On February 22, the Duke women’s basketball team ended its 17-game winning streak at Clemson.
The Blue Devils (20-7, 15-1 ACC) and head coach Kara Lawson dropped one spot to No. 14 with 360 points in the latest USA TODAY Sports women’s basketball coaches poll released Tuesday, Feb. 24. Duke dropped three spots to No. 12 in the Associated Press poll released Monday, Feb. 23.
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The Tigers outscored Duke 23-12 in the fourth quarter to win. Toby Fournier had 18 points and 7 rebounds, and Riley Nelson had 10 points and 3 rebounds. Despite the loss, Duke remains atop the ACC standings and is the only losing team in the league.
The Blue Devils return to action on Thursday, Feb. 26, against Florida State at Cameron Indoor Stadium (8 p.m. ET, ACC Network). They then wrap up the regular season on the road at UNC on Sunday, March 1 (noon ET, ESPN).
Here’s where Duke ranks in the latest college basketball polls as of Feb. 24:
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Duke women’s basketball rankings updated, February 24
Here are the Duke women’s basketball rankings in multiple polls as of Tuesday, Feb. 24:
USA TODAY Sports Women’s Basketball Coaches Poll
Duke moved up from No. 13 to No. 14 in this week’s coaches poll. Louisville (11) and North Carolina (19) are the other ACC teams participating in the survey.
|
rank |
team |
Record |
PTS |
first place |
Previous article |
Change |
high/low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
University of Connecticut |
29-0 |
Chapter 775 |
31 |
1 |
– |
1/1 |
|
2 |
UCLA |
27-1 |
Chapter 741 |
0 |
2 |
– |
2/4 |
|
3 |
south carolina |
27-2 |
Chapter 716 |
0 |
3 |
– |
2/3 |
|
4 |
Texas |
26-3 |
680 |
0 |
4 |
– |
2/5 |
|
5 |
Vanderbilt |
25-3 |
Chapter 646 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
4/21 |
|
6 |
Louisiana State University |
24-4 |
617 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
5/12 |
|
7 |
Oklahoma |
21-6 |
Chapter 552 |
0 |
9 |
2 |
5/16 |
|
8 |
michigan |
22-5 |
Chapter 543 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
5/15 |
|
9 |
Iowa |
22-5 |
Chapter 526 |
0 |
12 |
3 |
8/23 |
|
10 |
TCCU |
25-4 |
511 |
0 |
11 |
1 |
7/14 |
|
11 |
Louisville |
24-5 |
Chapter 467 |
0 |
8 |
3 |
6/22 |
|
12 |
Ohio State University |
23-5 |
Chapter 425 |
0 |
10 |
2 |
8/NR |
|
13 |
Maryland |
22-6 |
Chapter 396 |
0 |
15 |
2 |
6/19 |
|
14 |
Duke |
20-7 |
360 |
0 |
13 |
1 |
6/NR |
|
15 |
michigan state university |
22-6 |
Chapter 339 |
0 |
16 |
1 |
13/No record |
|
16 |
baylor |
24-6 |
Chapter 285 |
0 |
14 |
2 |
10/21 |
|
No. 17 |
west virginia |
22-6 |
276 |
0 |
19 |
2 |
17/NR |
|
18 |
kentucky |
20-8 |
240 |
0 |
18 |
– |
7/20 |
|
19 |
North Carolina |
23-6 |
200 |
0 |
twenty two |
3 |
8/23 |
|
20 |
Ole Miss |
21-8 |
194 |
0 |
No. 17 |
3 |
13/20 |
|
twenty one |
Texas Tech University |
24-5 |
191 |
0 |
20 |
1 |
18/NR |
|
twenty two |
minnesota |
21-7 |
128 |
0 |
twenty three |
1 |
22/NR |
|
twenty three |
alabama |
21-7 |
93 |
0 |
twenty four |
1 |
21/NR |
|
twenty four |
Georgia |
21-7 |
74 |
0 |
25 |
1 |
24/NR |
|
25 |
Iowa |
21-7 |
32 |
0 |
NR |
1 |
10/none |
Duke women’s basketball ranked in AP women’s basketball poll top 25
Duke dropped three spots to No. 12 in the latest AP poll. Other ACC teams participating in the survey include No. 10 Louisville and No. 21 North Carolina.
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Duke women’s basketball NET rankings
Duke remains No. 10 in the latest NET (NCAA Evaluation Tool) rankings. The Blue Devils are 6-6 against Quadrant 1 teams, 5-1 against Quadrant 2 teams, 2-0 against Quadrant 3 teams and 7-0 against Quadrant 4 teams.
Anna Snyder covers Duke University for the Fayetteville Observer on the USA TODAY Network. Contact her: asnyder@usatodayco.com Or follow her @annaesnydr on X (formerly Twitter).
This article originally appeared in the Fayetteville Observer: Duke women’s basketball rankings in latest poll
