The AP No. 1 team proved why it deserved to stay at the top after taking down No. 2 Alabama on the road on Saturday. The outcome of the SEC's first ever AP No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup keeps the Tigers at No.

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Notre Dame ascended to No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll Monday, becoming the third team to reach that spot this season.

It was a tumultuous week for the top teams in women's college basketball. UCLA suffered its first loss of the season against rival USC. UConn made a major statement in not only snapping South Carolina's 71-game home winning streak but doing it in emphatic fashion.

Notre Dame gets set to take on No. 13 Duke on Monday night but when it does it will have the No. 1 ranking next to its name.

Three of the five top teams in the Associated Press Top 25 lost last week, clearing the table for a restructuring.

South Carolina dropped to No. 6 in this week’s AP Top 25 Poll. The Gamecocks’ slide in the rankings comes after they split this past week’s game: an impressive 101-63 win over Florida and an equally embarrassing 87-58 loss to UConn. No. 6 is the lowest South Carolina has ranked in the AP Poll this season.

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Notre Dame is the new No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll, ascending to the top spot Monday for the first time since 2019. The Fighting Irish replaced UCLA, which