Ohio State climbed three spots to No. 2 behind unbeaten South Carolina in the Associated Press Top 25 women’s college basketball poll released Monday.
The Buckeyes (21-3) matched their best ranking in school history after extending their winning streak to 11 games with victories last week at Minnesota and Michigan State.
The top-ranked Gamecocks (23-0) once again received all 35 first-place ballots after crushing Missouri and then-No. 11 UConn by a combined 66 points.
Stanford (22-3), Iowa (22-3) and Texas (22-3) round out the top five. The Hawkeyes were No. 2 last week before an 82-79 setback at Nebraska on Sunday despite 31 points from Caitlin Clark.
No. 6 North Carolina State (21-3) is followed by Kansas State (21-3), Colorado (20-4), UCLA (19-4) and Southern California (17-4).
No new teams entered the poll this week.
The rest of the AP Top 25:
11. Oregon State
12. Virginia Tech
13. LSU
14. Indiana
15. UConn
16. Notre Dame
17. Gonzaga
18. Louisville
19. Syracuse
20. Creighton
21. Baylor
22. Utah
23. Oklahoma
24. West Virginia
25. Princeton
–Field Level Media