South Carolina Tops AP Preseason Women’s Basketball Poll
South Carolina's women's basketball team has claimed the No. 1 spot in the Associated Press preseason Top 25 poll, with UConn and USC ranking second and third, respectively.
Dothan, AL, October 20, 2026 —
South Carolina’s women’s basketball team has been ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press preseason Top 25 poll. UConn is ranked second, followed by USC in third place.
The poll’s top three positions are the only rankings provided in the available information. The summary does not identify other teams in the Top 25 or give vote totals, so the margin between the programs cannot be determined from the information available.
The rankings are described as preseason positions. No poll release date, season year, or additional details about the voting were provided. The information also does not include comments from the teams, coaches, players or poll voters.
South Carolina’s first-place position places it ahead of UConn and USC in the poll’s listed order. The ranking does not, by itself, provide further details about the teams’ schedules, results or prospects. No such information was included in the summary.
Beyond the top three, the remaining places in the AP preseason Top 25 are not specified. The available summary also does not state how many voters participated or how the poll was conducted. Those details cannot be confirmed from the information provided.
Story summarized from the original created by DOUG FEINBERG, Associated Press on www.wdhn.com, see more information here.
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