Women’s college basketball rankings: Gonzaga drops to No. 23 in AP Top 25 poll (2/6/23)

The Zags went 1-1 in the Bay Area last week

The Gonzaga women’s basketball team fell six spots to No. 23 in Monday’s Associated Press Top 25 poll after splitting a pair of games in the Bay Area last week.

The Zags (22-3, 12-1 WCC) lost 77-72 to Santa Clara on Thursday, which ended a 14-game winning streak for head coach Lisa Fortier’s squad. The team responded with a 78-56 win over San Francisco on Saturday behind a career-high 27-point night from senior guard Kaylynne Truong.

Gonzaga’s bounce-back win maintained its top spot in the West Coast Conference alongside Portland. The Zags and Pilots will battle for sole possession of first place on Saturday in Spokane.

While Gonzaga dropped to its lowest national ranking since Dec. 13, it wasn’t the biggest fall in the poll. Iowa State dropped nine spots to No. 21 after losing to unranked Kansas State and Baylor last week.

Defending champion South Carolina remained at No. 1 for the 33rd consecutive week, one week shy of tying UConn for the third-longest streak atop the poll. Only UConn (51 weeks) and Louisiana Tech (36) have had longer runs at No. 1.

The Gamecocks are followed by Indiana, LSU, UConn and Iowa, while former No. 2 Stanford dropped four spots to No. 6 following a 72-67 loss to unranked Washington on Sunday.

Here’s the full AP Top 25 poll for Week 14 of the 2022-23 season:

AP TOP 25 POLL

1. South Carolina (28) 700
2. Indiana 649
3. LSU 643
4. UConn 611
5. Iowa 569
6. Stanford 568
7. Utah 543
8. Maryland 509
9. Duke 448
10. Notre Dame 429
11. Virginia Tech 394
12. Michigan 359
13. Ohio State 337
14. North Carolina 328
15. Villanova 245
16. Oklahoma 241
17. Arizona 233
18. UCLA 201
19. Florida State 187
20. Texas 182
21. Iowa State 168
22. NC State 164
23. Gonzaga 118
24. South Florida 98
25. Colorado 81

Others receiving votes: Baylor 29, Illinois 18, UNLV 14, Tennessee 13, USC 8, Middle Tennessee 8, Florida Gulf Coast 2, Louisville 2, Cleveland State 1