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The enormous Monday standoff between No. 1 South Carolina and negative. 2 UConn in the Battle 4 Atlantis title game (early afternoon ET, ESPN/ESPN App) will choose, for the present, which is the top group in the country. Yet, Maryland, sitting at third in the Associated Press Top 25 survey, may have a remark concerning that before the season is finished. (UpcomingNews)

The 6-0 Terps breezed through their first genuine assessment Sunday, beating visiting 6th positioned Baylor 79-76. Gatekeeper Ashley Owusu drove four Maryland players in twofold figures with 24 focuses and had six helps. (UpcomingNews)

Pundits may bring up that the Terps were outrebounded 43-39 and made 28 shots from the field to Baylor's 33. Be that as it may, regardless of whether Maryland win the board fight, the Terps scored 17 additional opportunity focuses to Baylor's seven, and they were 17-of-18 from the foul line, contrasted and Baylor's 4-of-5. (UpcomingNews)

Maryland additionally got uplifting news with the arrival of junior gatekeeper Diamond Miller, who had been out with knee irritation. She didn't score in a 4-minute excursion against UNC Wilmington on Thursday, her first activity of the period. Yet, she had five focuses and four bounce back shortly against Baylor. (UpcomingNews)

The Terps, who brought back nearly their whole program from last season, will discover more with regards to themselves this week. At the Baha Mar Pink Flamingo competition in the Bahamas, they'll meet individual top-10 groups NC State (Thursday) and Stanford (Saturday).(UpcomingNews)

Sophomore wing Angel Reese has taken off so far this season, averaging a twofold at 19.0 focuses and 11.5 bounce back, alongside 2.8 takes. Reese is one of six Terps who are averaging twofold figure scoring for a group that, similar to last prepare, will have one of the top offenses in the country. The Terps are averaging 91.8 PPG, while permitting 63.0. (UpcomingNews)

Against all that adversaries can Maryland's protection be adequate for a run at the Final Four or even the public title? Indeed, despite the fact that Baylor forward NaLyssa Smith had 30 focuses and gatekeeper Jordan Lewis 29 against the Terps. Returning Miller once again to max throttle will help. (UpcomingNews)

We will know considerably more before Maryland - which last made the Final Four out of 2015 and won its solitary NCAA title in 2006 - goes to South Carolina for a Dec. 12 matchup on ESPN. Maryland is the Big Ten most loved once more, however the meeting as of now has five positioned groups, so association play will hone the Terps, as well.(UpcomingNews)

Player of the Week: Jordan Horston, Tennessee Lady Vols 

The Lady Vols beat two positioned groups, No. 23 South Florida and negative. 12 Texas, behind a consolidated 52 focuses, 24 bounce back and 7 helps from the lesser watchman. She is driving Tennessee in each of the three classifications this season at 22.0 PPG, 11.7 RPG and 3.3 APG. (UpcomingNews)

Win of the Week: Stony Brook 53, Rutgers 44 

The Seawolves' triumph at Rutgers on Nov. 16 was the program's third success over a group from a Power 5 meeting. Stony Brook's Ashley Langford is starting off on a 5-0 foot in her first season as a lead trainer. The previous Tulane champion recently had worked at Auburn, Old Dominion, Navy, Bucknell, Denver and, most as of late, James Madison. 

Mentor of the Week: Johnnie Harris, Auburn Tigers 

Harris, since a long time ago known as a top collaborator, is in her first season as a lead trainer in the wake of starting her profession in 1998. She spent last season at Texas, and her Power 5 meeting experience before that was at Mississippi State, Texas A&M, Arkansas and NC State. Reddish-brown got off to an unpleasant beginning this season with misfortunes to Georgia Southern and Old Dominion. Harris got her first triumph Tuesday over Alabama State, and afterward got her originally disturbed Sunday, succeeding at No. 18 Georgia Tech 59-51. 

