Some of the biggest excitement in women's college basketball this past weekend came above the court as a pair of legends -- South Carolina's A'ja Wilson and Iowa's Caitlin Clark -- had their numbers retired and raised to the rafters at their schools.
That said, the Hawkeyes stirred things up before the Clark ceremonies by pulling off a major upset to hand USC just its second loss of the season 76-69.
In the SEC on Sunday, Kentucky's Georgia Amoore had a career day, scoring 43 points in the Wildcats' 95-86 win over Oklahoma in the day's only matchup of ranked foes.
What does it all mean for the AP Top 25? Let's break down the new rankings.
Stats courtesy of ESPN Research and The Associated Press.
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1. UCLA Bruins
Previous ranking: 1
2024-25 record: 21-0
Stat to know: UCLA has won 20 straight games by double digits, extending the longest streak by a Big Ten team -- and by the Bruins -- over the past 25 seasons.
What's next: Wednesday vs. No. 8 Ohio State, 9:30 p.m., Peacock
2. South Carolina Gamecocks
Previous ranking: 2
2024-25 record: 21-1
Stat to know: With Sunday's win over Auburn, South Carolina extended its home winning streak to 70 games, the longest in SEC history and the fourth longest in Division I history.
What's next: Thursday at Georgia, 6 p.m., SECN+
3. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Previous ranking: 3
2024-25 record: 19-2
Stat to know: Hannah Hidalgo has scored at least 30 points in back-to-back games for the second time in her career. Only one other Notre Dame player in the past 15 seasons has had back-to-back 30-point games: Jewell Loyd in December 2014.
What's next: Thursday vs. Stanford, 8:30 p.m., ESPN
4. Texas Longhorns
Previous ranking: 5
2024-25 record: 22-2
Stat to know: Sunday's 70-50 win marked the first time Texas beat Texas A&M by 20 or more points since Feb. 2, 2003, a stretch covering 25 meetings.
What's next: Thursday vs. No. 24 Vanderbilt, 9 p.m., SECN
5. UConn Huskies
Previous ranking: 6
2024-25 record: 21-2
Stat to know: UConn has scored at least 100 points in back-to-back home games for the first time since Feb. 2019.
What's next: Thursday at No. 19 Tennessee, 6:30 p.m., ESPN
6. LSU Tigers
Previous ranking: 7
2024-25 record: 23-1
Stat to know: Aneesah Morrow has at least 15 points and 15 rebounds in 11 games this season; no other Division I player has more than seven such games (Southern Illinois' Gift Uchenna).
What's next: Thursday at Missouri, 7:30 p.m., SECN+
7. USC Trojans
Previous ranking: 4
2024-25 record: 19-2
Stat to know: USC scored just four points in the first quarter of Sunday's loss at Iowa. That snapped the Trojans' streak of 116 straight quarters with at least 10 points, the fourth-longest active streak in Division I.
What's next: Thursday at Minnesota, 8 p.m., BTN
8. Ohio State Buckeyes
Previous ranking: 8
2024-25 record: 20-1
Stat to know: Entering a key Western trip to face UCLA and USC, the Buckeyes have won 20 of their first 21 games for the fourth time in program history and first since 2011-12.
What's next: Wednesday vs. No. 1 UCLA, 9:30 p.m., Peacock
9. TCU Horned Frogs
Previous ranking: 9
2024-25 record: 21-2
Stat to know: Sunday's win over Iowa State was TCU's first in the series in nearly five years (Feb. 16, 2020).
What's next: Wednesday at No. 12 Kansas State, 7:30 p.m., ESPN+
10. Duke Blue Devils
Previous ranking: 10
2024-25 record: 17-4
Stat to know: Duke has given up fewer than 60 points in 10 of its past 11 games, allowing an average of 51.1 points per game in that span.
What's next: Monday at No. 14 NC State, 7 p.m., ESPN2
11. Kentucky Wildcats
Previous ranking: 12
2024-25 record: 19-2
Stat to know: Georgia Amoore tied the program record with 43 points, including 18 in the fourth quarter, in Sunday's win over Oklahoma. Amoore was the first SEC player with at least 40 points and five assists in a game since Texas A&M's Chennedy Carter on Dec. 15, 2017.
What's next: Feb. 10 at Ole Miss, 7 p.m., ESPN2
12. Kansas State Wildcats
Previous ranking: 11
2024-25 record: 21-2
Stat to know: K-State rolled at Kansas on Sunday, outscoring the Jayhawks 30-13 in the third quarter en route to a 91-64 win. The Wildcats were 15-of-23 from 3-point range and shot 59% overall.
