Since USC’s 15-point loss at UCLA in November, the Gamecocks have been unstoppable. Dawn Staley’s club has won nine straight by an average margin of 32 points an outing. That includes back-to-back blowout victories over Missouri and Mississippi State to open Southeastern Conference play this past week.

At 14-1, the Gamecocks are once again ranked 2nd in the AP Top 25, just behind unbeaten UCLA. Notre Dame, Southern Cal, and Texas round out the “Top Five.”

On the men’s side, the news isn’t as good for Clemson, as Brad Brownell’s club is once again on the outside looking in at the rankings. Winners of three straight, the 12-3 Tigers are in the “others receiving votes” category, picking up 19 votes from the media. Clemson garnered ten votes from the coaches but is still well outside the poll. The SEC holds down the top two spots with Tennessee and Auburn. Iowa State, Duke, and Alabama are ranked third, fourth, and fifth, respectively, in both polls.

Women’s College Basketball Rankings

AP Top 25

RK	Team	REC	PTS	TREND
1	UCLA(30)	15-0	798	–
2	South Carolina	14-1	760	–
3	Notre Dame(2)	12-2	732	–
4	USC	14-1	694	–
5	Texas	15-1	651	–
6	LSU	17-0	624	–
7	UConn	13-2	611	–
8	Maryland	14-0	608	–
9	Ohio State	14-0	512	1
10	Oklahoma	13-2	490	1
11	TCU	15-1	488	–
12	Kansas State	15-1	462	–
13	Georgia Tech	15-0	423	–
14	Duke	12-3	368	–
15	Kentucky	13-1	359	1
16	Tennessee	13-1	316	1
17	West Virginia	12-2	261	1
18	Alabama	15-1	247	1
19	North Carolina	13-3	241	2
20	Michigan State	12-2	187	1
21	NC State	11-3	178	1
22	Utah	12-2	99	4
23	Iowa	12-3	86	–
24	California	14-2	74	4
25	Michigan	10-4	56	1

Others receiving votes: Vanderbilt 18, Florida State 18, Ole Miss 14, Harvard 10, Minnesota 7, Oklahoma State 5, Washington 2, Mississippi State 1

Dropped from rankings: Ole Miss 25

Men’s College Basketball Rankings

AP Top 25

RK	Team	REC	PTS	TREND
1	Tennessee(45)	14-0	1484	–
2	Auburn(15)	13-1	1453	–
3	Iowa State	12-1	1369	–
4	Duke	12-2	1309	–
5	Alabama	12-2	1260	–
6	Kentucky	12-2	1154	4
7	Marquette	13-2	1134	1
8	Florida	13-1	1045	2
9	UConn	12-3	964	2
10	Texas A&M	12-2	924	3
11	Kansas	10-3	809	4
12	Houston	10-3	768	2
13	Illinois	11-3	693	9
14	Mississippi State	13-1	690	3
15	Oregon	13-2	624	6
16	Michigan State	12-2	616	2
17	Oklahoma	13-1	553	5
18	Gonzaga	12-4	469	1
19	Memphis	12-3	384	2
20	Purdue	11-4	374	–
21	West Virginia	11-2	277	5
22	UCLA	11-3	234	7
23	Ole Miss	12-2	219	1
24	Michigan	11-3	160	2
25	Utah State	14-1	119	1

Others receiving votes: Pittsburgh 91, Nebraska 62, Arkansas 62, Baylor 32, Wisconsin 31, St. John’s 27, San Diego State 26, Cincinnati 22, Clemson 19, Maryland 7, Texas Tech 6, St. Bonaventure 6, Indiana 6, Georgia 6, Missouri 5, Arizona 3, Xavier 1, Dayton 1, Vanderbilt 1, Georgetown 1

Dropped from rankings: Cincinnati 16, Arkansas 23, Baylor 25

Coaches Poll

RK	Team	REC	PTS	TREND
1	Tennessee(21)	14-0	765	–
2	Auburn(10)	13-1	749	–
3	Iowa State	12-1	711	–
4	Duke	12-2	670	–
5	Alabama	12-2	651	1
6	Marquette	13-2	581	2
7	Kentucky	12-2	560	4
8	Florida	13-1	529	3
9	Texas A&M	12-2	488	3
10	UConn	12-3	461	3
11	Houston	10-3	454	3
12	Kansas	10-3	438	5
13	Mississippi State	13-1	372	3
14	Michigan State	12-2	350	1
15	Illinois	11-3	300	5
16	Oklahoma	13-1	287	6
17	Oregon	13-2	284	8
18	Gonzaga	12-4	246	1
19	Purdue	11-4	228	3
20	Memphis	12-3	192	5
21	UCLA	11-3	147	3
22	Ole Miss	12-2	119	1
23	West Virginia	11-2	110	3
24	Michigan	11-3	98	2
25	Utah State	14-1	73	1

Others receiving votes: Baylor 49, Cincinnati 38, Pittsburgh 32, San Diego State 25, St. John’s 24, Clemson 10, Maryland 9, Georgia 5, Nebraska 4, Arizona 4, Wisconsin 3, Vanderbilt 3, Indiana 3, Texas Tech 1, UC San Diego 1, Arkansas 1

Dropped from rankings: Cincinnati 17, Baylor 21, Maryland 24