The new AP Top 25 women's college basketball poll is out.
As conference play heats up, we're down to just three undefeated teams: UCLA, LSU and Ohio State. Maryland and Georgia Tech both fell from the ranks of the unbeaten, with the Yellow Jackets struggling with an 0-2 week.
The weekend also saw a top-5 matchup with South Carolina rolling over Texas for its 11th straight win.
What does it all mean for the AP Top 25? Let's break down the rankings.
New this week: Minnesota, Oklahoma State
Out: Iowa, Michigan
Stats courtesy of ESPN Research and The Associated Press.
All times Eastern
1. UCLA Bruins
Previous ranking: 1
2024-25 record: 16-0
Stat to know: UCLA beat Purdue by 34 points Tuesday for its eighth win this season by at least 30. The Bruins had eight such games all of last season.
What's next: Wednesday vs. Penn State, 9:30 p.m., Peacock
2. South Carolina Gamecocks
Previous ranking: 2
2024-25 record: 16-1
Stat to know: After Sunday's 67-50 romp over Texas, Dawn Staley's Gamecocks have won nine of their past 11 games against AP top-5 opponents.
What's next: Thursday at No. 19 Alabama, 7 p.m., SECN+
3. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Previous ranking: 3
2024-25 record: 14-2
Stat to know: Notre Dame is 5-0 in conference play for the first time since 2018-19, when the Irish started 6-0 -- and made the national title game, losing to Baylor 82-81.
What's next: Thursday vs. No. 17 Georgia Tech, 6 p.m., ACCN
4. USC Trojans
Previous ranking: 4
2024-25 record: 16-1
Stat to know: In Sunday night's win over Penn State, JuJu Watkins had 35 points on 13-of-15 shooting (86.6%), matching the highest field goal percentage in a game in USC history (min. 15 attempts). Pam McGee also went 13-for-15 in 1984 against Rutgers.
What's next: Sunday at Indiana, TBD, NBC
5. LSU Tigers
Previous ranking: 6
2024-25 record: 18-0
Stat to know: LSU is coming off a thrilling 89-87 win over Tennessee on Thursday night, when Kailyn Gilbert made a layup with 1 second left. In the win, Aneesah Morrow (23 points, 21 rebounds) became the fourth SEC player in the past 15 seasons with multiple 20/20 games in a season.
What's next: Monday vs. Vanderbilt, 7 p.m., SECN
6. UConn Huskies
Previous ranking: 7
2024-25 record: 15-2
Stat to know: Playing their second game without leading scorer Paige Bueckers (ankle sprain), the Huskies hit seven 3-pointers in the second half to outscore Georgetown 35-22 after the break in Saturday's 73-55 win.
What's next: Wednesday at St. John's, 7 p.m.
7. Texas Longhorns
Previous ranking: 5
2024-25 record: 16-2
Stat to know: Texas' 27.8% field goal percentage (22-of-79) in Sunday's 67-50 loss to South Carolina was the Longhorns' worst in a game since the 2021 Elite 8 vs. South Carolina (23.0%).
What's next: Thursday at Auburn, 7 p.m., SECN+
8. Maryland Terrapins
Previous ranking: 8
2024-25 record: 15-1
Stat to know: Maryland bounced back from its first loss of the season (vs. USC on Wednesday) by outscoring Wisconsin 54-20 in the paint Saturday. The Terps hit 54.2% of their shots from the field in an 83-68 win.
What's next: Tuesday vs. No. 24 Minnesota, 7 p.m., BTN
9. Ohio State Buckeyes
Previous ranking: 9
2024-25 record: 16-0
Stat to know: Ohio State, off to its best start since winning its first 19 games in 2022-23, had 31 points in the second quarter Sunday against Oregon after scoring just 8 in the first quarter.
What's next: Thursday at Wisconsin, 9 p.m., Peacock
10. TCU Horned Frogs
Previous ranking: 11
2024-25 record: 17-1
Stat to know: TCU won at Texas Tech 69-43 on Saturday night for the first time in six years. The Horned Frogs held the Raiders to 5 points in the second quarter and 4 in the fourth.
What's next: Tuesday vs. UCF, 7:30 p.m., ESPN+
11. Kansas State Wildcats
Previous ranking: 12
2024-25 record: 17-1
Stat to know: K-State, which entered Saturday's game against BYU leading the country in field goal percentage (.508) and assists per game (22.9), topped both those marks in its 92-65 win over the Cougars, shooting 52.1% (37-of-71) with 26 assists.
What's next: Thursday vs. Arizona, 7:30 p.m., ESPN+
12. Kentucky Wildcats
Previous ranking: 15
2024-25 record: 15-1
Stat to know: In Sunday's win over Auburn, Georgia Amoore became the first SEC player with 20 points and 10 assists in a conference game since Georgia's Que Morrison vs. LSU on Dec. 30, 2021.
