Women’s college basketball standings, week 8: North Carolina, Arkansas down, Michigan up

This week, the women’s college basketball standings saw a lot of changes. Two teams dropped seven spots in the AP Poll, while one team moved up five.

South Carolina remained unanimously number one for the 27th consecutive week, which is the fifth-longest streak in polling history. The Gamecocks topped Texas’ 26-week series to take fifth place.

The top 5 was unchanged for the fourth straight week, with Stanford, Ohio State, Indiana and Notre Dame all finishing 2-5.

The second half of the top 10 features no new teams, but each team earned a spot. LSU moved to ninth, its best ranking of the season. The Tigers enter conference play undefeated for the first time in 20 years.

UNC fell seven spots to 13th after losing to Michigan at the Jumpman Invitational. The win moved Wolverines up five spots to 14th. Michigan’s Rise lost ground to Iowa State, Maryland, and Oregon.

Gonzaga and Oklahoma each moved up three places to 19th and 20th, respectively. Gonzaga finished non-conference play with two wins, improving to 12-2 on the year. The Sooners got a big win over Florida in the Jumpman Invitational.

Arkansas dropped seven spots to 24th after losing both games this week. The Razorbacks lost to Oregon and South Florida in the San Diego Invitational after starting the season undefeated. They start conference play on Thursday against LSU.

Women’s College Basketball Standings: Complete Week 8 AP Top 25

1. Caroline du Sud (12-0) (PREV:1)
2. Stanford (13-1) (PREVIOUS: 2)
3. Ohio State (13-0) (PREV: 3)
4. Indiana (12-0) (PREV : 4)
5. Notre Dame (10-1) (PREV: 5)
6. North Carolina State (11-1) (PREV : 7)
7. Virginia Tech (11-1) (PREVIOUS: 8)
8. UConn (9-2) (PREV : 9)
9. LSU (12-0) (PREC: 10)
10. UCLA (12-1) (PREVIOUS: 11)
11. Utah (12-0) (PREV : 12)
12. Iowa (10-3) (PREV : 13)
13. North Carolina (9-2) (PREV: 6)
14. Michigan (11-1) (PREVIOUS: 19)
15. Iowa State (8-2) (PREV: 14)
16. Maryland (10-3) (PREV: 15)
17. Oregon (10-2) (PREC: 16)
18. Arizona (10-1) (PREVIOUS : 18)
19. Gonzaga (12-2) (PREV : 22)
20. Oklahoma (10-1) (PREV : 23)
21. Creighton (8-3) (PREV : 21)
22. Kansas (10-1) (PREV : 20)
23. Baylor (9-3) (PREV : 24)
24. Arkansas (13-2) (PREV: 17)
25. St. John’s (12-0) (PREV: 25)

Other teams receiving votes

Louisville 19, Duke 18, Villanova 13, Nebraska 10, South Florida 7, Columbia 6, Middle Tennessee 6, Texas 5, Marquette 4, Alabama 4

Notable women’s college basketball games this week

#8 UConn @ #21 Creighton, Wed, Dec. 28, 8:30pm EST – SNY

UConn moves west to Creighton in a battle of ranked opponents in the Big East. Aaliyah Edwards has had a string of strong performances in recent games and will be an asset to the Bluejays. Morgan Maly and Lauren Jensen will lead a Creighton team in pursuit of victory.

Duke @ #6 NC State, Thursday, December 29, 8:00 pm EST — ESPN/ACCN

Duke takes a short trip to his first big ACC test. Kara Lawson’s team will have an opportunity to prove they are conference contenders against the defending ACC champions. The Blue Devils have won six straight, while NC State has won seven straight.

#9 LSU @ 24 Arkansas, Thursday, December 29, 7:00 PM EST – ESPN2

Arkansas has an opportunity to come back to win against LSU as both teams open the conference. Angel Reese is looking to lead LSU in the conference after… be named SEC Player of the Week. last week for the third time this season. Arkansas guard Samara Spencer will try to get her team back on track after two straight losses last week.