South Carolina Ranked No. 1 in Preseason AP Women’s Top 25
South Carolina's women's basketball team is ranked No. 1 in the preseason Associated Press Top 25 poll, with UConn and USC also appearing in the top five.
Amarillo, TX, October 20, 2026 —
South Carolina’s women’s basketball team is ranked No. 1 in the preseason Associated Press Top 25 poll. UConn and USC are also among the top five teams, according to the poll summary.
The preseason ranking places South Carolina at the top of the poll ahead of the start of the season. The available information does not identify UConn’s or USC’s exact positions within the top five, nor does it provide the full ranking of the 25 teams.
No vote totals, polling dates, or details about the teams’ schedules were provided. The information also does not include statements from coaches or players, or explain how voters reached their rankings. Those details are not available here and cannot be inferred from the positions reported.
The poll names three teams in its top five: South Carolina, UConn and USC. Beyond South Carolina’s No. 1 ranking, the reported information does not establish the order of the other teams or identify the remaining top-five programs. It likewise does not provide rankings for teams outside the top five.
As a preseason poll, the ranking reflects the teams’ positions before the season begins; the information provided does not describe results from games played during the season. Further specifics about the poll and the teams’ standings were not included.
Story summarized from the original created by DOUG FEINBERG, Associated Press on www.myhighplains.com, see more information here.
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