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With conference tournaments wrapping up across women's basketball, there's a lot of opportunity for movement ahead of Selection Sunday next week. Iowa, USC and Notre Dame all won titles and all rose in Autumn Johnson's Power 10 rankings, while some dropped out entirely after early conference tournament exits.  Here's a look at the complete Power 10 rankings with just a few days before the madness begins: ⛹️‍♀️ MORE WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL ⛹️‍♀️   Power 10 for the week of March 4 1. South Carolina (1) —The Gamecocks will secure their 12th consecutive SEC championship and enter the NCAA tournament untouchable. 2. Iowa (3) — The Big Ten champs survived Nebraska in double overtime to complete the conference tournament title three-peat. 3. Texas (5) — The  Big 12 tournament is still underway as the Longhorns take on Kansas State tonight at 5 p.m. ET. 4. USC (9) — The Trojans defeated UCLA and Stanford to become the Pac-12 champions for the first time since 2014. 5. Stanford (2) — The Cardinal lost in the Pac-12 finals and head into the tournament with a 28-6 record. 6. LSU (6) — The Tigers fell to the Gamecocks in the SEC title game by seven points. 7. Ohio State (4) — The Buckeyes ran into a red-hot Maryland team in the Big Ten quarterfinals. 8. UCLA (7) — The Bruins lost to USC in the Pac-12 semifinals. 9. UConn (10) — The Huskies will play Marquette in the Big East Championship tonight at 7 p.m. ET. 10. Notre Dame (NR) — The Fighting Irish went through Louisville, Virginia Tech and NC State to become the ACC champions for the first time since 2019. Dropped out: Indiana (7) — The Hoosiers had an ugly early exit to Michigan in the Big Ten quarterfinals.

Early results matter for resumes, but college basketball teams aim to play at their highest level as March Madness nears. The last month-plus of action, as always, has shaped some perceptions for the men's 2024 NCAA tournament. Beyond the best programs in the country, a few once-struggling teams have begun a rapid ascent. The hope, as in Colorado's case, is that a hot streak does not come too late. Nevertheless, a "better late than never" run like the Buffaloes have assembled can place a program back in the bubble conversation. In other cases—Gonzaga, for instance—a team can play its way entirely off the bubble with a sizzling month. The choices are subjective but consider recent results, along with a team's situation in February compared to the regular season's end. In a truly shocking statement, several of the highest-ranked teams in the country are currently on a hot streak. Houston and Purdue have dropped only three contests apiece this season, so they are easy inclusions. Houston is riding a nine-game win streak, while Purdue has picked up five victories in a row. North Carolina has notched six consecutive triumphs, including wins against top ACC competition Duke and Virginia. Connecticut fell in a lopsided game at Creighton a couple weeks ago, but the reigning champs otherwise haven't lost since December. Rounding out the list, Tennessee lost a tight contest to Kentucky in the regular-season finale. Still, the Vols had rattled off seven straight wins—with three opposite a Top 25 team—before the UK result. Each member of that quintet, unsurprisingly, has a shot at claiming a No. 1 seed on Selection Sunday