2021–22 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team

The 2021–22 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gamecocks were led by 14th-year head coach Dawn Staley and played their home games at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina. They competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They finished the season 35–2, 15–1 in SEC play, to win the regular season championship. They defeated Arkansas and Ole Miss to advance to the championship of the SEC tournament where they lost to Kentucky. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 1 seed in the Greensboro region. They defeated Howard, Miami, North Carolina, Creighton and Louisville to advance to the championship game. There they defeated UConn for the team's second-ever national title.

2021–22 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball
NCAA tournament national champions
Battle 4 Atlantis champions
SEC regular-season champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record35–2 (15–1 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaColonial Life Arena
Seasons
2021–22 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 South Carolina 15 1   .938 35 2   .946
No. 9 LSU 13 3   .813 26 6   .813
No. 18 Tennessee 11 5   .688 25 9   .735
Ole Miss 10 6   .625 23 9   .719
Florida 10 6   .625 21 11   .656
Georgia 9 7   .563 21 10   .677
No. 15 Kentucky 8 8   .500 19 12   .613
Missouri 7 9   .438 18 13   .581
Arkansas 7 9   .438 18 14   .563
Alabama 6 10   .375 20 14   .588
Mississippi State 6 10   .375 15 14   .517
Texas A&M 4 12   .250 14 15   .483
Vanderbilt 4 12   .250 16 19   .457
Auburn 2 14   .125 10 18   .357
2022 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Aliyah Boston won Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year while head coach Dawn Staley was named Naismith Coach of the Year. The Gamecocks were ranked No. 1 in both polls for the entire year, and finished ranked No. 1 in the AP, Coaches, NET, RPI, ELO, SOS and Massey rankings.[1][2]

Previous season

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The Gamecocks finished the season with a 26–5 overall record and a 14–2 record in conference play. The Gamecocks won the SEC tournament. The Gamecocks therefore received an automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, where they reached the Final Four, losing to Stanford 66–65.

Offseason

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2021 recruiting class

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The Gamecocks signed the #1 class for 2021 according to ESPN.[3] their second #1 class in three years.

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Raven Johnson
#1 PG
Atlanta, GA Westlake 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A Jun 25, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 98
Saniya Rivers
#2 G
Wilmington, NC Eugene Ashley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A May 30, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 98
Sania Feagin
#1 F
Ellenwood, GA Forest Park 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A Jun 3, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 98
Aubryanna Hall
#5 G
Dayton, OH Wayne 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A May 25, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 96
Overall recruiting rankings:   ESPN: 1
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2021 South Carolina Gamecocks Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2021.

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Kamilla Cardoso 10 C 6'8" Sophomore Montes Claros, Brazil Transferred from Syracuse

Preseason

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Hall of Fame coach Dawn Staley entered her fourteenth year at South Carolina, fresh off winning an Olympic gold medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, winning all six games as head coach of Team USA.[4]

South Carolina was named AP preseason #1 for the second straight season, as they return every player from the previous year's Final Four team, added the #1 recruiting class, adding four 5-star recruits, three of which were ranked in the top 5. They also added ACC Freshman of the Year and former 5-star recruit 6'8" Kamillia Cardoso.[5][6][7]


Award watchlists

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Award Player Position Year
Nancy Lieberman Award[8] Destanni Henderson PG SR
Ann Meyers Drysdale Award[9] Zia Cooke SG JR
Katrina McClain Award[10] Sania Feagin PF FR
Lisa Leslie Award[11] Aliyah Boston C JR
Kamilla Cardoso C SO
Wooden Award[12] Aliyah Boston C JR
Zia Cooke SG JR
Destanni Henderson PG SR
Wade Trophy[13] Aliyah Boston C JR
Zia Cooke SG JR
Naismith Trophy[14] Aliyah Boston C JR
Zia Cooke SG JR
Destanni Henderson PG SR

