Final AP women’s basketball poll of the season released: Gamecocks finish No. 1
The final poll of the women’s college basketball season has been released and the right team was selected to be No. 1.
South Carolina fans will always wonder what could have been as the SEC champions would have likely been the top overall seed in the 2020 NCAA Tournament with their eyes clearly set on cutting down the nets by the end of the tournament.
That opportunity was taken away from them thanks to the coronavirus outbreak but at least the Gamecocks got to finish the season ranked No. 1.
Here’s the statement head coach Dawn Staley issued after the NCAA canceled the tournament:
“This is a difficult time with so many conflicting emotions. First and foremost, we have to recognize how important it is to do the right thing for our community. Sports is a big part of our lives, but just one part of how we are connected to each other. We need to step back and think about the larger good served by canceling events that put people at risk.
“As competitors, we are certainly disappointed that we will not have the opportunity to contend for a second National Championship. That said, it will not diminish the way we look at our season, how we value our body of work over the last few four months. We have measured ourselves against the best in the country over that time, and will embrace and relish that accomplishment.
“For our seniors and the others throughout the country, who will not have the chance to finish their careers the way they expected to – that’s a tougher, more emotional thing to process. Again, we have to lean on that this is the right thing for everyone’s health and safety.”
Here is the final AP women’s basketball poll of the season with first place votes listed in parathesis:
