NC State women’s basketball moves up 3 spots in AP Top 25

NC State women’s basketball has won five straight games since it dropped a road tilt at then-No. 24 Cal on Jan. 9. Now, the Wolfpack has been rewarded by moving into the top 15 of the Associated Press’ latest rankings.
The Pack moved up three spots to No. 20 on Monday afternoon after its 85-57 win over Virginia Tech inside Reynolds Coliseum less than 24 hours before. NC State, which has dropped all three of its ranked games this season, is set to close the season with five ranked bouts over its last nine games.
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NC State will host No. 10 Duke next Monday before it travels to No. 25 Florida State on Feb. 9. The Wolfpack will also visit No. 15 North Carolina and No. 20 Georgia Tech ahead of its Feb. 23 showdown against No. 3 Notre Dame in a rematch of last season’s ACC Tournament Championship.
Senior guard Aziaha James leads the Wolfpack with 17.4 points as she has reached double figures in every game this season, including 10 20-point efforts. Sophomore guard Zoe Brooks has added 13.1 points with 4.0 assists, while senior guard Saniya Rivers has averaged 12.1 points with 6.2 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.1 blocks in her do-it-all role on the wing.
Here is the full AP Poll, courtesy of the NCAA.
Ranking | Team | Record | Previous | Total voting points |
1 | UCLA | 20-0 | 1 | 799 (30) |
2 | South Carolina | 19-1 | 2 | 767 (1) |
3 | Notre Dame | 17-2 | 3 | 732 |
4 | USC | 18-1 | 4 | 709 |
5 | Texas | 20-2 | 7 | 650 |
6 | UConn | 19-2 | 6 | 642 |
7 | LSU | 21-1 | 5 | 624 |
8 | Ohio State | 19-1 | 12 | 573 |
9 | TCU | 20-2 | 9 | 516 |
10 | Duke | 17-4 | 14 | 492 |
11 | Kansas State | 19-2 | 10 | 448 |
12 | Kentucky | 17-2 | 11 | 417 |
13 | Oklahoma | 16-4 | 15 | 405 |
14 | Maryland | 16-4 | 8 | 404 |
15 | North Carolina | 18-4 | 13 | 356 |
16 | Michigan State | 17-3 | 21 | 292 |
17 | NC State | 16-4 | 20 | 283 |
18 | Tennessee | 15-4 | 17 | 251 |
19 | Cal | 18-3 | 22 | 211 |
20 | Georgia Tech | 17-4 | 18 | 184 |
21 | West Virginia | 16-4 | 15 | 179 |
22 | Alabama | 17-4 | 19 | 117 |
23 | Vanderbilt | 17-4 | NR | 109 |
24 | Oklahoma State | 17-3 | NR | 57 |
25 | Florida State | 16-4 | NR | 41 |