Being the second-ranked team in the nation has proven to be a bit of a curse this year in women’s basketball. It seems as though the moment a team climbs to that point, they are knocked off quickly thereafter.
The Iowa Hawkeyes are the latest victims of this fate. After climbing to No. 2 in last week’s poll, the Hawkeyes dropped a tough game on the road at Nebraska in which they had no business losing.
That loss has dropped the Hawkeyes two spots to No. 4 in the AP Top 25 Women’s College Basketball Poll. The Hawkeyes saw the same slide and landing spot in ESPN’s Women’s Power Rankings.
Iowa does get to get back on the court on Thursday, Feb. 15 when they welcome the Michigan Wolverines into Carver-Hawkeye Arena for another Big Ten late-season showdown. The Hawkeyes could use a rebound game to right the ship down the stretch and do so in what should be a party as Caitlin Clark needs just eight points to break the all-time women’s scoring record.
Here is a look at the entirety of the AP Top 25 Women’s College Basketball Poll:
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Change |
| 1 | South Carolina | 23-0 | 875 | – |
| 2 | Ohio State | 21-3 | 821 | +3 |
| 3 | Stanford | 22-3 | 788 | +3 |
| 4 | Iowa | 22-3 | 726 | -2 |
| 5 | Texas | 22-3 | 708 | +2 |
| 6 | North Carolina State | 21-3 | 703 | -3 |
| 7 | Kansas State | 21-3 | 631 | +1 |
| 8 | Colorado | 20-4 | 625 | -4 |
| 9 | UCLA | 19-4 | 565 | – |
| 10 | USC | 17-4 | 555 | – |
| 11 | Oregon State | 20-3 | 514 | +6 |
| 12 | Virginia Tech | 20-4 | 509 | +4 |
| 13 | LSU | 21-4 | 472 | – |
| 14 | Indiana | 20-3 | 432 | – |
| 15 | UConn | 20-5 | 398 | -4 |
| 16 | Notre Dame | 18-5 | 340 | -4 |
| 17 | Gonzaga | 24-2 | 300 | +2 |
| 18 | Louisville | 20-5 | 299 | -3 |
| 19 | Syracuse | 20-4 | 223 | +4 |
| 20 | Creighton | 20-3 | 200 | +1 |
| 21 | Baylor | 18-5 | 172 | -3 |
| 22 | Utah | 18-7 | 142 | -2 |
| 23 | Oklahoma | 17-6 | 135 | +1 |
| 24 | West Virginia | 20-3 | 85 | -2 |
| 25 | Princeton | 18-3 | 71 | – |
Schools Dropped Out
N/A
Others Receiving Votes
UNLV 41, Fairfield 29, North Carolina 4, Duke 4, Saint Joseph’s 4, Nebraska 1, Mississippi St. 1, Tennessee 1, Michigan St. 1.
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