Every week, NCAA men’s basketball analyst Andy Katz releases a new Power 37 ranking. The Terrapins, who Katz had ranked for most of the season, fell completely out of his rankings after a tough three-game stretch two weeks ago. Maryland had lost to Northwestern and barely got by both Minnesota and Nebraska.

But the Terps were tremendous this past week after they defeated both Illinois and Indiana on the road. Maryland recorded its first two road wins of the year and both came against legit contenders in the conference.

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Following Maryland’s two-win week, Katz had the Terrapins as major risers in his power ranking. Not only did Maryland go from unranked to ranked, but the Terps are back in the top 25 sitting at No. 23 overall.

Maryland will get a slight break this week with just one game on the docket. The Terrapins will host Wisconsin who is a half-game ahead as of Monday. The Terrapins could continue to make noise if Maryland can get another signature win to its resume. According to Katz, Wisconsin is the No. 12 overall team in the country. Katz also has Illinois, who the Terps beat handily, at No. 24 which is one spot behind Maryland.

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The No. 1 UCLA Bruins face the No. 8 Maryland Terrapins on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025 (1/26/25) in a regular season game at XFINITY Center in College Park, Maryland.

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Here’s what you need to know:

What: Women’s college basketball

Who: UCLA vs. Maryland

When: Jan. 26, 2025 (1/26/25)

Where: XFINITY Center

Time: 2 p.m. ET

TV: NBC

Live stream: DirecTV Stream (free trial), fuboTV (free trial), Peacock (with subscription)

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Here‘s a women’s college basketball story via the Associated Press:

South Carolina has so far cruised through the difficult part of its conference schedule and remained No. 2 in The Associated Press women’s basketball Top 25 on Monday, picking up a first-place vote to gain a bit of ground on top-ranked UCLA.

The Gamecocks are in the midst of a five-game stretch against ranked opponents. So far they’ve beaten Texas by 17, Alabama by 18 and Oklahoma by 41 on Sunday. They face No. 5 LSU on Thursday and No. 17 Tennessee on Jan. 27.

UCLA received 27 first-place ballots this week while No. 3 Notre Dame got the other two. USC remained No. 4.

After LSU were UConn, Texas and Maryland — the Longhorns routed the Terrapins 89-51 later Monday in the Coretta Scott King Classic — and TCU and Kansas State moved up to ninth and 10th, respectively, after losses by Ohio State and Oklahoma. The Wildcats announced Monday afternoon that Ayoka Lee will be sidelined indefinitely after an X-ray and MRI revealed a fractured bone in her foot. She was injured in Sunday’s win over Arizona State.

Odds and ends

Tennessee lost at Vanderbilt for the first time since 2014. … Penn State topped Ohio State for its first win over a ranked team since February 2021. … Michigan re-entered the poll at No. 24.

Conference breakdown

The Southeastern Conference and Big Ten each have seven teams ranked this week, with the ACC right behind with six. With Utah and Oklahoma State dropping out, the Big 12 is down to four teams and the Big East one.

Ranked Bears

Baylor entered the poll for the first time since the third week of the season. The Bears have won five straight, including a victory over then-No. 23 Utah last week. Nicki Collen’s squad has a difficult week coming up. The Bears lost to No. 1 UCLA 72-57 later Monday in the Coretta Scott King Classic. The Bears next visit No. 9 TCU on Sunday.

Games of the week

No. 5 LSU at No. 2 South Carolina, Thursday. The undefeated Tigers will try to knock off the Gamecocks in a matchup of two of the best teams in the SEC.

No. 8 Maryland at No. 12 Ohio State, Thursday. The Buckeyes will look to bounce back from their first loss of the season when they host the Terrapins. Maryland also hosts No. 1 UCLA on Sunday.

(The Associated Press contributed to this report)

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Associated Press

UCLA Bruins (19-0, 7-0 Big Ten) at Maryland Terrapins (16-3, 6-2 Big Ten)

College Park, Maryland; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 1 UCLA visits No. 8 Maryland after Lauren Betts scored 25 points in UCLA’s 84-66 win over the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.

The Terrapins are 9-1 on their home court. Maryland is third in the Big Ten with 12.9 offensive rebounds per game led by Christina Dalce averaging 4.3.

The Bruins are 7-0 against Big Ten opponents. UCLA is fourth in the Big Ten scoring 82.4 points per game and is shooting 49.4%.

Maryland makes 46.3% of its shots from the field this season, which is 13.2 percentage points higher than UCLA has allowed to its opponents (33.1%). UCLA scores 17.7 more points per game (82.4) than Maryland gives up to opponents (64.7).

The Terrapins and Bruins meet Sunday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kaylene Smikle is scoring 17.8 points per game with 3.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists for the Terrapins. Shyanne Sellers is averaging 15.0 points and 3.6 rebounds while shooting 53.3% over the past 10 games.

Betts is shooting 62.3% and averaging 20.3 points for the Bruins. Kiki Rice is averaging 13.3 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Terrapins: 7-3, averaging 78.2 points, 38.2 rebounds, 13.1 assists, 7.6 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 42.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.1 points per game.

Bruins: 10-0, averaging 81.3 points, 42.0 rebounds, 22.0 assists, 7.8 steals and 5.6 blocks per game while shooting 49.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 55.4 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.