USC is No. 5 in USA TODAY Sports Women’s College Basketball Poll

USC and UCLA are both in the top five, two and a half weeks before their December 30 showdown in Pauley Pavilion.

The USC Trojans women’s basketball team continues to make headlines led by superstar JuJu Watkins. Lindsay Gottlieb’s team is now 8-0 on the year and has moved up to No. 5 in the latest USA TODAY Sports Women’s College Basketball Poll.

The Trojans have wins over Ohio State, Penn State, Florida Gulf Coast, and Seton Hall. They have won each of the last three games by at least 30 points.

The Trojans face CSU Fullerton and then Long Beach State before a huge top-five showdown at UCLA on December 30 to begin Pac-12 play.

There are five teams in the Pac-12 that are ranked and all of them are in the top 10. UCLA is unbeaten at No. 2, but Utah gave No. 1 South Carolina a battle this past weekend before losing a close game. The depth and quality in Pac-12 women’s basketball this season are off the charts.

Here is the full poll:

  1. South Carolina
  2. UCLA
  3. Iowa
  4. North Carolina State
  5. USC
  6. LSU
  7. Texas
  8. Colorado
  9. Stanford
  10. Utah
  11. Ohio State 
  12. Notre Dame 
  13. Baylor
  14. Virginia Tech
  15. Indiana
  16. Kansas State
  17. Louisville
  18. UConn
  19. Marquette
  20. Creighton
  21. Gonzaga
  22. Florida State
  23. Miami (FL)
  24. UNLV
  25. North Carolina

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