Women's basketball AP Poll: South Carolina holds No. 1 spot after dominant early wins as Michigan, Oklahoma climb
South Carolina rolled to a 45-point win over North Carolina on Sunday to get to 2-0 on the year.
The Associated Press released its first college basketball poll of the season, and South Carolina found itself at the top of the rankings. The Gamecocks have already demonstrated their dominance with two convincing victories. First, they beat Maryland, then they annihilated North Carolina 45-26 in their season opener. South Carolina's Chloe Kitts contributed with a double-double in the latter game, which was effectively decided by halftime. North Carolina, now with two losses, dropped dramatically to No. 23 in the standings.
Michigan claimed the second spot after an 11-point win against UConn. Michigan's Te'Yala Delfosse had a standout performance, scoring 22 points in the contest that ended UConn's regular season winning streak. UConn, however, bounced back from the loss and defeated Iowa by scoring 39 points in their latest game. Iowa remained at No. 10, sharing that position with UConn.
The Huskies also stayed at No. 10, alongside UConn this week. USC, now featuring JuJu Watkins again, maintained its position at No. 3. Duke rounded out the top five rankings. The next noteworthy matchups to watch include UConn facing Ohio State on November 12, USC taking on South Carolina on November 15, and UConn playing Louisville on November 15.
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