With a majority of the top teams on break for the holidays, the AP Top 25 Women’s College Basketball Poll didn’t include many changes this week. Without a chance to avenge their non-conference upset loss to South Florida, the Duke Blue Devils held on to their spot at No. 14 in Monday’s new ranking.
Head coach [autotag]Kara Lawson[/autotag] and her team, one season after a run to the Sweet 16, started the year with 10 wins in their first 12 games to work their way toward the top of the board.
Even with the loss to the Bulls, Duke is the third-highest ACC team in the Associated Press rankings. The No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish look like national championship contenders, and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets are one spot above the Blue Devils at No. 13.
The North Carolina Tar Heels, despite 13 wins in their first 15 games, also stayed put at No. 17. In fact, none of the top 18 teams moved, leaving the UCLA Bruins and South Carolina Gamecocks in the top two spots.
Duke’s next game comes against the Boston College Eagles on Thursday.