South Carolina Women’s Basketball Team Preseason No. 1
College basketball will start the season with two teams from the Carolinas at the top. WGAC reported on Monday that North Carolina was named No.1 in the preseason AP Top…
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – APRIL 03: Game ball before the South Carolina Gamecocks against the Connecticut Huskies in the championship game of the 2022 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament at Target Center on April 03, 2022 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
College basketball will start the season with two teams from the Carolinas at the top. WGAC reported on Monday that North Carolina was named No.1 in the preseason AP Top 25 Men's Poll. You only have to go 230 miles south to find the No. 1 Women's Team.
South Carolina is No. 1 in the Women's AP Top 25 Poll released on Tuesday. Dawn's Staley's Gamecocks were the unanimous choice receiving all 30 votes.
| 1 | South Carolina (30) | 29-2 | 750 |
| 2 | Stanford | 28-3 | 710 |
| 3 | Texas | 26-6 | 650 |
| 4 | Iowa | 23-7 | 643 |
| 5 | Tennessee | 23-8 | 617 |
| 6 | UConn | 25-5 | 596 |
| 7 | Louisville | 25-4 | 556 |
| 8 | Iowa State | 26-6 | 537 |
| 9 | Notre Dame | 22-8 | 513 |
| 10 | NC State | 29-3 | 457 |
| 11 | Indiana | 22-8 | 414 |
| 12 | North Carolina | 23-6 | 401 |
| 13 | Virginia Tech | 23-9 | 365 |
| 14 | Ohio State | 23-6 | 323 |
| 15 | Oklahoma | 24-8 | 318 |
| 16 | LSU | 25-5 | 317 |
| 17 | Maryland | 21-8 | 296 |
| 18 | Baylor | 27-6 | 273 |
| 19 | Arizona | 20-7 | 243 |
| 20 | Oregon | 2012 | 206 |
| 21 | Creighton | 23-10 | 114 |
| 22 | Nebraska | 24-9 | 73 |
| 23 | South Dakota State | 29-9 | 67 |
| 24 | Princeton | 24-4 | 50 |
| 25 | Michigan | 22-6 | 47 |
South Carolina will open its season on Nov. 7 at home against East Tennessee State.
UConn v South Carolina
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - APRIL 03: Aliyah Boston #4 and the South Carolina Gamecocks pose with the national championship trophy after defeating the UConn Huskies 64-49 during the 2022 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament National Championship game at Target Center on April 03, 2022 in Minneapolis, Minnesota (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
North Carolina Tar Heels v South Carolina Gamecocks
GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA - MARCH 25: Aliyah Boston #4 reacts with LeLe Grissett #24 of the South Carolina Gamecocks at the end of the second half against the North Carolina Tar Heels in the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Sweet 16 Round at Greensboro Coliseum Complex on March 25, 2022 in Greensboro, North Carolina. The Gamecocks won 69-61. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
UConn v South Carolina
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - APRIL 03: Head coach Dawn Staley of the South Carolina Gamecocks reacts after cutting down the net after defeating the UConn Huskies 64-49 during the 2022 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament National Championship game at Target Center on April 03, 2022 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament - National Championship
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - APRIL 03: Kamilla Cardoso #10 of the South Carolina Gamecocks against the Connecticut Huskies in the championship game of the 2022 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Target Center on April 03, 2022 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament - National Championship
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - APRIL 03: Aliyah Boston #4 of the South Carolina Gamecocks against the Connecticut Huskies in the championship game of the 2022 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Target Center on April 03, 2022 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament - National Championship
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - APRIL 03: Destanni Henderson #3 of the South Carolina Gamecocks against the Connecticut Huskies in the championship game of the 2022 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Target Center on April 03, 2022 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament - National Championship
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - APRIL 03: Aliyah Boston #4 of the South Carolina Gamecocks against the Connecticut Huskies in the championship game of the 2022 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Target Center on April 03, 2022 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament - National Championship
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - APRIL 03: Caroline Ducharme #33 of the Connecticut Huskies against the South Carolina Gamecocks in the championship game of the 2022 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Target Center on April 03, 2022 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament - National Championship
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - APRIL 03: Aliyah Boston #4 of the South Carolina Gamecocks against the Connecticut Huskies in the championship game of the 2022 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Target Center on April 03, 2022 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
Stanford v South Carolina
DALLAS, TX - MARCH 31: Allisha Gray #10 of the South Carolina Gamecocks celebrates a basket alongside teammate Doniyah Cliney #4 in the second half against Stanford Cardinal during the semifinal round of the 2017 NCAA Women's Final Four at American Airlines Center on March 31, 2017 in Dallas, Texas.South Carolina Gamecocks won 62-53. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)
South Carolina v Stanford
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - APRIL 02: Destanni Henderson #3 of the South Carolina Gamecocks reacts against the Stanford Cardinal during the fourth quarter in the Final Four semifinal game of the 2021 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at the Alamodome on April 02, 2021 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
UConn v South Carolina
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - APRIL 03: (C) Head coach Dawn Staley of the South Carolina Gamecocks reacts during the national championship trophy presentation after defeating the UConn Huskies 64-49 during the 2022 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament National Championship game at Target Center on April 03, 2022 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
