Unbeaten UCLA remained atop The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll released Monday, with No. 2 South Carolina hot on the Bruins' heels.

No. 2 South Carolina has picked up a first-place ballot in the women's AP Top 25 college basketball poll after cruising through the first three games of a five-game stretch against ranked teams.

South Carolina has cruised through the difficult part of its conference schedule, picking up a first-place vote to gain ground on top-ranked UCLA.

South Carolina has so far cruised through the difficult part of its conference schedule and remained No. 2 in the Top 25, picking up a first-place vote to gain a bit of ground on top-ranked UCLA.

South Carolina has so far cruised through the difficult part of its conference schedule and remained No. 2 in The Associated Press women's basketball Top 25 on