Iowa climbs to No. 3 in women's Top 25
Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark (22) celebrates a three-point basket during the third quarter of the Gulf Coast Showcase championship game against the Kansas State Wildcats at Hertz Arena in Estero on Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023. credits: Jonah Hinebaugh/Naples Daily News/USA Today Network-Florida / USA TODAY NETWORK Iowa rose to No. 3 in Monday's Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll behind unbeaten South Carolina and UCLA.
The Gamecocks (14-0) received 34 of the 35 first-place votes and the Bruins (14-0) bagged the other. The Hawkeyes (15-1) climbed one spot and Baylor (14-0) climbed two, with Colorado (13-1) rounding out the top five.
North Carolina State (14-1) slipped from third to sixth after Sunday's 63-62 loss to Virginia Tech (12-2), which moved up two spots this week to No. 11.
LSU (15-1), Stanford (14-1), Southern California (12-1) and Texas (15-1) all held their ground to fill out the top 10.
No. 19 Utah (11-4) and No. 23 Marquette (13-2) both dropped four spots.
No. 20 North Carolina (11-4) and No. 25 UNLV (12-1) returned to the poll. Syracuse and TCU dropped out.
The rest of the Top 25:
11. Virginia Tech
12. Kansas State
13. UConn
14. Indiana
15. Louisville
16. Gonzaga
17. Ohio State
18. Notre Dame
19. Utah
20. North Carolina
21. Florida State
22. Creighton
23. Marquette
24. West Virginia
25. UNLV
—Field Level Media