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For the seventh consecutive week South Carolina women’s basketball is No. 2 in the USA TODAY coaches poll.
The Gamecocks (20-1, 8-0 SEC) remained in the No. 2 spot in both the USA TODAY coaches poll and Associated Press poll after going undefeated in a five-game stretch of ranked opponents.
South Carolina defeated then No. 17 Tennessee 70-63 on Monday and then No. 5 LSU on Friday night, 66-56, bumping the Tigers to No. 7 in the poll in addition to giving them their first loss of the season.
Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley’s squad has now defeated nine ranked opponents this season.
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UCLA has remained at the No. 1 spot in the polls since beating South Carolina on Nov. 24. The Bruins (19-0) are the only undefeated team left in Division I women’s basketball.
After Tennessee, the Gamecocks end their streak of facing ranked opponents as they have the last five games. South Carolina returns home to host Auburn on Feb. 2 (noon, SEC Network).
Lulu Kesin covers South Carolina athletics for The Greenville News and the USA TODAY Network. Email her at lkesin@gannett.com and follow her on X, formerly known as Twitter, @Lulukesin
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