TCU women enter AP Top 25 at No. 19; South Carolina remains No. 1 - ESPN

No. 19 TCU entered The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll with its best ranking in 16 years Monday while the first 12 teams, led by No. 1 South Carolina, were unchanged.

The Horned Frogs joined the rankings after topping then-No. 13 NC State on Sunday. It was the team's first ranked win since 2021 and victory over a top 15 opponent in six seasons. TCU has its best spot in the poll since the school was also 19th in 2008.

«It means a lot as we build this program,» TCU coach Mark Campbell said of getting ranked. «We've come a long way. I inherited a program that was 1-17 (in the conference) and at rock bottom. Last year's group laid an incredible foundation to springboard into this season.»

The Gamecocks remained the unanimous No. 1 team, receiving all 31 first-place votes from a national media panel. They routed their two opponents last week by an average of 36.5 points. South Carolina visits No. 5 UCLA on Sunday.

First-place votes in parentheses

No. 2 UConn, No. 3 USC and No. 4 Texas followed South Carolina. No. 6 Notre Dame heads west to play the Trojans in a top-10 clash Saturday. LSU, Iowa State, Oklahoma and Kansas State round out the first 10.

Stanford fell out of the rankings after losing at Indiana on Sunday.

CLIMBING

West Virginia moved up to No. 13 for its highest ranking since 2018 when the Mountaineers were 12th. After a win over Texas A&M, the Mountaineers have won 32 straight nonconference home games dating to the 2018-19 season. They could potentially face Texas in the Gulf Coast Showcase over Thanksgiving weekend.

FALLING

NC State has had a challenging start to its season, playing both No. 1 South Carolina and TCU on the road. The Wolfpack, who reached the Final Four last season, fell to No.