South Carolina is now the only undefeated team in women’s college basketball and the Gamecocks remain at the top of the AP Top 25 poll. The Iowa Hawkeyes have taken the No. 2 spot in the latest poll after UCLA fell to crosstown rival USC.
Iowa was a little shaky against Michigan State earlier this month, but this past week the Hawkeyes had two dominant wins, including an 84-57 victory over then-No. 14 Indiana. Iowa star Caitlin Clark put up 30 points and 11 assists against the Hoosiers, her ninth 30-point game of the season and the 46th of her career — the most in Iowa women’s basketball history.
Colorado checked in at No. 3 after a 71-59 win against the No. 8 Stanford Cardinal. NC State has beaten ranked Florida State and Virginia Tech this month, and the Wolfpack kept that momentum with a 93-66 win against Virginia to take the No. 4 spot this week.
UCLA moved down just three places to No. 5 after losing the second part of the battle for Los Angeles, while USC climbed three to No. 6 . Sunday was a revenge game for the Trojans, whose only loss came at the hands of the Bruins in December. USC took the win at Galen Center despite USC forward/center Rayah Marshall being a late-game scratch due to an…
