The Duke women’s basketball team got to enjoy a rare bye week over the past seven days, and the voters of the AP Poll decided to keep them at No. 9 in the updated rankings as a result.
With wins over the Oklahoma Sooners (No. 10) and Kansas State Wildcats (No. 13) already on the resume, the Blue Devils have only lost to No. 2 South Carolina and No. 8 Maryland through their first 11 games.
While Duke stuck within the top 10, it did fall well behind the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the race for the top-ranked ACC team. Notre Dame took down Connecticut on Thursday thanks to a 29-point game from sophomore star Hannah Hidalgo, vaulting the Irish all the way up to third despite two early losses.
Notre Dame now only trails the undefeated UCLA Bruins and the Gamecocks in the standings.
The Blue Devils play twice this week, a Wednesday home game against Wofford and a Saturday road trip to Tampa for a battle against South Florida.