Iowa has reentered the top 10 of the AP Top 25 after a stellar performance from Ava Heiden led the Hawkeyes to a 62-44 victory over then-No. 6 Michigan. Jan Jensen’s team is finishing the regular season strong and is now up to No. 2 and tied with Michigan in the Big Ten standings.
Heiden registered her eighth career double-double with 24 points and 10 rebounds, along with two blocks and two steals. The sophomore was a key part of Iowa’s defense, holding the now-No. 8 Wolverines to their lowest point total of the season.
Another big shake-up in the top 10 came from unranked Virginia upsetting then-No. 8 Louisville 74-72 in Kentucky. Meanwhile, then-No. 9 Duke had its 17-game winning streak snapped in a 53-51 loss against Clemson. Both winners are bubble teams, so this past weekend could have been a significant one when it comes to NCAA Tournament implications.
The top five did remain steady, although No. 5 Vanderbilt barely snuck away with an 81-79 win against Kentucky on Sunday. UConn is once again the unanimous No. 1, but this week is a little more special. The program has now appeared in the AP Top 25 poll a total of 655 times under Geno Auriemma, which tied former Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer’s record during her 41-year Hall of Fame career.
Tennessee is another historic women’s basketball program, but the team has been struggling as of late. A 100-93 loss to Oklahoma became their fourth consecutive loss and now the Lady Vols have fallen out of the rankings.
AP Women’s Basketball Top 25
|
| 1 |
UConn |
28-0 |
775 (31) |
1 |
| 2 |
UCLA |
27-1 |
744 |
2 |
| 3 |
South Carolina |
27-1 |
713 |
3 |
| 4 |
Texas |
26-2 |
665 |
4 |
| 5 |
Vanderbilt |
25-3 |
660 |
5 |
| 6 |
LSU |
24-4 |
624 |
7 |
| 7 |
Oklahoma |
21-6 |
543 |
11 |
| 8 |
Michigan |
22-5 |
531 |
6 |
| 9 |
Iowa |
22-5 |
522 |
13 |
| 10 |
Louisville |
24-5 |
472 |
8 |
| 11 |
TCU |
25-4 |
462 |
12 |
| 12 |
Duke |
20-7 |
449 |
9 |
| 13 |
Ohio State |
23-5 |
415 |
10 |
| 14 |
Maryland |
22-6 |
382 |
14 |
| 15 |
Michigan State |
22-6 |
319 |
18 |
| 16 |
Kentucky |
20-8 |
286 |
16 |
| 17 |
West Virginia |
22-6 |
264 |
19 |
| 18 |
Baylor |
23-6 |
224 |
15 |
| 19 |
Ole Miss |
21-8 |
219 |
17 |
| 20 |
Texas Tech |
24-5 |
206 |
20 |
| 21 |
North Carolina |
23-6 |
177 |
22 |
| 22 |
Minnesota |
21-7 |
161 |
23 |
| 23 |
Georgia |
20-7 |
68 |
24 |
| 24 |
Alabama |
21-7 |
55 |
25 |
| 25 |
Princeton |
21-3 |
30 |
NR |
Others receiving votes: Colorado 23, Fairfield 18, Tennessee 12, Columbia 10, Rhode Island 7, N Dakota St 7, Virginia 6, Villanova 6, Southern Cal 5, Rice 4, Iowa St. 3, Syracuse 2, Illinois 2, Notre Dame 1, Washington 1, NC State 1.
