USC women rise to No. 5, men receive no votes
The South Carolina women moved up a spot to No. 5 in this week’s Top 25 after winning their SEC opener and seeing Notre Dame and Maryland lose last week.
The Fighting Irish, formerly No. 2, tumbled to seventh after an ACC-opening loss at NC State. Third-ranked Maryland lost to No. 1 UConn.
USC is at Auburn on Thursday and at Florida on Sunday.
AP TOP 25
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 30, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | FIRST PLACE | BALLOTS | PREVIOUS |
1 | UConn | 13-0 | 825 | 33 | 33 | 1 |
2 | Baylor | 13-1 | 781 | 0 | 33 | 3 |
3 | Maryland | 13-1 | 739 | 0 | 33 | 4 |
4 | Mississippi State | 15-0 | 714 | 0 | 33 | 5 |
5 | South Carolina | 11-1 | 691 | 0 | 33 | 6 |
6 | Florida State | 13-1 | 654 | 0 | 33 | 7 |
7 | Notre Dame | 12-2 | 651 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
8 | Louisville | 13-2 | 610 | 0 | 33 | 8 |
9 | UCLA | 11-2 | 551 | 0 | 33 | 10 |
10 | Stanford | 12-2 | 497 | 0 | 33 | 13 |
11 | Ohio State | 12-4 | 440 | 0 | 33 | 14 |
12 | Washington | 14-2 | 418 | 0 | 33 | 9 |
13 | Duke | 12-1 | 415 | 0 | 33 | 15 |
14 | Miami | 11-2 | 405 | 0 | 33 | 11 |
15 | Texas | 8-4 | 324 | 0 | 32 | 16 |
16 | Oregon State | 13-1 | 304 | 0 | 32 | 22 |
17 | West Virginia | 13-1 | 289 | 0 | 32 | 12 |
18 | Virginia Tech | 13-0 | 282 | 0 | 33 | 19 |
19 | Arizona State | 10-3 | 256 | 0 | 33 | 18 |
20 | Oklahoma | 11-3 | 160 | 0 | 30 | 24 |
20 | California | 13-1 | 160 | 0 | 32 | 21 |
22 | USF | 11-1 | 146 | 0 | 26 | 23 |
23 | DePaul | 10-4 | 88 | 0 | 24 | NR |
24 | Kentucky | 9-5 | 71 | 0 | 16 | 17 |
25 | Kansas State | 11-3 | 54 | 0 | 16 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Tennessee 42, Colorado 38, Syracuse 37, NC State 26, Texas A&M 11, Utah 10, Ole Miss 6, Green Bay 5, Michigan 5, Southern Cal 5, Boise State 5, Northwestern 4, Marquette 3, Oklahoma State 2, Georgia Tech 1
CLONINGER’S TOP 25
1. Connecticut
2. Baylor
3. South Carolina
4. Maryland
5. Mississippi State
6. Notre Dame
7. Louisville
8. Florida State
9. UCLA
10. Stanford
11. Duke
12. Ohio State
13. West Virginia
14. Miami
15. Virginia Tech
16. Texas
17. Washington
18. Oklahoma
19. Kentucky
20. South Florida
21. DePaul
22. Texas A&M
23. Arizona State
24. California
25. Kansas State
No votes for USC men
South Carolina received no votes in the Associated Press Top 25 on Monday after last week’s loss at Memphis, completing a skid from being ranked No. 16 three weeks ago.
The Gamecocks (10-3) have dropped three of their past five, all without top player Sindarius Thornwell. Thornwell returns from suspension this week.
The Gamecocks are at Georgia on Wednesday and host Texas A&M on Saturday.
AP TOP 25
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 1, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking
Record | Pts | Pvs | |
1. Villanova (59) | 14-0 | 1,619 | 1 |
2. Baylor (6) | 13-0 | 1,532 | 4 |
3. Kansas | 12-1 | 1,503 | 3 |
4. UCLA | 14-1 | 1,406 | 2 |
5. Gonzaga | 14-0 | 1,357 | 7 |
6. Kentucky | 11-2 | 1,280 | 8 |
7. West Virginia | 12-1 | 1,179 | 11 |
8. Duke | 12-2 | 1,090 | 5 |
9. Louisville | 12-2 | 1,063 | 6 |
10. Creighton | 13-1 | 1,015 | 10 |
11. Virginia | 11-2 | 954 | 12 |
12. Florida State | 14-1 | 902 | 20 |
13. Wisconsin | 12-2 | 865 | 14 |
14. North Carolina | 12-3 | 785 | 9 |
15. Oregon | 13-2 | 771 | 21 |
16. Xavier | 12-2 | 634 | 17 |
17. Arizona | 13-2 | 613 | 18 |
18. Butler | 12-2 | 477 | 13 |
19. St. Mary’s | 12-1 | 416 | 19 |
20. Purdue | 12-3 | 405 | 15 |
21. Virginia Tech | 12-1 | 293 | - |
22. Cincinnati | 12-2 | 258 | 23 |
23. Notre Dame | 12-2 | 250 | 24 |
24. Florida | 10-3 | 193 | 25 |
25. Indiana | 10-4 | 74 | 16 |
25. Southern Cal | 14-1 | 74 | 22 |
Others receiving votes: Minnesota 56, Clemson 23, Miami 16, Maryland 6, Kansas State 5, Iowa State 3, Seton Hall 3, Northwestern 2, VCU 2, UNC Wilmington 1
CLONINGER’S TOP 25
1. Villanova
2. Kansas
3. Baylor
4. Gonzaga
5. UCLA
6. Creighton
7. Kentucky
8. Duke
9. West Virginia
10. Florida State
11. North Carolina
12. Virginia
13. Louisville
14. Purdue
15. Wisconsin
16. Oregon
17. Butler
18. Xavier
19. St. Mary’s
20. Arizona
21. Notre Dame
22. Cincinnati
23. Indiana
24. Virginia Tech
25. Miami
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This story was originally published January 2, 2017 at 1:08 PM with the headline "USC women rise to No. 5, men receive no votes."