The second matchup of the top 10 teams in women’s basketball sees the The #3 South Carolina Gamecocks host the #8 Duke Blue Devils at the Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, SC
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Duke is 8-1 and has rebounded from its early-season loss to Maryland to win six straight, including wins over top-10 teams Kansas State and Oklahoma.
South Carolina is looking for its second win after a loss against now-No. 1 UCLA that broke the team record 43-game winning streak. The Gamecocks defeated a ranked Iowa State team in their first game back from the loss.
WHO: No. 8 Duke Blue Devils vs. no 3 South Carolina Gamecocks
when: Thursday, December 5th at 9pm EST
where: Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, SC
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TCU, Duke move into top 10, Notre Dame drops into AP women’s top 25; UCLA and UConn remain 1-2
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer
TCU earned its best ranking in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll on Monday after a convincing win over Notre Dame as the rankings changed after a holiday tournament week marred by losses key
The Horned Frogs moved up eight spots to No. 9, the first time the school has been in the top 10. The team’s previous best finish was 13th in 2004.
The Fighting Irish, who were third last week, dropped seven spots to 10th after losses to TCU and Utah in the Cayman Islands.
UCLA remained #1 with UConn right behind them. The Bruins received 25 first-place votes from a national media panel, while the Huskies earned the other seven. The Bruins won three games in three days in Hawaii over Thanksgiving weekend. The Huskies picked up two wins at a holiday tournament in the Bahamas.
South Carolina, Texas and LSU follow UConn in the poll. The Tigers moved past USC to move up to fifth. The Trojans, Maryland, Duke, TCU and Notre Dame round out the top 10.
The Blue Devils moved up five spots to eighth after beating then-No. 9 Kansas State and No. 8 Oklahoma in a tournament in Las Vegas. It’s Duke’s highest ranking in a decade, tying the No. 8 ranking on Nov. 24, 2014. The Wildcats fell to 13th and the Sooners to 11th.
Entering
Both Michigan and Michigan State entered the poll for the first time this season. The last time the two schools were ranked was Jan. 4, 2021. That was the No. 24 Spartans’ last appearance in the Top 25. The Wolverines, ranked 23rd, were in the final poll of the 2023 season.
going out
NC State dropped out of the poll for the first time in 24 weeks, which had been the 10th longest active streak. The Wolfpack is 4-3 with all those losses coming against 10 current opponents (South Carolina, TCU and LSU). Wes Moore’s team takes on No. 18 Ole Miss in the SEC/ACC Challenge on Thursday. Oregon also fell.
rising tide
Alabama moved up four spots to No. 19, the school’s best ranking in 25 years. The Crimson Tide improved to 9-0 with a 98-49 win over Georgia State on Monday, the team’s best start since going 9-0 to open the 2000-01 season.
Breakdown of the conference
The Big Ten has nine teams ranked in the poll, the most of any conference. The SEC is second with seven. The ACC and Big 12 each have four teams in the Top 25, and the Big East has one.
game of the week
No. 4 Texas at No. 10 Notre Dame, Thursday. The SEC/ACC Challenge brings a lot of great matchups, including the Longhorns visiting the Irish. The game features two of the best duos in the game with Texas stars Madison Booker and Rori Harmon playing against Notre Dame’s Olivia Miles and Hannah Hidalgo. The Irish are looking to snap a two-game skid.
The Associated Press contributed to this article