Preseason All-American teams

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First team

Aliyah Boston[15] – C

SEC coaches poll

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The SEC coaches selected the Gamecocks to finish in first place in the SEC.[16]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team
1 South Carolina
2 Texas A&M
3 Tennessee
4 Georgia
5 Kentucky
6 Ole Miss
7 Arkansas
8 LSU
9 Mississippi State
10 Missouri
11 Florida
12 Alabama
13 Auburn
14 Vanderbilt

SEC media poll

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SEC media poll
Predicted finish Team
1 South Carolina
2 Texas A&M
3 Tennessee
4 Georgia
5 Kentucky
6 Ole Miss
7 Arkansas
8 LSU
9 Mississippi State
10 Missouri
11 Florida
12 Alabama
13 Auburn
14 Vanderbilt

Preseason All-SEC teams

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Roster

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2021–22 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Olivia Thompson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Lexington Lexington, SC
G 1 Zia Cooke 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Rogers Toledo, OH
G 2 Eniya Russell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So St. Vincent Pallotti Baltimore, MD
G 3 Destanni Henderson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Fort Myers Fort Myers, FL
F 4 Aliyah Boston 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Worcester Academy Saint Thomas, USVI
F 5 Victaria Saxton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Model Rome, GA
C 10 Kamilla Cardoso 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) So Hamilton Heights
Syracuse
Montes Claros, Brazil
G 11 Destiny Littleton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr The Bishop's School
Texas
La Jolla, CA
G 12 Brea Beal 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Rock Island Rock Island, IL
F 15 Laeticia Amihere 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Jr Kings Way Christian Milton, ON
G 20 Sania Feagin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Forest Park Ellenwood, GA
G 23 Aubryanna Hall 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Wayne Dayton, OH
G 24 Lele Grissett 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Hillside Durham, NC
G 25 Raven Johnson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Westlake Atlanta, GA
F 32 Elysa Wesolek 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Northwood Charleston, SC
G 44 Saniya Rivers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Eugene Ashley Wilmington, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 14, 2022

Starting lineup

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South Carolina Position
Aliyah Boston F
Victoria Saxton F
Brea Beal G
Zia Cooke G
Destanni Henderson G

