Officially, we have a # 1 against # 2 match scheduled for Monday night at the Gampel Pavilion.
South Carolina (15-1) and UConn (13-1) each rose one place in this week’s Associated Press poll and are now ranked first and second in the country, respectively.
Gamecocks received 29 of the 30 possible votes for first place, with the NC State receiving the other. UConn beat Louisville for second place, 703 to 667 points.
UConn is 21-3 of all time in No. 1 vs. No. 2, most recently defeating No. 1 Notre Dame, 89-71, in South Bend in December 2018. UConn defeated South Carolina twice when both teams are in the top two, dethroning South Carolina first in February 2015 and South Carolina second in the following season.
Louisville, NC State and Stanford complete the top five. Louisville lost to NC State last week, while NC State fell to unqualified ACC teams on both ends of their victory over the Cardinals.
Monday game between the Huskies and Gamecocks tips at 7pm on FS1.
Opponent result of the year
1994-95 No. 1 Tennessee W, 77-66 (H)
1998-99 No. 2 Tennessee L, 92-81 (H)
1999-00 No. 2 Tennessee W, 74-67 (A)
1999-00 No. 2 Tennessee W, 71-52 (N)
2000-01 No. 2 Tennessee W, 81-76 (H)
2000-01 No. 1 Notre Dame W, 78-76 (H)
2000-01 No. 2 Notre Dame L, 90-75 (N)
2001-02 No. 2 Tennessee W, 86-72 (A)
2001-02 No. 2 Oklahoma W, 82-70 (N)
2002-03 No. 1 Duke W, 77-65 (A)
2008-09 No. 2 North Carolina W, 88-58 (A)
2008-09 No. 2 Stanford W, 83-64 (N)
2009-10 No. 2 Stanford W, 80-68 (H)
2009-10 No. 2 Stanford W, 53-47 (N)
2010-11 No. 2 Baylor W, 65-64 (H)
2011-12 No. 1 Baylor L, 66-61 (A)
2012-13 No. 1 Stanford W, 61-35 (A)
2013-14 No. 2 Duke W, 83-61 (A)
2013-14 No. 2 Notre Dame W, 79-58 (N)
2014-15 No. 1 South Carolina W, 87-62 (H)
2014-15 No. 2 Notre Dame W, 63-53 (N)
2015-16 No. 2 South Carolina W, 66-54 (A)
2016-17 No. 2 Notre Dame W, 72-61 (A)
2018-19 No. 1 Notre Dame W, 89-71 (A)
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