NC State women's basketball returns to AP Poll top 3
NC State women’s basketball continued its ascent up the Associated Press Poll Monday afternoon after another undefeated week. The Wolfpack, standing 19-2 on the season and 7-2 in the ACC, slotted in at No. 3 in the most recent top-25.
Over the past week, the Pack added another ranked victory to its resume, taking down No. 24 UNC 63-59 at home. The program is establishing itself as a solid contender for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament, and the AP Poll also recognized the program with a ranking that ties its highest mark of the 2023-2024 campaign. NC State ranked No. 3 for 5-consecutive weeks earlier this season.
The Wolfpack is on a 4-game winning streak that includes a couple of road wins over Boston College and Clemson. NC State plays 2 of its toughest home games of the season this week, matching up against No. 15 Louisville and No. 16 Virginia Tech in the span of 4 days. Then, the program travels to Pittsburgh Feb. 11.
With the Cardinals competing Monday night in the Pack’s annual Play4Kay game with an 8-1 conference record, this will be program’s first opportunity to knock off the ACC’s No. 1 team. Virginia Tech stands alone at No. 2 in the ACC standings as well. The Hokies handed NC State its only ranked loss of the season.
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Joining this trio of ACC program’s, No. 12 Notre Dame and No. 23 Syracuse also made the AP top 25 this week. North Carolina, Duke and Florida State all received at least one point in the poll as well.
South Carolina continues to top the rankings and receive every first-place vote. Iowa checks in at No. 2, just 34 points in from of the Pack.
Here is the full Associated Press top 25, courtesy of the NCAA.
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | PREVIOUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Carolina (35) | 21-0 | 875 | 1 |
| 2 | Iowa | 21-2 | 836 | 3 |
| 3 | NC State | 19-2 | 802 | 5 |
| 4 | Colorado | 19-3 | 743 | 6 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 19-3 | 694 | 8 |
| 6 | Stanford | 20-3 | 691 | 4 |
| 7 | Texas | 21-3 | 628 | 12 |
| 8 | Kansas State | 20-3 | 593 | 2 |
| 9 | UCLA | 17-4 | 546 | 7 |
| 10 | Southern Cal | 16-4 | 543 | 15 |
| 11 | UConn | 19-4 | 522 | 11 |
| 12 | Notre Dame | 17-4 | 455 | 14 |
| 13 | LSU | 19-4 | 450 | 9 |
| 14 | Indiana | 18-3 | 398 | 10 |
| 15 | Louisville | 19-3 | 394 | 16 |
| 16 | Virginia Tech | 18-4 | 379 | 17 |
| 17 | Oregon State | 17-3 | 322 | 18 |
| 18 | Baylor | 17-4 | 317 | 13 |
| 19 | Gonzaga | 22-2 | 292 | 19 |
| 20 | Utah | 17-6 | 267 | 20 |
| 21 | Creighton | 18-3 | 169 | 22 |
| 22 | West Virginia | 19-2 | 139 | 23 |
| 23 | Syracuse | 18-4 | 106 | 21 |
| 24 | Oklahoma | 15-6 | 69 | NR |
| 25 | Princeton | 17-3 | 44 | 25 |
