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The Fighting Irish replaced South Carolina in the second spot behind UCLA after the Gamecocks lost 66-62 to Texas over the weekend. It is Notre Dame’s best ranking since the team was No. 1 on Jan. 21, 2019. The Bruins remained the unanimous No. 1 choice of the 31-member media panel.

Iowa State women’s basketball coach Bill Fennelly wanted to remind his players just how close they were to the end of the season and how much was still at stake. So Fennelly grabbed a sheet of paper and wrote down the list of the Cyclones' final five opponents and included a fact about what they could accomplish with each win.