Baylor, Southern California vault into women's top 10

Baylor and Southern California vaulted into the top 10 in the Associated Press Top 25 women's college basketball poll released on Monday.

The Bears (2-0) rose nine places to No. 7 and the Trojans (2-0) jumped 10 spots to No. 8 after both teams earned wins against ranked opponents. Baylor opened the season with a 58-52 win against then-No. 7 Duke in Paris last Monday and USC edged then-No. 9 NC State 69-68 on Sunday in Charlotte.

The top six spots were unchanged, with No. 1 UConn (2-0) receiving 30 first-place votes and No. 2 South Carolina (2-0) getting the other two. They are followed by UCLA (2-0), Texas (2-0), LSU (3-0) and Oklahoma (1-0), with No. 9 Maryland (3-0) and the Wolfpack (1-1) rounding out the top 10.

The Bruins and Sooners meet Monday night in Sacramento.

The Blue Devils (1-1) dropped eight places to No. 15.

No. 25 Washington (1-0) moved into the poll and Richmond (1-1) dropped out after an 85-56 loss Friday at Texas.

The rest of the Top 25:

11. North Carolina (2-0)

12. Tennessee (2-1)

13. Ole Miss (2-0)

14. Michigan (2-0)

15. Duke (1-1)

16. Iowa State (3-0)

17. TCU (2-0)

18. Notre Dame (2-0)

19. Vanderbilt (1-0)

20. Oklahoma State (4-0)

21. Iowa (2-0)

22. Louisville (1-1)

23. Kentucky (3-0)

24. Michigan State (2-0)

25. Washington (1-0)