The power conferences have crowned their tournament champions over the weekend, with the Big East to follow Monday night. But there's still a week of action as the smaller conferences conduct their tournaments before the big bracket reveal for the NCAA women's basketball tournament March 16.
In Sunday's top-tier matchups, South Carolina put a 19-point hurting on Texas and UCLA got the better of USC after losing to the Trojans twice in the regular season.
With so many ranked teams playing each other, there was plenty of movement in the latest AP Top 25.
Here's a look at the new rankings with a key stat to know for every team.
New this week: Ole Miss
Out: Michigan State
Stats courtesy of ESPN Research and The Associated Press.
All times Eastern
Previous ranking: 4
2024-25 record: 30-2
Stat to know: UCLA's win in the Big Ten title game gave the Bruins their first conference championship since 2006 and they became the fifth team in a current major conference to win the tournament in its first season in the league.
What's next: NCAA tournament
Previous ranking: 5
2024-25 record: 30-3
Stat to know: The Gamecocks' 19-point victory over Texas (64-45) was the largest win in their nine SEC championship game victories.
What's next: NCAA tournament
Previous ranking: 3
2024-25 record: 30-3
Stat to know: UConn has nine straight wins since losing on the road to Tennessee, with eight of them by 20 or more points.
What's next: Monday, Big East tournament final vs. Creighton, 7 p.m., FS1
Previous ranking: 2
2024-25 record: 28-3
Stat to know: Sunday's loss to UCLA in the Big Ten championship game was USC's first loss in 50 games in which the Trojans led by at least 10 points. USC led the Bruins 48-35 early in the third quarter.
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