See where South Carolina women's basketball and coach Dawn Staley stand in the rankings after going 2-0 to start conference play.

The first full week of women’s college basketball returned this week as the calendar page flipped to 2025. With all conferences now fully in league play, teams throughout the top-25 rankings faced off against programs in and just out of the weekly AP poll.

The Big Ten and Southeastern Conference each has seven teams ranked in the AP top 25 women’s basketball poll, including four apiece in the first 10.

After finishing its non-conference slate with an impressive 11-2 record, the Alabama men's basketball team was ranked at No. 5 in the AP Poll heading into SEC p

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Mississippi State had an 11-point lead midway through the second quarter before the game shifted. South Carolina outscored the Bulldogs 19-2 in the final five minutes of the period to get the lead and extend it to 42-34 at halftime. The Gamecocks never looked back.

The Big Ten and Southeastern Conference both have arguments to be considered the top league in women’s basketball.

The Big Ten and SEC each has seven teams ranked in The AP Top 25 women's basketball poll, with UCLA and South Carolina remaining 1-2.

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