What's next: Wednesday at No. 9 TCU, 7:30 p.m., ESPN+
13. North Carolina Tar Heels
Previous ranking: 15
2024-25 record: 20-4
Stat to know: In Sunday's 69-67 win over Stanford, North Carolina tied the most points it has allowed in a win this season. The Tar Heels entered the day leading the ACC in scoring defense (54.7 PPG).
What's next: Sunday at Clemson, 2 p.m., ACCNX
14. NC State Wolfpack
Previous ranking: 17
2024-25 record: 17-4
Stat to know: NC State has won 13 of its past 14 games and is 13-0 at home ahead of Monday night's showdown with Duke.
What's next: Monday vs. No. 10 Duke, 7 p.m., ESPN2
15. Oklahoma Sooners
Previous ranking: 13
2024-25 record: 16-6
Stat to know: Sunday's loss to Kentucky dropped Oklahoma to 3-5 against AP-ranked teams this season and was its third straight loss to a ranked opponent (at LSU and at South Carolina).
What's next: Thursday at Ole Miss, 7:30 p.m., SECN+
16. Maryland Terrapins
Previous ranking: 14
2024-25 record: 17-5
Stat to know: Maryland, which has dropped four of its past five games, lost to Illinois on Sunday, its first loss in 18 meetings with the Illini.
What's next: Thursday at Oregon, 9 p.m., FS1
17. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Previous ranking: 20
2024-25 record: 18-4
Stat to know: Georgia Tech leads the ACC and is ninth in the country in assist/turnover ratio (1.47).
What's next: Thursday vs. SMU, 7 p.m.
18. West Virginia Mountaineers
Previous ranking: 21
2024-25 record: 17-4
Stat to know: In Saturday's 54-37 win, West Virginia held Oklahoma State to 11 made field goals. OSU came into the contest averaging 80 points per game.
What's next: Wednesday vs. Kansas, 7 p.m., ESPN+
19. Tennessee Lady Vols
Previous ranking: 18
2024-25 record: 16-5
Stat to know: In Sunday's win over Missouri, Talaysia Cooper became the third Tennessee player over the past 25 seasons to have at least 25 points, 3 blocks and 3 steals in a game, joining Isabelle Harrison (2013) and Candace Parker (five times).
What's next: Thursday vs. No. 5 UConn, 6:30 p.m., ESPN
20. Michigan State Spartans
Previous ranking: 16
2024-25 record: 18-4
Stat to know: Michigan State suffered its first home loss of the season Thursday against Oregon as the Ducks snapped a 14-game road losing streak to AP-ranked opponents.
What's next: Sunday vs. Michigan, 2 p.m., FS1
21. California Golden Bears
Previous ranking: 21
2024-25 record: 19-4
Stat to know: Cal is 12-1 at home this season, its best start at home since going 15-1 in 2012-13, when the Bears reached the Final Four.
What's next: Thursday at Louisville, 8 p.m., ACCN
22. Florida State Seminoles
Previous ranking: 25
2024-25 record: 18-4
Stat to know: Florida State leads the country in scoring (92.5 points per game) and has topped 95 points 11 times. The Seminoles are 2-4 when scoring fewer than 85 points.
What's next: Thursday at Virginia, 7 p.m., ACCNX
23. Alabama Crimson Tide
Previous ranking: 22
2024-25 record: 18-5
Stat to know: Alabama posted its fourth straight win over Georgia on Sunday. Prior to that stretch, the Tide were 10-41 against UGA.
What's next: Thursday at Florida, 7 p.m., SECN
24. Vanderbilt Commodores
Previous ranking: 23
2024-25 record: 18-5
Stat to know: After scoring an SEC-record 53 points Thursday against Florida, Mikayla Blakes had 16 in Sunday's loss to Ole Miss.
What's next: Thursday at No. 4 Texas, 9 p.m., SECN
25. Oklahoma State Cowgirls
Previous ranking: 24
2024-25 record: 18-4
Stat to know: In Saturday's loss to West Virginia, Oklahoma State scored just 37 points, its fewest in the past three seasons, and made just 11 field goals, its fewest in a game in the past 20 seasons.
What's next: Saturday vs. No. 12 Kansas State, 3 p.m., ESPN+