Michigan players celebrate their overtime win over Baylor on Dec. 19 in Uncasville, Conn. (AP file photo)

South Carolina remained the No. 1 team in the poll, garnering 29 of the 30 first-place votes from a national media panel after beating Vanderbilt, then-No. 24 Mississippi and Florida. Third-ranked North Carolina State received the other top vote. Stanford stayed at No. 2.

Louisville moved up one spot to fourth.

It’s a big week for the Wolverines with games against fifth-ranked Indiana and No. 21 Iowa over the next seven days.

Michigan, which had never been in the top 10 before this season, hosted the Hoosiers late Monday in a matchup of two of the top teams in the Big Ten. Indiana is playing its first game since Jan. 16 because of COVID-19 protocols.

Michigan head coach Kim Barnes Arico yells to her team as they play Nebraska during the first half on Jan. 4 in Lincoln, Neb. Michigan moved up one spot to sixth in The Associated Press women's basketball poll Monday, the team's highest ranking ever. (AP file photo)

“”They haven’t played in a long time, so we’re going to prep for everyone,” Michigan coach Kim Barnes Arico said. “It’s such an interesting time in COVID you don’t know who’s going to be playing.”

Both teams moved up a place after then- No. 4 Tennessee lost to Auburn last week. The Lady Vols fell to seventh. It was Auburn’s first win over a top five team since the 1997 SEC Tournament. Tennessee has a busy week, hosting Arkansas on Monday night before playing at Florida on Thursday and rival UConn on Sunday.

Arizona, Baylor and UConn rounded out the top 10.