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,

Michigan State, which opened the season unranked, remains the lone team unbeaten in Big Ten play. Its next game is against Rutgers (10-8, 3-4) on Saturday (1:30 p.m., CBS) at Madi

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.