National champion UConn and South Carolina finished 1-2 in the final Associated Press Top 25 women’s poll on Monday.
The Huskies (37-3) received all 31 first-place votes after routing the Gamecocks 82-59 on Sunday for the national championship. South Carolina (35-4) finished as the unanimous No. 2 team, followed by UCLA (34-3), Texas (35-4) and Southern California (31-4) to round out the top five.
TCU (34-4), Duke (29-8), LSU (31-6), North Carolina State (28-7) and Notre Dame (28-6) filled out the top 10.
Ole Miss (22-11) climbed eight spots to No. 17 after a run to the Sweet 16, finishing in the Top 25 for the first time since 1996.
The SEC finished with eight teams in the Top 25.
The rest of the Top 25:
11. Oklahoma (27-8) 12. Maryland (25-8) 13. Kansas State (28-8) 14. North Carolina (29-8) 15. Tennessee (24-10) 16. Kentucky (23-8) 17. Ole Miss (22-11) 18. Baylor (28-8) 19. Ohio State (26-7) 20. Alabama (24-9) 21. West Virginia (25-8) 22. Florida State (24-9) 23. South Dakota State (30-4) 24. Oklahoma State (25-7) 25. Michigan (23-11)
–Field Level Media
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