What's next: Sunday at Georgia, 2 p.m., SECN+
13. Oklahoma Sooners
Previous ranking: 10
2024-25 record: 14-3
Stat to know: Oklahoma's 17-point margin (27-10) in the first quarter of Sunday's win over Texas A&M is the Sooners' largest in any quarter against an SEC opponent since quarters were implemented for the 2015-16 season.
What's next: Thursday vs. Missouri, 7 p.m., SECN+
14. North Carolina Tar Heels
Previous ranking: 19
2024-25 record: 15-3
Stat to know: After beating Duke in overtime Thursday, North Carolina trailed Boston College at halftime Sunday, but used a 26-10 run over the third and fourth quarters to pull away for an 80-67 win.
What's next: Thursday at SMU, 8 p.m., ACCNX
15. Tennessee Lady Vols
Previous ranking: 16
2024-25 record: 14-2
Stat to know: Tennessee outscored Arkansas 28-2 off turnovers in Sunday's 93-63 win. The Lady Vols entered Sunday leading Division I with 36.5 PPG off turnovers this season.
What's next: Thursday vs. Mississippi State, 7 p.m., SECN
16. Duke Blue Devils
Previous ranking: 14
2024-25 record: 13-4
Stat to know: The Blue Devils, who scored only 46 points in an overtime loss to North Carolina on Thursday, continued to misfire Sunday in the first half against Virginia, shooting 27% and making only 1 of 10 3-pointers. Virginia led 29-20 at halftime, but Duke rallied for a 60-55 win behind a 19-point third quarter.
What's next: Thursday vs. No. 18 California, 8 p.m., ACCN
17. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Previous ranking: 13
2024-25 record: 15-2
Stat to know: Georgia Tech, which has dropped two in a row after a 15-0 start, is winless in 12 games against Louisville after Sunday's 69-60 loss.
What's next: Thursday at No. 3 Notre Dame, 6 p.m., ACCN
18. California Bears
Previous ranking: 24
2024-25 record: 16-2
Stat to know: In Sunday's 82-70 win over Florida State, Cal had a 50-point first half for the second time this season (51 vs. San José State on Nov. 9).
What's next: Thursday at No. 16 Duke, 8 p.m., ACCN
19. Alabama Crimson Tide
Previous ranking: 18
2024-25 record: 16-2
Stat to know: Alabama's Aaliyah Nye scored 24 of her career-high 32 points in the second half Sunday against Ole Miss. That's the second-most points in a half by an SEC player this season. (Vanderbilt's Khamil Pierre scored 28 in the first half against Evansville on Dec. 14.)
What's next: Thursday vs. No. 2 South Carolina, 7 p.m., SECN+
20. West Virginia Mountaineers
Previous ranking: 17
2024-25 record: 13-3
Stat to know: After holding a 5-point halftime lead at Oklahoma State on Saturday, the Mountaineers shot just 21.2% from the floor and were outscored 31-19 after the break in a 64-57 loss.
What's next: Wednesday vs. Colorado, 7 p.m., ESPN+
21. NC State Wolfpack
Previous ranking: 21
2024-25 record: 12-4
Stat to know: The Wolfpack scored 34 points on 65% shooting in the third quarter of Sunday's 81-67 win over Stanford.
What's next: Thursday vs. Pittsburgh, 7 p.m., ACCNX
22. Michigan State Spartans
Previous ranking: 20
2024-25 record: 13-3
Stat to know: Grace VanSlooten came off the bench Sunday to register her third double-double of the season -- 19 points, 12 rebounds -- as the Spartans snapped Washington's five-game winning streak, 80-68.
What's next: Wednesday at Rutgers, 7 p.m., B1G+
23. Utah Utes
Previous ranking: 22
2024-25 record: 13-3
Stat to know: After suffering its first conference loss Wednesday vs. Kansas State, the Utes rebounded thanks to their rebounding. Utah dominated the boards 56-26, including 19 offensive rebounds, in a 69-42 rout of Houston on Saturday.
What's next: Tuesday at Baylor, 8 p.m., ESPN+
24. Minnesota Golden Gophers
Previous ranking: NR
2024-25 record: 16-1
Stat to know: Other than its loss to Nebraska in the Big Ten opener, Minnesota has allowed no more than 61 points in a game this season. The Gophers are third nationally in scoring defense (50.8 PPG).
What's next: Tuesday at No. 8 Maryland, 7 p.m., BTN
24. Oklahoma State Cowgirls
Previous ranking: NR
2024-25 record: 14-2
Stat to know: Oklahoma State, which beat then-No. 17 West Virginia on Saturday, is off to its best start since going 17-1 in 2013-14.
What's next: Tuesday at Houston, 8 p.m., ESPN+