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.

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Javon Small scored 12 of his 27 points in the final two minutes to lead West Virginia to a 64-57 win over No. 2 Iowa State on Saturday night, ending the Cyclones’ national-best 12-game winning streak.

Ja'Naiya Quinerly had 20 points to move into eighth place on West Virginia's all-time scoring list and No. 20 West Virginia cruised to an 82-68 victory over