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2021*
7:00 p.m.
No. 1 Benedict W 98–41 
 18  Cardoso   13  Cardoso   7  tied  Colonial Life Arena 
Columbia, SC
Regular season
November 9, 2021*
5:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 1 at No. 5 NC State W 66–57  1–0
 17  Cooke   6  Boston   5  Henderson  Reynolds Coliseum (5,533)
Raleigh, NC
November 12, 2021*
3:30 p.m., ESPNEWS
No. 1 vs. South Dakota
The Invitational
W 72–41  2–0
 15  Henderson   8  tied   5  Henderson  Sanford Pentagon (2,845)
Sioux Falls, SD
November 17, 2021*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
No. 1 Clemson
rivalry
W 76–45  3–0
 16  Henderson   6  tied   6  Henderson  Colonial Life Arena (13,363)
Columbia, SC
November 20, 2021*
7:30 p.m.
No. 1 vs. Buffalo
Bad Boys Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinal
W 88–60  4–0
 23  Boston   10  Cardoso   8  Henderson  Imperial Arena (667)
Paradise Island, Bahamas
November 21, 2021*
2:30 p.m.
No. 1 vs. No. 9 Oregon
Bad Boys Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis semifinal
W 80–63  5–0
 20  Cooke   8  Boston   5  Cooke  Imperial Arena 
Paradise Island, Nassau, Bahamas
November 22, 2021*
12:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 1 vs. No. 2 UConn
Bad Boys Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis championship
W 73–57  6–0
 23  Boston   15  Boston   6  Henderson  Imperial Arena (1,171)
Paradise Island, Bahamas
November 26, 2021*
3:00 p.m., SECN+
No. 1 Elon W 79–38  7–0
 12  Boston   8  Beal   3  tied  Colonial Life Arena (11,360)
Columbia, SC
November 29, 2021*
7:00 p.m., SECN
No. 1 North Carolina A&T W 79–42  8–0
 29  Boston   14  Boston   4  Saxton  Colonial Life Arena (12,020)
Columbia, SC
December 3, 2021*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
No. 1 Kansas State
Big 12/SEC Challenge
W 65–44  9–0
 21  Boston   17  Boston   7  Amihere  Colonial Life Arena (11,657)
Columbia, SC
December 12, 2021*
3:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 1 No. 8 Maryland
Women's Jimmy V Classic
W 66–59  10–0
 20  Cooke   16  Boston   2  tied  Colonial Life Arena (12,862)
Columbia, SC
December 15, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 1 at No. 15 Duke W 55–46  11–0
 19  Boston   14  Boston   3  Amihere  Cameron Indoor Stadium (5,451)
Durham, NC
December 21, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 1 No. 2 Stanford W 65–61  12–0
 18  Boston   11  Boston   7  Henderson  Colonial Life Arena (13,070)
Columbia, SC
December 30, 2021
7:00 p.m., SECN
No. 1 at Missouri L 69–70 OT 12–1
(0–1)
 17  Boston   12  Boston   7  Henderson  Mizzou Arena (6,139)
Columbia, MO
January 2, 2022
6:00 p.m., SECN+
No. 1 Mississippi State W 80–68  13–1
(1–1)
 18  Cooke   14  Henderson   8  Henderson  Colonial Life Arena (11,403)
Columbia, SC
January 6, 2022
8:00 p.m., SECN+
No. 1 at No. 13 LSU W 66–60  14–1
(2–1)
 19  Boston   18  Boston   3  Cooke  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,190)
Baton Rouge, LA
January 9, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 1 No. 21 Kentucky W 74–54  15–1
(3–1)
 19  Cooke   15  Boston   4  Henderson  Colonial Life Arena (12,327)
Columbia, SC
January 13, 2022
7:00 p.m., SECN
No. 1 Texas A&M W 65–45  16–1
(4–1)
 19  Boston   15  Boston   2  tied  Colonial Life Arena (12,169)
Columbia, SC
January 16, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 1 at Arkansas W 61–52  17–1
(5–1)
