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The regular season of the women's basketball season concluded last week, and many of the conference tournaments have been taking place the last several days. South Carolina (31-0, 16-0 SEC) finished the regular season undefeated, as they did last year, and are the No. 1 team in both polls heading into the postseason. 

In the Big 12, Texas (28-4, 14-4 Big 12) finished ranked the highest. The Longhorns are No. 5 in the AP Top 25 and No. 4 in the Coaches Poll in Week 19. Three other teams are ranked - Baylor, Kansas State, and Oklahoma. Iowa State, Kansas, and West Virginia all received votes in at least one poll this week. 

Big 12 Women's Basketball Teams Ranked - Week 19:

  • Texas - No. 5 in the AP Top 25 and No. 4 in the Coaches Poll
  • Kansas State - No. 16 in both polls
  • Oklahoma - No. 17 in the AP Top 25 and No. 20 in the Coaches Poll
  • Baylor - No. 19 in the AP Top 25 and No. 18 in the Coaches Poll
  • West Virginia - Receiving votes in both polls (#29/#28)
  • Iowa State - Receiving votes in both polls (#30/#26)
  • Kansas - Receiving votes in the AP Top 25 (#35)

Here are the highlights from both the AP Top 25 poll and the Coaches Poll:

AP Top 25 Women's Basketball Week 19:

1 - South Carolina (31-0), no change

2- Iowa (28-4), up 1

3 - USC (25-5), up 2

4 - Stanford (28-4), down 2

5 - Texas (28-4), up 1

6 - UCLA (25-6), up 1

7 - Ohio State (25-5), down 3

8 - LSU (28-4), no change

9 - Notre Dame (25-6), up 5

10 - UConn (27-5), down 1

16 - Kansas State (25-6), no change

17 - Oklahoma (22-8), up 2

18 - Colorado (22-9), no change

19 - Baylor (24-7), down 2

20 - Utah (22-10), up 2

Dropped from Rankings: none

Other Big 12 Teams Receiving Votes: West Virginia (#29), Iowa State (#30), Kansas (#35)

Coaches Poll Women's Basketball Week 19:

1 - South Carolina (31-0), no change

2- Iowa (28-4), up 1

3 - USC (25-5), up 5

4 - Texas (28-4), up 2

5 - Stanford (28-4), down 3

6 - LSU (28-4), down 1

7 - UConn (27-5), up 2

8 - UCLA (25-6), down 1

9 - Ohio State (25-5), down 5

10 - Notre Dame (25-6), up 4

16 - Kansas State (25-6), no change

17 - Colorado (22-9), up 2

18 - Baylor (24-7), down 1

20 - Oklahoma (22-8), up 1

22 - Utah (22-10), no change

Dropped from Rankings: none

Other Big 12 Teams Receiving Votes: Iowa State (#26), West Virginia (#28)

Bold teams = Big 12 Conference teams

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