South Carolina achieved perfection Sunday afternoon in Cleveland, defeating Iowa and taking home the national championship. The Gamecocks sit at No. 1 in the final WBB rankings of the season, followed by Iowa and UConn. Image courtesy of Lauryn Luderman / The Lantern Rank Team Points Trend 1 14 South Carolina 350 – 2 Iowa 336 – 3 UConn 322 +6 4 North Carolina State …

This is March. South Carolina brings its undefeated record to the NCAA Tournament and is No. 1 in the final WBB poll before it begins, followed by Iowa and USC. (Image courtesy of Caleb Blake/The Lantern) Rank Team Points Trend 1 11 South Carolina 275 – 2 Iowa 262 – 3 USC 251 – 4 Texas 240 +1 5 Stanford 225 -1 6 UCLA 207 …

The first weekend of conference tournaments in women’s basketball culminated in electric title wins for South Carolina and Iowa, who lead this week’s rankings. More teams are set to book their spots in the NCAA Tournament throughout this week. Image courtesy of Natalie Teat/The Crimson White Rank Team Points Trend 1 15 South Carolina 375 – 2 Iowa 352 – 3 USC 329 +5 4 …

Conference tournament week is here in WBB. Iowa evened the season series with Ohio State on Caitlin Clark’s senior day, while South Carolina completed its second consecutive perfect regular season on Sunday. Image courtesy of Katie Good/The Lantern Rank Team Points Trend 1 18 South Carolina 450 – 2 Iowa 412 +3 3 Stanford 393 +1 4 Texas 386 -1 5 Ohio State 366 -3 …

Indiana was on both sides of upsets last week, losing at Illinois and winning at home against Iowa. The Hoosiers stay at No. 9 this week, while the Hawkeyes are down one spot to No. 5. Rank Team Points Trend 1 13 South Carolina 325 – 2 Ohio State 310 – 3 Texas 395 +3 4 Stanford 271 -1 5 Iowa 249 -1 6 Virginia …

South Carolina trailed at halftime against Tennessee and Georgia this week, but the Gamecocks prevailed in the second half of both contests. South Carolina’s undefeated streak has reached 26 games ahead of a meeting with Alabama. Image courtesy of Natalie Teat/The Crimson White Rank Team Points Trend 1 18 South Carolina 450 – 2 Ohio State 407 +3 3 Stanford 399 -1 4 Iowa 382 …

Following another dominant week and a handful of upsets to other teams, Ohio State moved up to No. 5 in the latest WBB rankings. The Buckeyes have won 11 games in a row and are undefeated in the 2024 calendar year. (Image courtesy of Aiden Ridgeway/The Lantern) Rank Team Points Trend 1 17 South Carolina 425 – 2 Stanford 372 +3 3 Iowa 356 -1 …

Last week’s No. 2, Kansas State, is down six spots this week following a loss at Texas on Saturday. The Longhorns are up three spots to No. 6 after the victory at Moody Center. Rank Team Points Trend 1 16 South Carolina 400 – 2 Iowa 377 +1 3 North Carolina State 350 +2 4 Colorado 340 +2 5 Stanford 323 -1 6 Texas 305 …

Hannah Hidalgo’s 34 points led Notre Dame to a 15-point victory against red-hot UConn in Storrs on Sunday. The Irish are up three spots to No. 14, while the Huskies are down three to No. 11. Rank Team Points Trend 1 20 South Carolina 425 – 2 Kansas State 456 +1 3 Iowa 453 +2 4 Stanford 360 +2 5 North Carolina State 404 +2 …

It was an upset special in the Big Ten on Sunday, as Ohio State took down Iowa 100-92 at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus. The Buckeyes are up three spots to No. 13, while the Hawkeyes are down three places to No. 5. (Image courtesy of Caleb Blake/The Lantern) Rank Team Points Trend 1 17 South Carolina 425 – 2 UCLA 395 +1 3 Kansas …

A pair of new teams enter the field in this week’s SMP women’s basketball rankings. Iowa State, coming off an upset win over Baylor, enters the field at No. 25, while 14-1 UNLV is back in the rankings at No. 24. Rank Team Points Trend 1 20 South Carolina 500 – 2 Iowa 475 +1 3 UCLA 442 -1 4 Colorado 432 +1 5 North …

Virginia Tech is up to No. 11 in this week’s WBB rankings following a comeback win against NC State in Blacksburg. The Wolfpack are down five spots from No. 3 to No. 8. Image courtesy of Jamie Rowe / The Battalion Rank Team Points Trend 1 22 South Carolina 574 – 2 1 UCLA 553 – 3 Iowa 509 +1 4 Baylor 479 +1 5 …

The new year is here, and several WBB teams are on the rise in the first WBB rankings of 2024. Baylor is in the top five, while Indiana and UConn ended 2023 on hot streaks and are up in the first rankings of the year. Rank Team Points Trend 1 18 South Carolina 474 – 2 1 UCLA 452 – 3 North Carolina State 432 …

