COLUMBIA — South Carolina women’s basketball remains at No. 2 in the AP top 25 with one first-place vote and will play a top four opponent on Nov. 27.
The Gamecocks (6-0) face Duke on Nov. 26 (8:30 p.m. ET, TruTV) before facing either No. 3 UCLA or No. 4 Texas on Nov. 27 (time TBD). Both games are part of the Player’s Era Championship tournament in Las Vegas.
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South Carolina is 1-0 against ranked teams so far, as it defeated Southern Cal 69-52 on Nov. 15.
Coach Dawn Staley picked up 10 wins against ranked opponents during the regular season last year. The Gamecocks went 3-1 against the Longhorns last year and went 0-1 against the Bruins.
USA TODAY Coaches Poll: Week 4, Nov. 24
This will be updated when the poll is released.
AP poll top 25: Week 4, Nov. 24
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UConn (797, 30 first place votes)
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South Carolina (758, one first place votes)
Lulu Kesin covers South Carolina athletics for The Greenville News and the USA TODAY Network. Email her at LKesin@usatodayco.com. Follow her on X@Lulukesin and Bluesky@bylulukesin.bsky.social
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