 19  tied   13  Boston   3  Henderson  Bud Walton Arena (4,265)
Fayetteville, AR
January 24, 2022
7:00 p.m., SECN
No. 1 Vanderbilt W 85–30  18–1
(6–1)
 14  Grissett   12  Boston   4  tied  Colonial Life Arena (11,329)
Columbia, SC
January 27, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 1 No. 24 Ole Miss W 69–40  19–1
(7–1)
 22  Boston   12  Boston   2  Saxton  Colonial Life Arena (13,973)
Columbia, SC
January 30, 2022
12:00 p.m., SECN
No. 1 at Florida W 62–50  20–1
(8–1)
 13  Boston   19  Boston   5  Henderson  O'Connell Center (5,319)
Gainesville, FL
February 3, 2022
7:00 p.m., SECN+
No. 1 Alabama W 83–51  21–1
(9–1)
 20  Boston   10  Boston   4  tied  Colonial Life Arena (11,875)
Columbia, SC
February 10, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 1 at Kentucky W 59–50  22–1
(10–1)
 14  Boston   15  Boston   5  Henderson  Memorial Coliseum (4,317)
Lexington, KY
February 13, 2022
12:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 1 at No. 17 Georgia W 72–54  23–1
(11–1)
 18  Boston   12  Boston   5  Cooke  Stegeman Coliseum (5,461)
Athens, GA
February 17, 2022
7:00 p.m., SECN
No. 1 Auburn W 75–38  24–1
(12–1)
 20  Cooke   12  Boston   5  Rivers  Colonial Life Arena (12,574)
Columbia, SC
February 20, 2022
1:00 p.m., ABC
No. 1 No. 12 Tennessee
College GameDay
W 67–53  25–1
(13–1)
 16  Boston   13  Boston   5  Henderson  Colonial Life Arena (18,000)
Columbia, SC
February 24, 2022
8:30 p.m., SECN
No. 1 at Texas A&M W 89–48  26–1
(14–1)
 18  Boston   10  Boston   5  Saxton  Reed Arena (5,883)
College Station, TX
February 27, 2022
2:00 p.m., SECN
No. 1 at Ole Miss W 71–57  27–1
(15–1)
 23  Henderson   14  Boston   8  Henderson  SJB Pavilion (3,221)
Oxford, MS
SEC tournament
March 4, 2022
12:00 p.m., SECN
(1) No. 1 vs. (8) Arkansas
Quarterfinals
W 76–54  28–1
 17  Boston   14  Boston   5  Boston  Bridgestone Arena (6,880)
Nashville, TN
March 5, 2022
5:00 p.m., ESPNU
(1) No. 1 vs. (4) Ole Miss
Semifinals
W 61–51  29–1
 15  Boston   12  Boston   5  Henderson  Bridgestone Arena 
Nashville, TN
March 6, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN
(1) No. 1 vs. (7) Kentucky
Championship
L 62–64  29–2
 21  Boston   11  Boston   5  Henderson  Bridgestone Arena 
Nashville, TN
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN
(1 G) No. 1 (16 G) Howard
First round
W 79–21  30–2
 10  tied   13  Saxton     tied  Colonial Life Arena (8,478)
Columbia, SC
March 20, 2022
3:00 p.m., ABC
(1 G) No. 1 (8 G) Miami
Second round
W 49–33  31–2
 11  Cardoso   16  Boston   4  Boston  Colonial Life Arena (9,817)
Columbia, SC
March 25, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN
(1 G) No. 1 vs. (5 G) No. 17 North Carolina
Sweet Sixteen
W 69−61  32–2
 28  Boston   22  Boston   4  Beal  Greensboro Coliseum (8,811)
Greensboro, NC
March 27, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN
(1 G) No. 1 vs. (10 G) Creighton
Elite Eight
W 80–50  33–2
 19  Boston   11  Saxton   3  Henderson  Greensboro Coliseum (6,579)
Greensboro, NC
April 1, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN
(1 G) No. 1 vs. (1 W) No. 4 Louisville
Final Four
W 72–59  34–2
 23  Boston   18  Boston   4  tied  Target Center 
Minneapolis, MN
April 3, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPN
(1 G) No. 1 vs. (2 B) No. 5 UConn
National championship
W 64–49  35–2
 26  Henderson   16  Boston   4  Henderson  Target Center (18,304)
Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source:[17]

