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Stanford Climbs to No. 2 in Women’s AP Top 25 Behind UConn
Stanford has climbed to No. 2 in The Associated Press women’s college basketball poll following its impressive run to the Pac-12 Conference championship. The Cardinal won three games in the conference tournament by an average of 31 points, including a 20-point win over then-No. 9 UCLA for the title. Coach Tara VanDerveer’s team received five of the 29 first-place votes from a national media panel. Stanford trails only UConn in the poll. The Huskies got 22 first-place votes. North Carolina State stayed No. 3 after edging Louisville for the Atlantic Coast Conference championship. The Wolfpack received the other two first-place votes. Texas A&M and South Carolina rounded out the top five teams in the poll.
Record | Pts | Prv | |
---|---|---|---|
1. UConn (22) | 23-1 | 716 | 1 |
2. Stanford (5) | 25-2 | 678 | 4 |
3. NC State (2) | 20-2 | 676 | 3 |
4. Texas A&M | 23-2 | 609 | 2 |
5. South Carolina | 22-4 | 598 | 7 |
6. Baylor | 21-2 | 596 | 6 |
7. Louisville | 23-3 | 557 | 5 |
7. Maryland | 21-2 | 557 | 8 |
9. Indiana | 18-4 | 479 | 10 |
10. UCLA | 16-5 | 470 | 9 |
11. Arizona | 16-5 | 410 | 11 |
12. Georgia | 20-6 | 408 | 16 |
13. Michigan | 14-4 | 332 | 12 |
14. Tennessee | 16-7 | 325 | 14 |
15. Arkansas | 19-8 | 260 | 13 |
16. Gonzaga | 21-3 | 249 | 18 |
17. West Virginia | 19-4 | 248 | 20 |
18. Kentucky | 17-8 | 240 | 17 |
19. Rutgers | 14-3 | 224 | 24 |
20. South Florida | 15-3 | 196 | 15 |
21. Missouri St. | 20-2 | 179 | 23 |
22. Ohio St. | 13-7 | 82 | 22 |
23. Oregon | 13-8 | 73 | 19 |
24. Florida Gulf Coast | 23-2 | 54 | - |
25. South Dakota St. | 21-3 | 53 | 21 |
Others receiving votes: Marquette 52, Stephen F Austin 34, Oregon St. 22, Oklahoma St. 15, Georgia Tech 11, Virginia Tech 10, Iowa 5, DePaul 5, UCF 2.
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