South Carolina coach Dawn Staley is not in panic mode, even if some of famous “Fams” are following her team's first loss in two seasons.

Dawn Staley is not in panic mode, even if some of the South Carolina women's basketball program's famous "Fams" are right now.

South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball coach Dawn Staley talks to reporters about the team's first loss to UCLA and preparing for tournament in Ft. Myers, Fla.

But after watching Notre Dame take down USC and UCLA deliver a convincing victory against South Carolina, the Irish and Bruins appear closer to achieving South Carolina’s 2023-24 formula than the defending champs themselves — a sentiment Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley felt after their loss.

COLUMBIA — South Carolina women's basketball is no longer the No. 1 team in women's college basketball. The Gamecocks (5-1) dropped to the No. 4 spot in the AP Top 25 poll on Monday after they fell 77-62 to then No. 5/ No. 6 UCLA on Sunday evening. The Bruins (5-0) are the new No. 1 team.