COLOMBIA – South Carolina women lost the SEC regular season championship to Texas A&M on February 28, ending their regular season 2-2. Ranked fifth in the past week, the USC will enter this week’s SEC tournament as the 7th team in the country.
Women’s Top 25 AP
1. Connecticut
2. Texas A&M
3. NC state
4. Stanford
5. Louisville
6. Baylor
7. South Carolina
8. Maryland
9. UCLA
10. Indiana
11. Arizona
12. Michigan
13. Arkansas
14. Tennessee
15. USF
16. Georgia
17. Kentucky
18. Gonzaga
19. Oregon
20. West Virginia
21. State of South Dakota
22. Ohio State
23. State of Missouri
24. Rutgers
25. DePaul
Others receiving votes: Florida Gulf Coast 22, Stephen F. Austin 16, Marquette 14, Oklahoma State 9, Oregon State 9, Iowa 6, Virginia Tech 6, Georgia Tech 5, Northwestern 4
David Cloninger’s female top 25
1. Connecticut
2. NC state
3. Texas A&M
4. Stanford
5. Louisville
6. Baylor
7. Maryland
8. UCLA
9. South Carolina
10. Arizona
11. Indiana
12. Michigan
13. USF
14. West Virginia
15. Georgia
16. Ohio State
17. Gonzaga
18. Kentucky
19. State of Missouri
20. Oregon
21. DePaul
22. Tennessee
23. Arkansas
24. State of South Dakota
25. Rutgers
Tigers have just left the Top 25
Clemson is out of the AP men’s top 25 after returning from a break at COVID and winning two games last week. The Tigers received 47 votes (28th).
The Tigers (15-5, 9-5 ACC), a blockade to the NCAA Tournament at this point, defeated Wake Forest and Miami and have two games left before the ACC Tournament. Clemson is in Syracuse on March 3 and hosts Pitt on March 6.
Top 25 Male AP
1. Gonzaga
2. Michigan
3. Baylor
4. Illinois
5. Iowa
6. West Virginia
7. State of Ohio
8. Alabama
9. Houston
10. Villanova
11. State of Florida
12. Arkansas
13. Kansas
14. Creighton
15. Texas
16. Oklahoma
17. State of Oklahoma
18. Texas Tech
19. State of San Diego
20. Loyola (Ill.)
21. Virginia
22. Virginia Tech
23. Purdue
24. Colorado
25. Wisconsin
Also receiving votes: BYU 101, Southern Cal 88, Clemson 47, Florida 24, Tennessee 19, St. Bonaventure 16, Oregon 15, Missouri 13, Wichita State 11, Maryland 9, Toledo 8, Connecticut 5, Belmont 5, Winthrop 4, North Carolina 4 , UCLA 2, Louisville 2, UC Santa Barbara 1, Drake 1
David Cloninger’s men’s top 25 AP
1. Gonzaga
2. Michigan
3. Baylor
4. Illinois
5. Alabama
6. West Virginia
7. Houston
8. Iowa
9. State of Ohio
10. Texas
11. Kansas
12. Arkansas
13. Villanova
14. State of Oklahoma
15. Oklahoma
16. Texas Tech
17. Loyola (Ill.)
18. State of Florida
19. Virginia Tech
20. Creighton
21. Clemson
22. San Diego State
23. BYU
24. Virginia
25. Winthrop
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