South Carolina showed no signs of relinquishing its hold on the No. 1 spot in the USA TODAY Sports women’s basketball coaches poll this week. The Gamecocks, now 21-1, continue to receive all but one first-place vote from the panel of 32 coaches. Second-ranked Stanford retains the other first-place nod.
The top five teams are the same, though their order is shuffled a bit. Louisville moves up a notch to No. 3, and Michigan gains a position to check in at No. 4. The Wolverines, winners of eight in a row, knocked off No. 6 Indiana and No.