UCLA and South Carolina are 1-2 in girls’s AP Best 25; No. 6 TCU has easiest score in its historical past

UCLA vaulted again as much as No. 1 in The Related Press girls’s basketball Best 25 on Monday after beating USC for the Giant Ten identify over the weekend.The Bruins, who spent 12 weeks atop the ballot ahead of dropping to the rival Trojans in early February, won 16 first-place votes from a countrywide panel to leap from fourth to first. It used to be the second one time this season that the Bruins leaped over a couple of groups to transport as much as No. 1. UCLA crowned then-No. 1 South Carolina ahead of Thanksgiving to transport up 4 puts to say the highest score.South Carolina knocked off earlier No. 1 Texas within the Southeastern Convention Match championship recreation and moved as much as 2d from 5th within the ballot. The Gamecocks garnered 9 first-place ballots.UConn remained 3rd going into Monday night time’s recreation towards No. 22 Creighton for the Giant East identify. The Huskies won the opposite seven first-place votes.USC, which beat UCLA two times within the common season, fell two spots to fourth and Texas dropped to 5th.TCU climbed up two spots to 6th for the easiest score in class historical past after topping Baylor for the Giant Ten championship Sunday. The Horned Frogs final received a match identify in 2005 after they have been a member of Convention USA.Duke moved up 4 puts to 7th after it beat N.C. State for the ACC championship. It used to be the Blue Devils’ first match identify in 12 years. It’s additionally the group’s very best score because it used to be additionally 7th on Nov. 17, 2014.Notre Dame fell to 8th, with N.C. State and LSU rounding out the highest 10.Ins and outsMississippi joined the ballot at No. 25 after achieving the quarterfinals of the SEC Match. Ole Pass over used to be ranked for the primary 9 weeks of the season. Michigan State fell out of the ballot.Getting recognitionUTSA won a vote within the ballot for the primary time in class historical past. The Roadrunners completed off the common season with a faculty document 26 wins, together with a 17-1 mark within the American Athletic Convention. The 17 convention victories fit the varsity mark set in 2002-03 when the group used to be within the Southland Convention.The group is led through convention participant of the yr Jordyn Jenkins and is coached through Karen Aston.Convention breakdownThe Southeastern Convention has 8 ranked groups. The ACC and Giant 12 every have 5 whilst the Giant Ten has 4. The Giant East has two and the Summit League one.Video games of the weekWith the facility convention tournaments completed, consideration turns to the mid-major showdowns. The MAAC, NEC and Ivy League all have their championships this weekend.