Gamecocks Drop Two Spots in Women’s AP Poll

NEW YORK — UConn remains No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll while Tennessee re-enters the Top 25.

The Huskies (22-0) continue to run through opponents, as their record winning streak is at 97 and counting. UConn is followed by Baylor, Maryland, Mississippi State and Florida State on Monday. South Carolina fell to sixth after losing to the Lady Vols last Monday night.

At No. 24, Tennessee is ranked for the first time since Dec. 5. Over the past two seasons, Tennessee has been unranked for 13 weeks. That’s one fewer than the Lady Vols had under Pat Summitt in total in her illustrious career.

“I’m happy. My expectations are for us to win,” Holly Warlick said. “I never expected us to go out of the Top 25 poll, never. I understand (why). My job is to get us back in and keep climbing back up. Sometimes it’s an unreal expectation at times. So you just got to keep plugging away.”

Michigan entered at No. 21 and Kansas State came in No. 25. It’s the Wolverines first ranking since 2013.

West Virginia, Kentucky and Green Bay all dropped out.