USC Women's Basketball Climbs to 6th in AP Top 25, Best in 29 Years

Freshman Juju Watkins' stellar performance propels team; South Carolina maintains top spot.

USC women's basketball team climbs to 6th in the AP Top 25, the team's best ranking in 29 years, largely due to the performance of freshman Juju Watkins.
Watkins has already scored three 30-point-plus games this season, matching the school record for freshmen held by Lisa Leslie and Paula McGee.
South Carolina remains the unanimous choice at No. 1 in the AP Top 25, following two easy wins over the Thanksgiving holiday.
UCLA, Stanford, Iowa and N.C. State round out the top five in the rankings.
The inaugural ACC/SEC Challenge will take place this week with marquee matchups including No. 18 Notre Dame against No. 20 Tennessee; No. 9 Virginia Tech against No. 7 LSU; and No. 24 North Carolina playing top-ranked South Carolina.