Group of the Week: Tennessee Lady Vols 

Look who is 4-0 in spite of the endless loss of their projected top player, Rae Burrell, to a knee injury in the opener. The Lady Vols have scored in excess of 60 focuses just once up until now: in Sunday's 74-70 additional time prevail upon No. 12 Texas. Yet, they showed extraordinary coarseness in that game, and basically it doesn't need to be pretty on the off chance that you figure out how to win - which Tennessee is managing without Burrell.(UpcomingNews)

Bueckers gets two big 4th quarter buckets in 21-point performance

Paige Bueckers gets two clutch fourth quarter buckets helping UConn take down South Florida.

1. South Carolina Gamecocks (5-0)
Previous ranking: 1
This week: Battle 4 Atlantis in Bahamas against UConn (Monday), Elon (Friday)

South Carolina got bad news on freshman guard Raven Johnson: The No. 2 overall recruit is out for the season with a knee injury. But depth at every position is one of the Gamecocks' strengths, as they showed in their 80-63 victory over No. 9 Oregon on Sunday in the Bahamas. (UpcomingNews)

2. UConn Huskies (3-0)
Previous ranking: 2
This week: Battle 4 Atlantis in Bahamas against South Carolina (Monday)

UConn had a close 60-53 victory over former conference foe South Florida on Sunday in the Bahamas. So the Huskies will go into Monday's tournament championship game with something to prove. (UpcomingNews)

3. Maryland Terrapins (6-0)
Previous ranking: 3
This week: Baha Mar Pink Flamingo tournament in Bahamas against NC State (Thursday) and Stanford (Saturday)

The Terps didn't have 3-point specialist Katie Benzan against Baylor, as she was out with an illness. But freshman guard Shyanne Sellers started in Benzan's place and continues to impress in her young career. She played all 40 minutes, getting seven points and five rebounds.

4. NC State Wolfpack (4-1)
Previous ranking: 5
This week: Baha Mar Pink Flamingo tournament in Bahamas against Maryland (Thursday) and Washington State (Saturday)

After losing their opener to South Carolina, the Wolfpack have won four in a row by an average of 33.8 points. Things get tougher again with the trip to the Bahamas. The Wolfpack got some inspiration from another team at their school Saturday when NC State won the women's cross country national championship.

5. Baylor Bears (3-1)
Previous ranking: 4
This week: At Cancun Challenge against Fordham (Thursday), Arizona State (Friday) and Houston (Saturday)

As they showed against Maryland, NaLyssa Smith (21.8 PPG, 12.0 RPG) and Jordan Lewis (15.8 PPG) are quite a duo for the Bears. Will they get enough consistently from the rest of their starters? Baylor under new coach Nicki Collen has averaged 24.3 3-point attempts thus far, compared to 10.7 per game last season.

6. Indiana Hoosiers (4-0)
Previous ranking: 6
This week: Baha Mar Pink Flamingo tournament in Bahamas against Stanford (Thursday) and Miami (Saturday)

The Hoosiers' win over Kentucky on Nov. 14 helped propel them to No. 4, their highest ranking in program history. But their biggest test is coming up against the Cardinal. All five Indiana starters are averaging double-digit scoring, led by junior forward Mackenzie Holmes (18.0 PPG).

7. Iowa Hawkeyes (4-0)
Previous ranking: 7
This week: None

Sophomore guard Caitlin Clark had a triple-double with 16 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists on Nov. 17 vs. Southern. But the Hawkeyes' Sunday game against in-state rival Drake and their trip to this week's Cancun Challenge in Mexico were canceled because of positive COVID-19 tests in the program. Iowa hopes to be in action again for a Dec. 2 game at Duke on ESPN.

8. Arizona Wildcats (4-0)
Previous ranking: 9
This week: Paradise Jam in the Virgin Islands against Vanderbilt (Thursday), DePaul (Friday) and Rutgers (Saturday)

The Wildcats clobbered Texas Southern 93-38 on Monday and then raised their 2021 Final Four banner. Then they took it to Marist 78-36 on Friday. Through four games, Arizona is allowing opponents an average of 44.3 points.

