The USC women’s basketball team is ranked No. 5 in the latest USA TODAY Sports Women’s Basketball Coaches Poll. The Trojans have only one loss this season, their Nov. 23 setback against Notre Dame. They just hammered Oregon on the road this past Saturday in their Big Ten Conference opener.
The four teams ahead of USC in the new poll are No. 1 UCLA, No. 2 UConn, No. 3 South Carolina, and No. 4 LSU. UCLA defeated South Carolina earlier this season, which is why the Bruins are No. 1 and ahead of UConn. South Carolina has responded well to the UCLA loss, blasting Iowa State, Duke, and most recently TCU on Sunday. TCU was ranked in the top 10 going into that game. South Carolina handled the Horned Frogs comfortably.
USC faces UConn on Dec. 21 on a huge sports Saturday. That game will be nationally televised on Fox Sports and will compete against College Football Playoff first-round games.