And then there were three.
Only South Carolina, Ohio State and LSU remain undefeated in Division I, as conference opponents took down Indiana, Utah and St. John’s since we last checked in. And it’s about time this committee of one bestowed some respect upon the LSU Tigers, who have added some quality wins in the SEC, silencing some of the doubts that existed during their light nonconference schedule.
This week’s power rankings will take a closer look at the last of the unbeatens.
Dropped out: Arkansas, Creighton, Louisville
Almost famous: St. John’s, Creighton, Florida State, Arkansas
Notes on the votes
• South Carolina continues to wreck teams defensively, making opposing offenses look absolutely clueless as they try to put up points on the Gamecocks. The gap in defensive rating between South Carolina and the second-best defense in the country (per Her Hoop Stats) is equivalent to the gap between the second and 26th-ranked defenses, as the Gamecocks live up to the moniker of defending champions.
Aliyah Boston continues to be the focal point of the offense, as most possessions revolve around getting the ball to the national player of the year in the post and letting her go to work. But as defenses key in on the paint when defending South Carolina, Zia Cooke has become an…
