Where Notre Dame women’s basketball ranks in Week 13 AP Top 25
It was a mixed bag for Notre Dame last week. The Fighting Irish lost to Syracuse for the second time this season, this time on their home floor in South Bend, but then they went on the road and knocked off then-No. 8 UConn.
Notre Dame entered the week ranked No. 15 in the Associated Press poll. They begin a new one with games against Georgia Tech and Pittsburgh sitting at No. 14.
The Irish have been outside the top 10 since losing their season opener to South Carolina, falling as low as No. 19 in Week 11. As it stands, ESPN’s Charlie Creme views Notre Dame in an even dimmer light; he has the Irish on the outside looking in for the chance to host NCAA Tournament games at Purcell Pavilion as a top-four seed in the tourney.
It’s going to need to be less of what happened against Syracuse for head coach Niele Ivey’s team and more of what occurred against UConn for the Irish to get in position to host the first two rounds of the tournament for the second consecutive season. The opportunities are there to make a rise. Four of Notre Dame’s final 10 regular-season games are against teams currently ranked in the AP Top 25; two against No. 16 Louisville, one against No. 5 North Carolina State and one against No. 17 Virginia Tech.
Top 10
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Phil Longo Fired
Wisconsin announces firing of OC
- 2
Iowa QB out
Ankle injury sidelines Brendan Sullivan
- 3
Peter Boulware chimes in
FSU legend offers Norvell advice
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Paul Finebaum
'Kirby Smart was different'
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AP Poll Shakeup
New Top 25 shows big fallout from Saturday
Every team that Notre Dame has lost to this season is ranked; No. 1 South Carolina, No. 22 Syracuse (twice) and No. 24 North Carolina. The Irish are the highest-ranked team with four losses. Below is the full AP Top 25 followed by the current ACC standings.
Week 13 Women’s Basketball AP Top 25
- South Carolina (19-0)
- Kansas State (20-1)
- Iowa (19-2)
- Stanford (19-2)
- NC State (18-2)
- Colorado (17-3)
- UCLA (16-3)
- Ohio State (17-3)
- LSU (18-3)
- Indiana (17-2)
- UConn (17-4)
- Texas (19-3)
- Baylor (16-3)
- Notre Dame (15-4)
- USC (14-4)
- Louisville (18-3)
- Virginia Tech (16-4)
- Oregon State (17-3)
- Gonzaga (20-2)
- Utah (15-6)
- Syracuse (17-3)
- Creighton (16-3)
- West Virginia (17-2)
- North Carolina (15-6)
- Princeton (15-3)
Women’s Basketball ACC standings
No. 16 Louisville (18-3, 7-1)
No. 21 Syracuse (17-3, 7-2)
No. 17 Virginia Tech (16-4, 7-2)
No. 24 North Carolina (15-6, 7-2)
No. 5 NC State (18-2, 6-2)
No. 14 Notre Dame (15-4, 5-3)
Florida State (15-7, 6-4)
Duke (13-7, 5-4)
Georgia Tech (13-8, 4-5)
Miami (13-6, 3-5)
Boston College (11-11, 3-6)
Virginia (10-10, 2-7)
Clemson (9-12, 2-7)
Pittsburgh (7-14, 1-7)
Wake Forest (4-16, 0-8)
