LSU dropped out of the top five of the CBS Sports women's college basketball Power Rankings after suffering its first loss of the season against South Carolina. However, the Tigers hadn't been tested much ahead of that game,

There are six weeks remaining in the NCAA women’s basketball regular season and while a few teams are building a case for conference trophies, it’s still a toss-up across the power conferences. In week 12,

South Carolina remains No. 2 in ESPN's Women's College Basketball Power Rankings and looks strong heading into what could be two of its toughest tests in the SEC. South Carolina hosts LSU on Friday (ESPN, 5 p.m. ET) and then travels to Tennessee on Monday (ESPN2, 7 p.m. ET).