Women's college basketball AP Top 25 Poll: South Carolina, Iowa finish seasons at Nos. 1, 2

South Carolina stands alone atop the final women's college basketball AP Top 25 poll.

The Gamecocks concluded their perfect 38-0 season with an 87-75 win over Iowa in the national championship on Sunday, avenging their Final Four loss to Caitlin Clark and the Hawkeyes in last season's March Madness.

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South Carolina forward Kamilla Cardoso was named the Final Four's Most Outstanding Player after securing a career-high 17 rebounds with 15 points and three blocks in the national championship. Cardoso is a projected first-round pick in the upcoming WNBA draft.

Coach Dawn Staley will have likely another contender in 2024-25, as the Gamecocks could return four of their five starters from last season, including key bench players MiLaysia Fulwiley, Ashlyn Watkins and Tessa Johnson, who scored a team-high 19 points in the national championship.

Iowa, meanwhile, finished as the No. 2 team in the nation, followed by UConn and NC State in the Nos. 3 and 4 spots, respectively. JuJu Watkins-led USC and Angel Reese-led LSU finished in the Nos. 5 and 6 spots, respectively, as well.

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Here's the full final AP Top 25 Poll:

Final AP Top 25 Poll for women's college basketball 2023-24 season

• 1. South Carolina (38-0)

• 2. Iowa (34-5)

• 3. UConn (33-6)

• 4. NC State (31-7)

• 5. USC (29-6)

• 6. LSU (31-6)

• 7. Texas (33-5)

• 8. Oregon State (27-8)

• 9. Stanford (30-6)

• 10. UCLA (27-7)

• 11. Notre Dame (28-7)

• 12. Indiana (26-6)

• 13. Baylor (26-8)

• 14. Gonzaga (32-4)

• 15. Colorado (24-10)

• 16. Ohio State (26-6)

• 17. Duke (22-12)

• 18. Virginia Tech (25-8)

• 19. Kansas State (26-8)

• 20. Syracuse (24-8)

• 21. Oklahoma (23-10)

• 22. Utah (23-11)

• 23. Creighton (26-6)

• 24. West Virginia (25-8)

• 25. Iowa State (21-12)

Others receiving votes: Tennessee 44, Nebraska 27, Mississippi 24, UNLV 20, Louisville 12, Middle Tennessee 8, North Carolina 7, Fairfield 6, Kansas 4, Alabama 2.

This article originally appeared on Greenville News: Women's college basketball AP Top 25 Poll: South Carolina, Iowa finish 1-2