Here are five takeaways from the poll: After picking up one first-place vote following a pair of ranked wins over then-No. 19 Alabama, 76-58, and previously No. 13 Oklahoma, 101-60, the second-ranked Gamecocks (18-1, 6-0 SEC) continue to add to an already impressive resume.

No. 2 South Carolina is receiving a first place vote in the AP Top 25 following the Gamecocks' 41-point win against Oklahoma. Meanwhile, UCLA is No. 1 for the ninth consecutive week. The Bruins are one of the two undefeated teams remaining,

South Carolina has cruised through the difficult part of its conference schedule, picking up a first-place vote to gain ground on top-ranked UCLA.