South Carolina is the No. 1 team in the final CBS Sports women’s college basketball power rankings of the 2023-24 season. The Gamecocks are entering the Women’s NCAA Tournament with an undefeated record for a second straight year.
Dawn Staley’s group survived a tough SEC Tournament and won its second conference title. Kamilla Cardoso hit the game-winning 3-pointer against Tennessee in the semifinals, and the Gamecocks got the job done against defending national champion LSU in the title game.
Meanwhile, USC claimed the No. 2 ranking after winning the Pac-12 Tournament with a victory over Stanford in the championship game. In its last season with the classic teams, the Pac-12 was the most competitive conference in the nation, so Stanford, UCLA and Oregon State join USC in our top 10.
Iowa kept the No. 3 spot after avoiding an upset against Nebraska in the Big Ten Tournament championship, as the Hawkeyes pulled out a 94-89 win in overtime. One of the biggest surprises in that tournament was Maryland blowing out Ohio State,…
