Raven Johnson reacts with 3 words to South Carolina teammate Bree Hall’s pose

South Carolina Gamecocks guard Raven Johnson gave a light-hearted shoutout to her teammate Bree Hall on Instagram on Monday. Johnson left three words on a story post of her and Hall, shared by NCAA Noobita on X.

"My pookie booty ❤️" Johnson wrote.

Johnson and Hall have played important roles in the Gamecocks' season so far, helping the team to a 10-1 record.

Raven Johnson and the South Carolina Gamecocks claim summit in latest NET rankings

While the AP rankings in women’s college basketball determine the number next to each team’s name each week, the NCAA Evaluation Tool (NET) rankings are arguably more important. According to the NCAA, the NET rankings replaced the RPI before the 2018-19 season as the main system for evaluating teams.

The NET rankings consider more than just win-loss records. They factor in in-game results, strength of schedule, game location, offensive and defensive efficiency, and the quality of wins and losses. Most importantly, the NET rankings are used by the Selection Committee to determine NCAA Tournament seeding.

In its first release of this season, the South Carolina Gamecocks claimed the top spot, even after a loss to the UCLA Bruins. On Monday, the latest rankings confirmed that coach Dawn Staley’s team remains number one.

Notably, the UCLA Bruins are ranked fifth in the NET rankings despite being No. 1 in the AP poll, undefeated among the NET’s top-10 teams in addition to a victory over South Carolina.

Meanwhile, South Carolina also climbed to the No. 2 spot in Monday’s latest AP rankings. After their loss to UCLA in November, the Gamecocks dropped to No. 4 and stayed there for three weeks, even while dominating three top-15 teams.

Following a win over South Florida this weekend, they finally moved up to second place. This rise is partly due to the previously undefeated UConn Huskies losing on the road to the top-10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Raven Johnson and the Gamecocks next take on Charleston Southern on Thursday.