katie Faulkner, and a game against UCLA will help. With Betts scoring at-will inside, the Waves could ill afford to start the game cold but …

Oklahoma’s Raegan Beers is AP women’s basketball player of the week
1 month, 1 week ago

Oklahoma’s Raegan Beers is AP women’s basketball player of the week

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! The Associated Press national player of the week in women’s basketball for Week 1 of the season: Raegan Beers, Oklahoma The Oregon State transfer shot 70.4% for the week and became the first Sooners player in 16 seasons to have back-to-back games over 20 points …

St. John’s, Pitino begin life as a ranked team as part of the week’s AP Top 25 national schedule
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1 month, 1 week ago

St. John’s, Pitino begin life as a ranked team as part of the week’s AP Top 25 national schedule

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! It’s been even longer for Hall of Famer Rick Pitino to coach a team highlighted in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll. Alabama, led by preseason AP All-American Mark Sears, enters the week ranked third in KenPom’s adjusted offensive efficiency while Purdue is ninth. …

Kansas stays No. 1 in AP Top 25 basketball poll, Gonzaga, Auburn crack top 5, St. John’s returns
1 month, 1 week ago

Kansas stays No. 1 in AP Top 25 basketball poll, Gonzaga, Auburn crack top 5, St. John’s returns

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Kansas remained atop the first Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll of the regular season after winning a matchup of basketball bluebloods, while Gonzaga and Auburn cracked the top five after impressive opening-week wins and St. John’s led by Rick Pitino joined the …

South Carolina a unanimous No. 1 in women’s AP Top 25, Stanford and Oregon crack rankings
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1 month, 1 week ago

South Carolina a unanimous No. 1 in women’s AP Top 25, Stanford and Oregon crack rankings

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll Monday after a pair of victories to kick off its national championship repeat bid while Kansas State joined the top 10 and both Stanford and Oregon cracked the first regular-season rankings of the season. Tying …

Lauren Betts scores a career-high 31 points to lead No. 5 UCLA women over Colgate 81-63
1 month, 1 week ago

Lauren Betts scores a career-high 31 points to lead No. 5 UCLA women over Colgate 81-63

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 5 UCLA defeated Colgate 81-63 on Sunday in the Bruins’ home opener. Playing down low, Betts shot 15 of 18 from the floor and scored the Bruins’ first 12 points of the fourth before sitting down for good with 3:25 remaining. Betts scored eight points …

UCLA women looking for a deeper NCAA tournament run this season
1 month, 2 weeks ago

UCLA women looking for a deeper NCAA tournament run this season

LA Times  

Kiki Rice, driving against LSU guard Flau’jae Johnson during a Sweet 16 game in March, and UCLA open the season Monday with a No. She knows that.” It’s that edge that can be the difference come March, when UCLA has been eliminated in the Sweet 16 in back-to-back years, something Gabriela Jaquez is all too familiar with. The Olympic experience, …

South Carolina, Iowa, UConn top final AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll to cap extraordinary season
8 months, 2 weeks ago

South Carolina, Iowa, UConn top final AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll to cap extraordinary season

Associated Press  

South Carolina can add another first to its perfect season: The national champion Gamecocks finished atop the first Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll to be released after the NCAA Tournament. It is the first time in the 47-year history of the women’s Top 25 that the AP has released its final poll after the NCAA Tournament. The Huskies …

UCLA women falter at the finish in NCAA tournament loss to LSU
8 months, 3 weeks ago

UCLA women falter at the finish in NCAA tournament loss to LSU

LA Times  

UCLA center Lauren Betts works in the post against LSU forward Angel Reese during the first quarter Saturday. “We gave up layups and free throws and we missed layups and free throws down the stretch,” said Close, “and ultimately I’m responsible.” There were no easy answers in the UCLA locker room, where point guard Kiki Rice sat on a training …

South Carolina, Iowa, USC and Texas top women’s AP Top 25; they are also 1 seeds in NCAA Tournament
9 months ago

South Carolina, Iowa, USC and Texas top women’s AP Top 25; they are also 1 seeds in NCAA Tournament

Associated Press  

South Carolina, Iowa, USC and Texas are the top four teams in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll, a day after all four were chosen as the No. Iowa and USC also didn’t play last week after winning the Big Ten and Pac-12 tournaments, respectively. TOUGH REGION Iowa’s NCAA regional features five teams that spent time in the …

Top 10 shuffle in women’s AP Top 25 as Stanford and Iowa move up behind No. 1 South Carolina
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Top 10 shuffle in women’s AP Top 25 as Stanford and Iowa move up behind No. 1 South Carolina

Associated Press  

Stanford and Iowa jumped up behind top-ranked South Carolina in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll as the top 10 got a shuffle on the eve of conference tournaments and Fairfield cracked the rankings for the first time in school history. MORE ON THE STAGS Fairfield became the fourth team from the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference to earn …

No. 25 South Florida enters the week with an AP Top 25 ranking for the first time ever
9 months, 3 weeks ago

No. 25 South Florida enters the week with an AP Top 25 ranking for the first time ever