Statistics

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Team total per game

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Team PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% REB AST STL BLK ATT
Gamecocks 2623 975 2289 42.6% 179 585 30.6% 494 731 67.6% 1771 515 239 273 196,286
Opponents 1875 728 2191 33.2% 138 518 26.6% 281 427 65.8% 1117 335 229 153 54,779

Team average per game

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Team PPG FG FG% 3P 3P% FT FT% REB AST STL BLK ATT
Gamecocks 70.9 26.4 42.6% 4.8 30.6% 13.4 67.6% 47.9 13.9 6.5 7.4 12,268
Opponents 50.7 19.7 33.2% 3.7 26.6% 7.6 65.8% 30.2 9.1 6.2 4.1 5,478

Individual total per game

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Player GP MP PTS FGM FGA FG% 3M 3A 3P% FTM FTA FT% ORB DRB REB AST TO STL BLK
Aliyah Boston 37 1056 623 239 441 54.2% 14 48 29.2% 131 170 77.1% 150 312 462 75 57 45 90
Destanni Henderson 34 1053 392 144 357 40.3% 55 138 39.9% 49 68 72.1% 23 84 107 133 72 46 4
Zia
Cooke
36 982 385 139 406 34.2% 45 157 28.7% 62 88 70.5% 15 61 76 60 76 22 2
Laeticia Amihere 31 520 195 68 156 43.6% 5 11 45.5% 54 83 65.1% 45 68 113 37 57 19 25
Victaria Saxton 37 794 215 86 171 50.3% 0 1 0.0% 43 67 64.2% 118 98 216 43 44 26 48
Kamilla Cardoso 32 428 174 68 123 55.3% 0 0 0.0% 38 53 71.7% 61 103 164 31 39 11 46
Brea
Beal
37 890 187 72 189 38.1% 15 63 23.8% 28 47 59.6% 65 121 186 47 38 26 20
LeLe
Grissett
25 308 81 30 71 42.3% 1 1 100% 20 40 50.0% 29 21 50 14 19 7 8
Bree
Hall
30 328 97 32 102 31.4% 14 46 30.4% 19 30 63.3% 12 41 53 1 23 5 1
Destiny Littleton 31 281 80 25 70 35.7% 21 61 34.4% 9 12 75.0% 6 33 39 7 15 9 2
Saniya Rivers 27 348 61 24 98 24.5% 1 31 0.32% 12 24 50.0% 5 38 43 38 27 13 13
Eniya
Russell
23 176 53 19 45 42.2% 5 12 41.7% 10 17 58.8% 5 25 30 19 16 4 2
Sania
Feagin
31 133 58 21 34 61.8% 0 0 0.0% 16 28 57.1% 14 31 45 6 18 5 12
Olivia Thompson 13 41 9 3 13 23.1% 3 13 23.1% 0 0 0.0% 0 2 2 0 0 1 0
Elysa Wesolek 21 78 13 5 12 41.7% 0 3 0.0% 3 4 75.0% 4 9 13 4 7 0 0
Raven Johnson 2 9 1 0 1 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 1 1 0 1 0 0

Individual average per game

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Player GP MIN FG% 3P% FT% OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK PPG
Aliyah Boston 37 28.5 54.2% 29.2% 77.1% 4.1 8.4 12.5 2.0 1.2 2.4 16.8
Destanni Henderson 34 31.0 40.3% 39.9% 72.1% 0.7 2.5 3.1 3.9 1.4 0.1 11.5
Zia Cooke 36 27.3 34.2% 28.7% 70.5% 0.4 1.7 2.1 1.7 0.6 0.1 10.7
Laeticia Amihere 31 16.8 43.6% 45.5% 65.1% 1.5 2.2 3.6 1.2 0.6 0.8 6.3
Victoria Saxton 37 21.5 50.3% 0.0% 64.2% 3.2 2.6 5.8 1.2 0.7 1.3 5.8
Kamilla Cardoso 32 13.4 55.3% 0.0% 71.7% 1.9 3.2 5.1 1.0 0.3 1.4 5.4
Brea Beal 37 24.1 38.1% 23.8% 59.6% 1.8 3.3 5.0 1.3 0.7 0.5 5.1
LeLe Grissett 25 12.3 42.3% 100% 50.0% 1.2 0.8 2.0 0.6 0.3 0.3 3.2
Bree Hall 36 9.1 31.4% 30.4% 63.3% 0.3 1.1 1.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 2.7
Destiny Littleton 31 9.1 35.7% 34.4% 75.0% 0.2 1.1 1.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 2.6
Saniya Rivers 27 12.9 24.5% 0.32% 50.0% 0.2 1.4 1.6 1.4 0.5 0.5 2.3
Eniya Russell 23 7.7 42.2% 41.7% 58.8% 0.2 1.1 1.3 0.8 0.2 0.1 2.3
Sania Feagin 31 4.3 61.8% 0.0% 57.1% 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.2 0.2 0.4 1.9
Olivia Thompson 13 3.7 23.1% 23.1% 0.0% 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.7
Elysa Wesolek 21 3.4 41.7% 0.0% 75.0% 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.6
Raven Johnson 2 4.5 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Rankings

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Coaches 1 (13) 1 (13) 1 (31) 1 (32) 1 (32) 1 (32) 1 (31) 1 (32) 1 (16) 1 (24) 1 (26) 1 (31) 1 (31) 1 (31) 1 (31) 1 (31) 1 (31) 1 (19) 1 (27) 1 (30)
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
RV   Received votes
NR   Not ranked
( )   Number of first-place votes

Awards and honors

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See also

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References

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