NC State women's basketball falls in latest AP Poll
NC State women’s basketball fell in the Associated Press Poll this week after recording its third loss of the 2023-2024 season. The Wolfpack fell from No. 3 to No. 6, continuing its residency in the top-10.
Carrying a 21-3, 9-3 ACC record into the final stretch of the regular season, the Wolfpack remains in the race for the league’s regular season title and a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. NC State’s three-spot drop in the poll came after the program finished one of the busiest weeks of its season 2-1.
After picking up a win over UNC, ranked No. 24 at the time, the Pack launched into a stretch of 3 games in 7 days. The program hosted and defeated Louisville thanks to an electric first half on offense but then lost at home for the first time in nearly a year to Virginia Tech.
Following the home stand, NC State bounced back with a blowout win over Pittsburgh. The Wolfpack remains the only top-10 ACC team in the poll.
A total of five teams from the conference made the top 25. Virginia Tech checks in at No. 12, followed by a logjam of ACC teams— No. 16 Notre Dame, No. 18 Louisville and No. 19 Syracuse. Duke and North Carolina also received votes.
NC State plays its second-consecutive road game this week, traveling to Indiana for a showdown against the Fighting Irish.
The Wolfpack ended up 5 points shy of No. 5 Texas in this week’s poll. South Carolina continues to hold down the top spot in the rankings with all 35 first-place votes.
Here’s the full Associated Press Poll, courtesy of the NCAA.
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | PREVIOUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Carolina (35) | 23-0 | 875 | 1 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 21-3 | 821 | 5 |
| 3 | Stanford | 22-3 | 788 | 6 |
| 4 | Iowa | 22-3 | 726 | 2 |
| 5 | Texas | 22-3 | 708 | 7 |
| 6 | NC State | 21-3 | 703 | 3 |
| 7 | Kansas State | 21-3 | 631 | 8 |
| 8 | Colorado | 20-4 | 625 | 4 |
| 9 | UCLA | 19-4 | 565 | 9 |
| 10 | Southern Cal | 17-4 | 555 | 10 |
| 11 | Oregon State | 20-3 | 514 | 17 |
| 12 | Virginia Tech | 20-4 | 509 | 16 |
| 13 | LSU | 20-4 | 472 | 13 |
| 14 | Indiana | 20-3 | 432 | 14 |
| 15 | UConn | 20-5 | 398 | 11 |
| 16 | Notre Dame | 18-5 | 340 | 12 |
| 17 | Gonzaga | 24-2 | 300 | 19 |
| 18 | Louisville | 20-5 | 299 | 15 |
| 19 | Syracuse | 20-4 | 223 | 23 |
| 20 | Creighton | 20-3 | 200 | 21 |
| 21 | Baylor | 18-5 | 172 | 18 |
| 22 | Utah | 18-7 | 142 | 20 |
| 23 | Oklahoma | 17-6 | 135 | 24 |
| 24 | West Virginia | 20-3 | 85 | 22 |
| 25 | Princeton | 18-3 | 71 | 25 |
