Iowa slips outside AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll

Following their first three-game losing streak since 2018, Iowa women’s basketball slips out of the Week 11 AP Top 25 Poll.

Following their first three-game losing streak since 2018, Iowa women’s basketball (12-5, 2-4 Big Ten) was unsurprisingly left out of the newest AP Top 25 Women’s College Basketball Poll.

While the Hawkeyes held a razor-thin margin of error at the No. 23 spot, the 62-57 road loss to Illinois coupled with a 74-67 home loss to Indiana firmly knocked Iowa out of the top 25.

The Hawkeyes are among 12 programs receiving votes.

Iowa will have two quality opportunities to boost its position in the polls this coming week as they host Nebraska on Thursday and travel to Oregon on Sunday.

As for how the rest of the Big Ten faired in this week’s release, UCLA remains atop the rankings for a seventh consecutive week as the nation’s No. 1 program. Following the Bruins are No. 4 USC, No. 8 Maryland, No. 9 Ohio State, No. 22 Michigan State, and No. 24 Minnesota.

The Golden Gophers’ inclusion in this week’s Top 25 marks the first time they have been ranked since 2019.

Alongside Iowa in the group of Big Ten programs still receiving votes are Michigan (43 points), Indiana (14 points), and Nebraska (11 points).

Below is how the full AP Top 25 Women’s College Basketball Poll appears.

Ranking Team Record Points Change
1 UCLA 16-0 773 (29)
2 South Carolina 16-1 740
3 Notre Dame 14-2 710 (2)
4 USC 16-1 680
5 LSU 18-0 625 +1
6 UConn 15-2 599 +1
7 Texas 16-2 580 -2
8 Maryland 15-1 556
9 Ohio State 16-0 553
10 TCU 17-1 501 +1
11 Kansas State 17-1 492 +1
12 Kentucky 15-1 428 +3
13 Oklahoma 14-3 383 -3
14 North Carolina 15-3 360 +5
15 Tennessee 14-2 327 +1
16 Duke 13-4 313 -2
17 Georgia Tech 15-2 248 -4
18 California 16-2 240 +6
19 Alabama 16-2 235 -1
20 West Virginia 13-3 178 -3
21 North Carolina State 12-4 131
22 Michigan State 13-3 117 -2
23 Utah 13-3 91 -1
24 Minnesota 16-1 45
24 Oklahoma State 14-2 45

Others receiving votes:

Michigan 43, Mississippi St. 22, Indiana 14, Creighton 12, Nebraska 11, Baylor 8, Louisville 5, Harvard 3, Mississippi 3, Florida St. 2, Iowa 1, Vanderbilt 1.

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