South Carolina ladies unanimous No. 1 on AP High 25 hoops ballot

South Carolina remained the unanimous No. 1 selection in The Related Press ladies’s basketball ballot launched Monday because the Gamecocks hold shut watch on the foot damage of reigning Participant of the 12 months Aliyah Boston.

The Gamecocks acquired all 29 first-place votes within the ballot launched Monday, a day after Boston left a sport along with her damage. Coach Daybreak Staley mentioned Boston was “questionable” going ahead however added that the “crew physician wasn’t too, too involved.”

South Carolina’s subsequent sport is Tuesday at house in opposition to No. 15 UCLA.

Stanford remained No. 2 after cruising by means of a event in Hawaii. It is the 618th look for Cardinal coach Tara VanDerveer, tying the late Pat Summitt for many all-time. Summitt’s groups solely missed being within the ballot 14 instances throughout her Corridor of Fame profession at Tennessee.

UConn, Ohio State and Indiana rounded out the highest 5.

The Huskies are considered one of 4 Large East groups to be ranked this week as Marquette entered the ballot at No. 24. It is the primary time the Large East has 4 ranked groups for the reason that convention realigned in 2014. The league is 56-14 thus far this season, together with going 8-2 in opposition to ranked groups.

“We have been attempting to earn slightly extra respect,” Marquette coach Megan Duffy mentioned of the Large East. “Tried to schedule harder non-conference (video games). ‘Nova’s taking part in individuals. Us going to the Bahamas was nice. Creighton’s doing what they have been doing since final season. Getting a few of these high quality wins is all the pieces.”

North Carolina moved up two spots to No. 6 after rallying to beat then-No. 5 Iowa State within the Phil Knight event. The Cyclones fell to eighth.

The Tar Heels go to the Hoosiers on Tuesday within the ACC-Large Ten Problem. Indiana returns house after profitable two video games in Las Vegas at a subpar venue that lacked primary requirements.

Notre Dame remained No. 7 whereas Virginia Tech and Iowa completed off the highest 10. At No. 9, Virginia Tech has matched its greatest rating ever and is within the high 10 for the primary time since 1999.

Tennessee fell out of the ballot this week marking the 56th time within the 827-week historical past of the ballot that the Woman Vols weren’t ranked. Kansas State additionally fell out with Gonzaga transferring in at No. 23.

FALLING CARDINALS

Louisville dropped to 18th within the ballot this week after falling to South Dakota State within the fifth place sport on the Battle 4 Atlantis final week. It is the Cardinals lowest rating since Jan. 11, 2016.

Louisville entered the highest 10 within the preseason ballot in 2017 and hadn’t been out since, a span of 98 consecutive weeks. It was the longest lively streak.