Women’s college basketball rankings: Gonzaga climbs to No. 20 in AP Top 25 poll (2/13/23)

The Zags (23-3, 12-1 WCC) ascended three spots after defeating San Francisco and Portland last week

The Gonzaga women's basketball team was ranked No. 20 in the Associated Press Top 25 women's college basketball poll on Monday.

The Zags defeated the Dons on the road behind a career-high 27 points from Kaylynne Truong, who also knocked down seven 3-pointers in the 78-56 win. On Saturday, Truong scored 20 points in a critical victory over the Pilots at home.

With the 63-53 victory, Gonzaga holds sole possession of first place in the WCC standings.

Truong was named WCC Co-Player of the Week for her efforts in both of Gonzaga's wins, sharing the honor with San Diego's Ayanna Khalfani.

South Carolina remained atop the poll for the 34th consecutive week, the third-longest streak of its kind. The Gamecocks (25-0, 12-0) beat No. 5 LSU in a battle of undefeated teams on Sunday.

No. 23 UNLV cracked the Top 25 for the first time since 1994. The Rebels (24-2, 14-0) are riding a 15-game win streak, the second-longest active run in the country, and are off to their best start since 1989-90.

No. 4 Utah earned its best ranking in school history. The Utes are riding a seven-game win streak that includes wins over No. 16 UCLA and No. 25 USC.

After falling at Marquette, No. 6 UConn dropped two spots amid the program's first losing streak in 30 years.

Maryland, Duke and Notre Dame rounded out the top 10.

No. 19 North Carolina fell five spots after back-to-back letdowns against Louisville and Syracuse on the road. The Tar Heels picked up a win against Boston College on Sunday.

Staying in the ACC, No. 24 Florida State lost to Miami and No. 11 Virginia Tech over the weekend, dropping the Seminoles five spots in the poll.

Here’s the full AP Top 25 poll for Week 15 of the 2022-23 season:

AP TOP 25 POLL

1. South Carolina (28) 700
2. Indiana 670
3. Stanford 627
4. Utah 574
5. LSU 562
6. UConn 561
7. Iowa 552
8. Maryland 513
9. Duke 478
10. Notre Dame 447
11. Virginia Tech 427
12. Michigan 386
13. Ohio State 354
14. Villanova 313
15. Oklahoma 288
16. UCLA 256
17. Texas 243
18. Arizona 215
19. North Carolina 212
20. Gonzaga 187
21. Colorado 175
22. Iowa State 58
23. UNLV 52
24. Florida State 51
25. USC 31

Others receiving votes: Illinois 30, North Carolina State 30, Middle Tennessee 23, South Florida 19, Oklahoma State 17, Creighton 17, Louisville 11, Rhode Island 6, Florida Gulf Coast 6, Marquette 5, Cleveland State 2, South Dakota State 1, Tennessee 1