associated press: Michigan women's basketball team falls out of AP Top 25
The Michigan women's basketball team, pictured above prior to its 59-49 loss to Penn State, fell out of the Associated Press Top 25 poll after losing to Iowa last week as well.
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But after losing two of its last three, both at home -- a 59-49 to No. 7 Penn State last Monday, and 63-57 to No. 24 Iowa on Sunday -- Michigan is once again on the outside looking in.
Michigan had the most rankings points of any unranked team in the nation, but is 0-3 against ranked opponents with a loss to Duke earlier in the season its only other opportunity against a Top 25 team so far.
The Big Ten currently has three teams ranked with Purdue ranked 15th. Michigan State fell out of the rankings as well after losing back-to-back games to Purdue and Nebraska last week. The Spartans were No. 25 in last week's poll.
Ranking (first place votes) Record Pts Previous ranking
1. Baylor (37) 18-1 997 1
2. Notre Dame 18-1 953 2
3. UConn (3) 18-1 930 3
4. Stanford 18-2 853 6
5. Duke 18-1 834 4
6. California 17-2 790 7
7. Penn St. 17-2 768 8
8. Kentucky 19-2 695 5
9. Tennessee 16-3 691 9
10. Maryland 17-3 674 10
11. North Carolina 19-2 495 11
12. Louisville 17-4 491 13
13. Georgia 17-3 470 14
14. Purdue 17-3 446 15
15. South Carolina 18-3 442 18
16. Texas A&M 16-5 435 16
17. Dayton 17-1 357 17
18. UCLA 15-4 339 19
19. Oklahoma St. 15-3 315 12
20. Florida St. 17-3 253 22
21. Oklahoma 15-4 211 20
22. Colorado 15-4 205 20
23. Iowa St. 14-4 102 24
24. Iowa 16-5 79 —
25. Delaware 15-3 66 —
Others receiving votes: Michigan 42, UTEP 21, Villanova 11, Texas Tech 10, Syracuse 6, Duquesne 4, Green Bay 4, Michigan St. 4, Kansas 2, Nebraska 2, Vanderbilt 2, LSU 1.
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