Southern California has its best ranking in 39 years after moving up to No. 2 in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll on Monday. The Trojans won the Big Ten regular-season title Saturday,

JuJu Watkins and USC have moved up to a No. 1 seed in the women’s NCAA Tournament in the latest projections of the top teams.

Texas stays at No. 1 after key wins while Arizona jumps to No. 4 following an undefeated weekend. Oklahoma also remains unbeaten and new teams South Carolina and Oregon enter the rankings.

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The Longhorns closed out the season Sunday in Moody Center with a 72-46 win over the Florida Gators. The game concluded with the team watching co-SEC conference champions South Carolina finish off Kentucky and the coin toss that put Texas as a No. 2 seed in the conference tournament.

Only 18 days from Selection Sunday, the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee tabbed UCLA, Texas, Southern California and Notre Dame as the No. 1 seeds in the final top 16 reveal.

With Selection Sunday less than three weeks away, the NCAA selection committee released the top 16 seeds for the second time this winter. Yet again, UCLA remained as the top overall seed. USC, however,

The USC Trojans improved to No. 2 in the AP Top 25 poll, their highest ranking since 1986. Lindsay Gottlieb's team started March on a high note with a win over UCLA on Sunday, which helped them sweep the Bruins this season and also earned the Trojans the Big Ten regular-season title in their debut year in the conference.

NEW YORK (AP) — Texas, USC, UConn top women's AP Top 25 as UCLA, Notre Dame slip; Trojans have best poll ranking in 39 years.

The Trojans would be joined by UCLA, Texas and Notre Dame as the top seeds if the tournament began now, according to the NCAA selection committee, which on Thursday did its second reveal of the ...