Texas kept its perfect WBB season rolling this week with a dominant win against Arizona. The Longhorns are up to No. 4 and received one first place vote this week. Rank Team Points Trend 1 26 South Carolina 674 – 2 UCLA 640 – 3 North Carolina State 612 – 4 1 Texas 574 +1 5 Iowa 560 -1 6 USC 544 – 7 LSU …

South Carolina is atop the SMP women’s basketball rankings once again following wins over Duke and UNC. Four new teams, Creighton, Gonzaga, Miami (FL), and UNLV, enter the rankings this week. Image courtesy of Natalie Teat/The Crimson White Rank Team Points Trend 1 26 South Carolina 674 – 2 UCLA 615 – 3 North Carolina State 559 +1 4 Iowa 560 +1 5 Texas 523 …

Following several top 25 matchups and upsets, South Carolina remains atop the women’s basketball SMP. New to the top five this week is NC State, who defeated Colorado 78-60 in the USVI. Image courtesy of Christian Harsa / The Lantern Rank Team Points Trend 1 27 South Carolina 723 – 2 UCLA 685 +1 3 1 Stanford 664 +3 4 North Carolina State 612 +16 …

A wild first week of women’s basketball sees two of the sport’s top programs, South Carolina and Iowa, take the top two spots in the SMP. LSU’s upset loss to Colorado moves the Tigers down to No. 5 and the Buffs up to No. 9. (Image courtesy of MGoBlog; CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caitlin_Clark_%282%29.jpg) Rank Team Points TREND 1 21 South Carolina 933 +3 …

Angel Reese and the reigning champion LSU Tigers are No. 1 in the first SMP women’s basketball rankings of the season. UConn and Iowa, with returning All-Americans Paige Bueckers and Caitlin Clark, also received first-place votes. Image courtesy of Katie Good/The Lantern Rank Team Points 1 44 LSU 1196 2 2 UConn 1124 3 2 Iowa 1055 4 South Carolina 1021 5 UCLA 975 6 …

LSU won its first women’s basketball championship Sunday afternoon in Dallas, 102-85 against Iowa. The Bayou Bengals hold the top spot in the final SMP rankings of the season. Rank Team Points Trend 1 4 LSU 147 +2 2 Iowa 143 +3 3 2 South Carolina 142 -2 4 Virginia Tech 130 +5 5 Maryland 123 +3 6 Ohio State 111 +7 T-7 Indiana 102 …

The final rankings before the NCAA Tournament are set, with several major conference tournaments shaking up this week’s women’s basketball poll. Rank Team Points Trend 1 7 South Carolina 175 – 2 Indiana 161 – 3 LSU 156 – 4 Utah 144 +1 T-5 Stanford 137 -1 T-5 Iowa 137 +1 7 UConn 130 +1 8 Maryland 126 -1 9 Virginia Tech 120 – 10 …

An exciting regular season drew to an end Sunday afternoon, headlined by Caitlin Clark’s buzzer-beater to give Iowa an upset win over Indiana. Rank Team Points Trend 1 7 South Carolina 175 – 2 Indiana 166 – T-3 Stanford 150 – T-3 LSU 150 +1 5 Utah 148 +1 6 Iowa 142 +1 7 Maryland 139 +1 8 UConn 123 -3 9 Virginia Tech 122 …

This week’s WBB rankings remain largely the same, as teams begin to clinch regular season conference championships and gear up for conference tournaments in the coming weeks. Rank Team Points Trend 1 8 South Carolina 200 – 2 Indiana 192 – 3 Stanford 181 – 4 LSU 171 – 5 UConn 170 – 6 Utah 152 +1 7 Iowa 150 -1 8 Maryland 142 – …

A sold-out crowd in Columbia saw South Carolina take down LSU for the Tigers’ first loss of the season on Sunday. South Carolina remains No. 1 in the WBB poll, while LSU dropped to No. 4. Rank Team Points Trend 1 8 South Carolina 200 – 2 Indiana 192 – 3 Stanford 177 +2 4 LSU 167 -1 5 UConn 159 -1 6 Iowa 156 …

Another week, another win for undefeated South Carolina, this time coming on the road against UConn in a rematch of the 2022 National Championship Game. Rank Team Points Trend 1 10 South Carolina 250 – 2 Indiana 231 +2 3 LSU 230 – 4 UConn 214 +1 5 Stanford 213 -3 6 Iowa 198 – 7 Utah 193 – 8 Maryland 172 +2 9 Duke …

An exciting week in WBB sees movement among Big Ten teams, as Indiana and Iowa move up to No. 4 and No. 6, Ohio State fall to No. 8 and Purdue enter the rankings at No. 25. Rank Team Points Trend 1 10 South Carolina 250 – 2 Stanford 231 +1 3 LSU 227 +1 4 Indiana 224 +2 5 UConn 213 – 6 Iowa …