South Carolina unanimous No. 1 following 2-0 start

Defending national champion South Carolina was the unanimous No. 1 team in The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll released on Monday. All 31 voters selected the Gamecocks (2-0) following last week's wins against Michigan and North Carolina State. In the preseason poll, two ballots went to No. 2 UConn and one to No. 3 Southern California. The top eight teams remain unchanged. Following the Huskies (2-0) and Trojans (2-0) are Texas (1-0), UCLA (2-0), Notre Dame (2-0), LSU (2-0) and Iowa State (3-0). Oklahoma (2-0) moved up one spot to No. 9 and Kansas State (2-0) climbed three places to round out the top 10. No. 23 Illinois (2-0), No. 24 Stanford (3-0) and No. 25 Oregon (3-0) joined the poll while Creighton, Indiana and Florida State dropped out. The rest of the Top 25: 11. Maryland (3-0) 12. Ohio State (1-0) 13. North Carolina State (1-1) 14. North Carolina (2-0) 15. West Virginia (2-0) 16. Duke (2-1) 17. Baylor (1-1) 18. Louisville (1-1) 19. Ole Miss (1-1) 20. Kentucky (2-0) 21. Nebraska (2-0) 22. Alabama (3-0) 23. Illinois (2-0) 24. Stanford (3-0) 25. Oregon (3-0) --Field Level Media