South Carolina women’s basketball dropped to No. 4 in the AP top 25. The USA TODAY coaches poll will be released Tuesday.
The Gamecocks (22-2, 10-1 SEC) picked up their first SEC loss of the season on Sunday to Texas, moving it up from No. 4 in the top 25 to now No. 3. South Carolina fell 66-62 on the road in Austin, splitting the home and home series as it won 67-50 on Jan. 12.
UCLA has remained No. 1 in the poll since beating the Gamecocks on Nov. 24.
Coach Dawn Staley‘s squad stays home after two road games to host Florida on Thursday (7 p.m., SEC Network) and No. 7 UConn on Sunday (1 p.m., ABC).
As of Monday, South Carolina is still top of the NET rankings, as the loss pushed the Gamecocks to 6-2 on the road and only 10-2 in Quad 1 games.
South Carolina has six more games left in the regular season, two of which are against ranked opponents.
AP top 25
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UCLA
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Notre Dame
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Texas
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South Carolina (687 points)
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LSU
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Southern Cal
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UConn
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Kentucky
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Ohio State
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NC State
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TCU
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North Carolina
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Duke
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Kansas State
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Tennessee
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Oklahoma
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Maryland
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West Virginia
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Georgia Tech
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Oklahoma State
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Alabama
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Michigan State
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Florida State
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Creighton
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Baylor
Lulu Kesin covers South Carolina athletics for The Greenville News and the USA TODAY Network. Email her at lkesin@gannett.com and follow her on X, formerly known as Twitter, @Lulukesin
This article originally appeared on Greenville News: South Carolina, Dawn Staley ranking in polls after loss to Texas
