UCLA is No. 1 in the AP top 25 women’s college basketball poll for the first time in program history after taking down then-No. 1 South Carolina on Sunday, snapping the Gamecocks’ 43-game winning streak. It was a big weekend in Los Angeles, creating a lot of movement in this week’s top 25.
South Carolina arrived to Pauley Pavilion as the unanimous No. 1, but the Bruins put on a defensive clinic against the reigning national champions in a 77-62 victory — their first against a top-ranked opponent. That game showed how much depth UCLA has, but the Bruins are not the unanimous No. 1 yet.
Elsewhere in Los Angeles, USC suffered an upset loss to Notre Dame on Saturday after an impressive performance by Hannah Hidalgo. The Fighting Irish took the Trojans’ No. 3 spot in the rankings, while UConn held strong at No. 2.
“I don’t mean to be boring, but I really don’t care where, who’s ranked, what at what point,” Close said Sunday in regard to UCLA’s argument for the No. 1 spot. “… I think we have a lot of teams that can make a really, a…