Associated Press  

South Florida started the year with a new coach in Amir Abdur-Rahim and a roster picked to finish in the bottom half of its league, then had a rough start that seemed to justify that status. Instead, the 25th-ranked Bulls are closing February in far different position: armed with their first ranking ever in The Associated Press men’s college basketball …

Southern California jumps to 7th in women’s AP Top 25. South Carolina is still unanimous No. 1
10 months ago

Southern California jumps to 7th in women’s AP Top 25. South Carolina is still unanimous No. 1

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Southern California, which has won six straight games, climbed three spots to No. 7 in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll Monday while South Carolina remained a unanimous No. The six teams in front of USC didn’t change, with South Carolina leading the way, as it has since the regular season began. Ohio State was right behind …

UConn, Iowa, Louisville and Tennessee to participate in Women’s Champions Classic
10 months, 1 week ago

UConn, Iowa, Louisville and Tennessee to participate in Women’s Champions Classic

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — UConn, Iowa, Louisville and Tennessee will take part in the inaugural Women’s Champions Classic on Dec. 7. “The Women’s Champions Classic is the next step in Fox Sports’ longstanding commitment to elevating women’s athletics, and we are eager to showcase these student-athletes at the highest level – in primetime on the Fox broadcast network,” said Executive Vice …

Ohio State climbs to No. 2, Stanford up to No. 3 behind unbeaten South Carolina in women’s AP Top 25
10 months, 1 week ago

Ohio State climbs to No. 2, Stanford up to No. 3 behind unbeaten South Carolina in women’s AP Top 25

Associated Press  

Ohio State is up to No. 2 in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll, matching the best ranking in school history. The Hawkeyes weren’t the only top five team to lose last week. Jeff Walz’s team split two games with the Orange sandwiched around a loss to N.C. State and victory over Notre Dame. CONFERENCE WATCH The Pac-12, …

UConn, Purdue and North Carolina stay atop AP Top 25; South Carolina joins for first time since 2017
10 months, 2 weeks ago

UConn, Purdue and North Carolina stay atop AP Top 25; South Carolina joins for first time since 2017

Associated Press  

Reigning national champion Connecticut, Purdue and North Carolina remained atop The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll for the third consecutive week, while South Carolina cracked the rankings for the first time in nearly seven years. The top of the poll remained set after a big week that included four top-10 matchups over the weekend, with Purdue winning …

South Carolina keeps grip on No. 1 in AP women’s poll as top teams stumble; Kansas State up to 2
10 months, 3 weeks ago

South Carolina keeps grip on No. 1 in AP women’s poll as top teams stumble; Kansas State up to 2

Associated Press  

South Carolina remained the clear No. 2 Kansas State matched its best ranking ever after a chaotic week that saw nearly half of the AP Top 25 lose at least one game. The Gamecocks received all 35 first-place votes Monday in the latest Associated Press women’s basketball poll after their 76-70 road victory over then-No. LSU was one of five …

Holmes scores 27, No. 14 Indiana women breeze past Northwestern 100-59
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Holmes scores 27, No. 14 Indiana women breeze past Northwestern 100-59

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! — Mackenzie Holmes had 27 points and 11 rebounds, six Indiana players scored in double figures and the No. The Hoosiers got off to a fast start, scoring the game’s first four points then going on a 12-0 run to lead 16-2 six minutes into …

Trio helps No. 16 Indiana women turn back Purdue 74-68
11 months ago

Trio helps No. 16 Indiana women turn back Purdue 74-68

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! — Chloe Moore-McNeil and Sara Scalia both had 20 points and Makenzie Holmes scored seven of her 15 in the fourth quarter to help No. Scalia made 7 of 15 shots, including 6 of 9 from 3-point range for the Hoosiers, adding four rebounds and …

Some of college basketball’s great regular-season games have shaped the AP Top 25
11 months ago

Some of college basketball’s great regular-season games have shaped the AP Top 25

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! The two college basketball titans went back and forth until Hayes made two late free throws to help the Cougars end the Bruins’ 47-game winning streak. Rather, here are some of the great games played during the regular season that AP voters would have had …

Kentucky is the all-time No. 1 team through 75 storied years of AP Top 25 college basketball polls
11 months, 1 week ago

Kentucky is the all-time No. 1 team through 75 storied years of AP Top 25 college basketball polls

Associated Press  

Sustained excellence is difficult to achieve in any sport. The list is not intended to crown the greatest college basketball program, because greatness can be measured in different ways: Duke has been the most dominant program over the past three decades; Kansas is considered the cradle of coaches, laying claim in part to not only Rupp and Calipari but North …

The AP Top 25 remains a college basketball mainstay after 75 years of evolution
11 months, 2 weeks ago

The AP Top 25 remains a college basketball mainstay after 75 years of evolution

Associated Press  

When he first moved from coaching into broadcasting in the early 1980s, Dick Vitale would keep track of what was happening across the college basketball landscape by picking up the newspaper every morning. “In the early years, the eye test was more of a factor,” said Jerry Tipton, who spent more than four decades covering the Wildcats for the Lexington …

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