9. Stanford Cardinal (3-1)
Previous ranking: 10
This week: Baha Mar Pink Flamingo tournament in Bahamas against Indiana (Thursday), South Florida (Friday) and Maryland (Saturday)

The Cardinal were upset by Texas last week. In Tuesday's win over Portland, Haley Jones had the program's first triple-double since Nicole Powell did it in 2002. Wednesday, an article by former Stanford player Mikaela Brewer alleging Stanford's mental-health struggles last season was published. Sunday, Jones was listed as unavailable and didn't play in a 66-62 win at Gonzaga. Coming up, the Cardinal have games on three consecutive days, two of them against top-five ranked teams. Suffice to say, it's an interesting time for the defending champs.

10. Tennessee Lady Vols (4-0)
Previous ranking: NR
This week: South Point Thanksgiving Shootout in Las Vegas against Kansas (Friday) and Oklahoma State (Saturday)

Jordan Horston isn't the only Lady Vol making noise. Junior center Tamari Key had a triple-double in Sunday's win over Texas with 10 points, 18 rebounds and 10 blocked shots. She has been a defensive force for Tennessee, averaging 4.8 blocks.

11. Louisville Cardinals (3-1)
Previous ranking: 11
This week: At Cal Poly (Tuesday), at Colorado State (Sunday)

The Cardinals have three victories since falling to Arizona in overtime in their opener on Nov. 12. But the offense is a bit of a concern: Louisville had scored 62 points or less in three of its four games.

12. Texas Longhorns (3-1)
Previous ranking: 8
This week: vs. Cal State Northridge (Saturday)

A week after upsetting Stanford, the Longhorns were upset at Tennessee. But Texas' tough scheduling should pay off down the line.

13. Iowa State Cyclones (4-0)
Previous ranking: 12
This week: Gulf Coast Showcase in Estero, Florida against Charlotte (Friday), TBD (Saturday) and TBD (Sunday)

The Cyclones got dominant wins this past week over South Dakota State, in-state rival Drake and Southern. Ashley Joens (19.8 PPG) and Lexi Donarski (18.0) are leading the way.

14. Michigan Wolverines (4-0)
Previous ranking: 13
This week: vs. Oakland (Monday), Daytona Beach Invitational against Oregon State (Friday) and Mississippi State (Saturday)

The Wolverines beat Central Michigan 69-45 on Saturday without seniors Amy Dilk (injury), Leigha Brown (injury) and Naz Hillmon (illness). They especially need star forward Hillmon back for the tournament in Florida with the size they'll face against the Beavers and Bulldogs.

15. Florida State Seminoles (5-0)
Previous ranking: 15
This week: St. Pete Showcase against BYU (Thursday) and TBD (Saturday)

The Seminoles haven't been challenged yet, but that could come this week in St. Petersburg, Florida. BYU is 4-0, and then Florida State could face West Virginia, currently 3-0.

16. Oregon Ducks (3-1)
Previous ranking: NR
This week: Battle 4 Atlantis in Bahamas against South Florida (Monday)

Watchmen Te-Hina Paopao and Endyia Rogers may be out at minimum until the beginning of Pac-12 play due to wounds. Forward Nyara Sabally stays a game-to-game choice because of injury. It's a significant distinction when she's ready to play. She had 30 focuses and 11 bounce back in a rebound win Saturday against Oklahoma in the Battle 4 Atlantis, however was out for the Ducks' misfortune to South Carolina on Sunday. (UpcomingNews)

In the lounge area 

Virginia Tech (5-0): The Hokies, who will be in the San Juan Shootout this week, are driven by junior focus Elizabeth Kitley's 20.8 PPG, 9.8 RPG and 3.6 BPG. (UpcomingNews)

Texas A&M (4-0): The Aggies, drove by fifth-year monitor Kayla Wells' 18.5 PPG, will play in the Paradise Jam in the Virgin Islands this week. 

Florida Gulf Coast (5-0): The Eagles head into the San Juan Shootout this week with junior watchman Kierstan Bell averaging 26.6 PPG and 9.6 RPG. (UpcomingNews)