My AP WBB ballot: Stanford loss leads to first Top 3 shakeup in weeks

For over a year, Stanford has sat at No. 2 in the AP Poll, and they have been my second-ranked team for the entirety of this season.

But not anymore.

Stanford’s offense has sputtered for a few games, but the struggles finally caught them on Sunday, when the Cardinal lost 55-46 at USC.

Stanford dropped one spot in my poll and only two in the main AP Poll, only three vote points behind LSU. They’re still going to be considered a favorite to reach the Final Four.

But Sunday’s loss — and the offensive struggles — can raise some alarms on The Farm about the season ahead.

Here’s the rest of my poll this week:

1. South Carolina
2. Ohio State
3. Stanford
4. LSU
5. UConn
6. Indiana
7. Notre Dame
8. Utah
9. UCLA
10. Virginia Tech
11. Oklahoma
12. Iowa
13. Maryland
14. Duke
15. Michigan
16. Arizona
17. North Carolina
18. Gonzaga
19. Middle Tennessee
20. Iowa St
21. Illinois
22. North Carolina State
23. Oregon
24. Colorado
25. Tennessee

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