It was a rough week for Ohio State, which lost all three of its games and tumbled down the AP Top 25 as a result.
The previously unbeaten Buckeyes fell from second to 10th in The Associated Press women's basketball poll released Monday after losing to Iowa and Indiana, two top 10 teams, as well as Purdue. Ohio State fell two games back in the Big Ten Conference standings.
South Carolina remained No. 1 for the 32nd consecutive week. The Gamecocks, who were again a unanimous choice from the 28-member national media panel, have the fourth-longest streak ever atop the poll. Only UConn (51 and 34 weeks) and Louisiana Tech (36) have had longer runs at No. 1.
Stanford moved back up to No. 2 in the poll and the Cardinal were followed by LSU, Indiana and UConn in the top five. LSU is the only other undefeated team in women's basketball besides South Carolina, which visits UConn for a top-five showdown on Sunday.
Iowa jumped out four spots to sixth with Utah, Maryland and Notre Dame coming in ahead of Ohio State. The Hawkeyes started the season No. 4 in the poll.
The Fighting Irish split a pair of games last week against ranked opponents, routing Florida State before falling to N.C. State.
"There's a lot of parity right now, which is great, great for the game," Notre Dame Coach Niele Ivey said. "The game is growing, which is what you want. But yeah, I mean, every night, especially the ACC, the ACC is the strongest league and, you know, we have just a tough stretch every night."
One week after falling out of the rankings, Texas re-entered the poll at No. 24. The Longhorns routed then-No. 14 Oklahoma and Oklahoma State last week. South Florida also came in at No. 25. Colorado and Illinois fell out of the poll.
No. 25 South Florida continued its streak of being ranked for at least one week every season since the Bulls entered the poll for the first time in 2015.
"For us not being in a so-called football five conference, that's a huge accomplishment," South Florida Coach Jose Fernandez said.
South Florida has won 10 consecutive games and has 20 victories this season. The team's four losses have all come against ranked opponents (Michigan, Villanova, Ohio State and N.C. State).
Ohio State coach Kevin McGuff directs his team during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Purdue in Columbus, Ohio, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. Purdue won 73-65. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)
South Carolina guard Zia Cooke, left, and forward Aliyah Boston applaud their team during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Arkansas in Columbia, S.C., Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
Stanford forward Cameron Brink (22) blocks a shot as Oregon forward Taylor Hosendove (11) goes toward the basket during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, in Stanford, Calif. (AP Photo/Josie Lepe)
FILE -Oklahoma guard Taylor Robertson (30) moves the ball during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Baylor Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, in Norman, Okla. Taylor Robertson became the Division I leader in 3-pointers, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Garett Fisbeck, File)