South Carolina secured its first ranked win of the season and the 'REAL SC' title this past week, downing Southern California, 69-52. It marked coach Dawn Staley’s 50th win over an AP Top 10 opponent and improved the Gamecocks to 4-0.

Michigan and TCU have jumped into the top 10 of The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll after big wins over ranked opponents.

An early check-in on the top teams, including the debuts of MiLaysia Fulwiley at LSU and Taniya Latson with South Carolina

South Carolina women's basketball claimed the “Real SC” title Saturday night in Los Angeles, defeating eighth-ranked Southern California 69–52 at Crypto.com Arena and moving to 4–0 on the season. But the result carried a deeper significance for a Gamecocks team returning just one starter from last year’s national runner-up roster.

All Times EST No. 5 LSU (4-0) at Tulane (2-1), 7 p.m. No. 6 Michigan (3-0) vs. Binghamton (2-1), 7 p.m. No. 11 USC (2-1) vs. Portland (2-1), 10 p.m. No. 13 Ole Miss (3-0) at Memphis (2-2), 8 p.m. No.

At this point of the season, many teams are still figuring out their identity, but the Gamecocks' 69-52 win over the Trojans showed they are on the right track. UCLA, Texas and LSU once again round out the top five.

UConn women’s basketball freshman Blanca Quinonez showed just how high her ceiling can be with 18 points in the Huskies’ rout of Ohio Sate.

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S outh Carolina suspended sophomore guard Maddy McDaniel, the program announced on Tuesday ahead of the Gamecocks' game against Clemson. Head coach Dawn Staley did not share more details on why she was suspended, but hinted that she could be missing more than just one game.