The Buckeyes played well at the San Diego Invitational, beating South Florida and Oregon.
The holiday weekend meant the women’s basketball world shut down for a few days. But the action before then was something to behold.
Stanford took care of business in a top-25 showdown against Creighton before handling Cal. The Cardinal is staying at No. 2.
But a new team shot to No. 3: Ohio State. The Buckeyes escaped the highly competitive San Diego Invitational with two marquee wins. They’ve leapfrogged ahead of Indiana and Notre Dame in my book.
Here’s how the rest of my top 25 shaped up this week:
1. South Carolina
2. Stanford
3. Ohio State
4. Notre Dame
5. Indiana
6. Virginia Tech
7. UConn
8. UCLA
9. NC State
10. Utah
11. Michigan
12. Oregon
13. Iowa State
14. Iowa
15. North Carolina
16. Arizona
17. LSU
18. Oklahoma
19. Maryland
20. Kansas
21. Creighton
22. Gonzaga
23. Arkansas
24. Texas
25. Columbia
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