It was a week of big headlines: Iowa‘s Caitlin Clark became the women’s NCAA scoring leader, UConn‘s Paige Bueckers announced she will return for 2024-25, and Baylor retired Brittney Griner‘s No. 42 jersey.
But it was a pretty static week in ESPN’s women’s college basketball Power Rankings, at least near the top, with teams 1 through 7 staying in place. However, there was a big jump into the top 10: USC, out of the Power Rankings the past three weeks, is back in at No. 9.
Victories over Arizona, Oregon and Oregon State pushed the Trojans into a three-way tie for second place in the Pac-12. With six consecutive wins, USC also owns the conference’s longest current winning streak.
And while it seems like every weekend is huge for somebody in the Pac-12, this one really is big for USC, as ranked teams Colorado and Utah visit Los Angeles. It’s the last chance for fans to see freshman sensation JuJu Watkins at home until the NCAA tournament, where the Trojans are projected to host the early rounds for the first time in 30 years. The…
