In the final week of the regular season for the major conferences, Iowa guard Caitlin Clark set more records, seeds were finalized for upcoming league tournaments, some fifth-year seniors suffered worrisome injuries, and the No. 2 team in the AP poll suffered a loss for the 10th time this season.
But who sits above the fray as the wire-to-wire No. 1 team as we close out ESPN’s women’s basketball Power Rankings for 2023-24? South Carolina, the same team that did so last season.
With so much going on across the country, it can be easy to take the 29-0 Gamecocks for granted simply because they’ve been so good for long. But what they’re doing now is the most impressive team feat this season in college hoops: replacing five starters and not missing a beat as Division I’s only undefeated team.
The Gamecocks have won 47 consecutive SEC regular-season games, the longest streak in conference history. They head into the SEC tournament in Greenville, South Carolina, this week as the No. 1 seed and a huge favorite.
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