Following a pair of Iowa State women’s basketball (24-5, 15-3 Big Ten) wins over Illinois (82-78) and Wisconsin (81-52), where do the Hawkeyes rank in the AP Top 25 Women’s College Basketball Poll, updated March 2?
In Thursday’s victory over the Fighting Illini before another sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Hawkeyes sophomore center Ava Hayden scored a career-high 28 points on 13-of-18 shooting in 23 minutes, while also adding four rebounds, an assist and a block.
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The Hawkeyes defeated the Badgers in the Big Ten regular-season finale on Sunday at the Kohl Center, with Hayden once again leading the way with 16 points and 14 rebounds on 8-of-11 shooting from the field, Chit-Chat Wright scoring 14 points, Taylor Stremlow 10 and Teagan Mallegni 10.
Despite Iowa State’s two wins, the Hawkeyes remain ranked ninth in this week’s AP Top 25 poll.
In addition to Iowa State, six other Big Ten teams are in the latest top 25. The No. 2 UCLA Bruins lead the group, followed by No. 8 Michigan, No. 11 Ohio State, No. 14 Maryland, No. 18 Michigan State and No. 19 Minnesota.
Washington State (four points) and Illinois (two points) were the only two conference delegates to receive a ballot category.
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The Hawkeyes enter the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament as the No. 2 seed and play their next game on Friday, March 4 at approximately 5:30 pm (CT) at Gainbridge Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana. While the opponent has yet to be determined, Iowa will face Wisconsin, Illinois or Michigan State.
Here’s the complete AP Women’s College Basketball Top 25 poll for Week 17:
|
rank |
team |
Record |
integral |
first place votes |
Previous page rank |
trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
University of Connecticut |
31-0 |
Chapter 775 |
31 |
1 |
– |
|
2 |
UCLA |
28-1 |
Chapter 744 |
0 |
2 |
– |
|
3 |
south carolina |
29-2 |
713 |
0 |
3 |
– |
|
4 |
Texas |
28-3 |
Chapter 669 |
0 |
4 |
– |
|
5 |
Vanderbilt |
27-3 |
660 |
0 |
5 |
– |
|
6 |
Louisiana State University |
26-4 |
620 |
0 |
6 |
– |
|
7 |
Oklahoma |
23-6 |
Chapter 553 |
0 |
7 |
– |
|
8 |
michigan |
24-5 |
Chapter 545 |
0 |
8 |
– |
|
9 |
Iowa |
24-5 |
Chapter 542 |
0 |
9 |
– |
|
10 |
TCCU |
27-4 |
502 |
0 |
11 |
+1 |
|
11 |
Ohio State University |
24-6 |
Chapter 425 |
0 |
13 |
+2 |
|
12 |
Louisville |
25-6 |
407 |
0 |
10 |
-2 |
|
13 |
Duke |
21-8 |
404 |
0 |
14 |
-1 |
|
14 |
Maryland |
23-7 |
Chapter 346 |
0 |
14 |
– |
|
15 |
west virginia |
24-6 |
Chapter 332 |
0 |
No. 17 |
+2 |
|
16 |
North Carolina |
25-6 |
Chapter 312 |
0 |
twenty one |
+5 |
|
No. 17 |
kentucky |
21-9 |
294 |
0 |
16 |
-1 |
|
18 |
michigan state university |
22-7 |
280 |
0 |
15 |
-3 |
|
No. 19 |
minnesota |
22-7 |
226 |
0 |
twenty two |
+3 |
|
20 |
Baylor |
24-7 |
210 |
0 |
18 |
-2 |
|
twenty one |
Texas Tech University |
25-6 |
137 |
0 |
20 |
1 |
|
twenty two |
Georgia |
22-8 |
80 |
0 |
twenty three |
1 |
|
twenty three |
Princeton University |
23-3 |
62 |
0 |
25 |
2 |
|
twenty four |
Ole Miss |
21-10 days |
60 |
0 |
No. 19 |
-5 |
|
25 |
fairfield |
25-4 |
34 |
0 |
Not ranked |
1 |
Others receive votes
Alabama 29, Notre Dame 26, Columbia 25, Villanova 19, Oklahoma 13, North Carolina 11, Rice 8, Washington State 4, Tennessee 3, Rhode Island 2, Illinois 2, Iowa 1.
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This article originally appeared on Hawkeyes Wire: Where Iowa women’s basketball ranks in latest AP Top 25 poll
