CHAMPAIGN (WCIA) — The streak is over for the Illinois women’s basketball team. The Illini (14-3, 4-2 B1G) are in the latest Associated Press Top 25 poll released Monday for the first time since 2000, a streak more than 8,000 days in the making. Illinois lands at No. 24 in head coach Shauna Green’s first season in Orange and Blue, leaving her mark in just a few short months on the job.
| RANK | TEAM | TREND | THIS WEEK | POINTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Carolina (16-0)Southeastern Women | – | @ Mississippi State W 58-51 | 700 (28) | ||
| 2 | Stanford (16-1)Pacific 12 Women | – | @ California W 60-56 | 671 | ||
| 3 | Ohio State (17-0)Big Ten Women | – | vs Illinois W 87-81 | 645 | ||
| 4 | UConn (13-2)Big East Women | 1 | @ Xavier W 73-37 | 587 | ||
| 5 | LSU (16-0)Southeastern Women | 2 | @ Kentucky W 67-48 | 582 | ||
| 6 | Indiana (14-1)Big Ten Women | – | @ Northwestern W 72-50 | 574 | ||
| 7 | Notre Dame (12-2)Atlantic Coast Women | 3 | @ North Carolina L 60-50 | 542 | ||
| 8 | UCLA (14-2)Pacific 12 Women | 4 | vs USC W 61-60 | 457 | ||
| 9 | Maryland (13-3)Big Ten Women | 4 | vs Michigan State W 94-85 | 437 | ||
| 10 | Utah (14-1)Pacific 12 Women | 2 | @ Colorado L 77-67 | 427 | ||
| 11 | North Carolina State (13-3)Atlantic Coast Women | 1 | vs Virginia W 87-62 | 370 | ||
| 12 | Iowa (12-4)Big Ten Women | 4 | @ Michigan W 94-85 | 352 | ||
| 13 | Virginia Tech (13-3)Atlantic Coast Women | 4 | @ Miami (FL) L 77-66 | 342 | ||
| 14 | Arizona (14-2)Pacific 12 Women | 1 | vs Oregon W 79-71 | 341 | ||
| 15 | Iowa State (10-3)Big 12 Women | 4 | @ Oklahoma L 82-79 | 307 | ||
| 16 | Duke (14-1)Atlantic Coast Women | 3 | @ Wake Forest W 60-50 | 281 | ||
| 17 | Michigan (13-3)Big Ten Women | 3 | vs Iowa L 94-85 | 261 | ||
| 18 | Baylor (12-3)Big 12 Women | 5 | @ Kansas W 75-62 | 253 | ||
| 19 | Oklahoma (12-2)Big 12 Women | 2 | vs Iowa State W 82-79 | 212 | ||
| 20 | Gonzaga (16-2)West Coast Women | – | vs Santa Clara W 78-61 | 197 | ||
| 21 | Oregon (12-4)Pacific 12 Women | 3 | @ Arizona L 79-71 | 144 | ||
| 22 | North Carolina (10-5)Atlantic Coast Women | – | vs Notre Dame W 60-50 | 126 | ||
| 23 | Kansas (12-2)Big 12 Women | 2 | vs Baylor L 75-62 | 99 | ||
| 24 | Illinois (14-3)Big Ten Women | – | @ Ohio State L 87-81 | 42 | ||
| 25 | Villanova (14-3)Big East Women | – | vs Butler W 68-58 | 35 |
Others receiving votes:
Arkansas 33, Middle Tennessee 27, St. John’s 22, Miami (FL) 10, South Florida 6, Florida State 5, Seton Hall 5, Creighton 5, Colorado 2, Louisville 1
