Women’s Basketball Recognized in AP National Poll

PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State women’s basketball appeared in the receiving votes category of the Associated Press Top-25, released this week.

The Cougars enter tonight’s game at Hampton with a 3-1 record, their best start since 2005-06. WSU has posted wins over No. 22 Dayton, Idaho State and Seattle while dropping a game to No. 16 Nebraska last week. The Cougars received one votes in the AP poll this week after receiving votes in both the AP and USA Today Coaches Poll last week.

Washington State also received votes in the coaches’ poll towards the end of last season after beating four ranked teams throughout the season including No. 20 California at the Pac-12 Conference Tournament. It was the first time the Cougars received votes in a top-25 poll since midway through the 1991-92 season. WSU received votes on three different occasions that season following the 1990-91 campaign that saw the Cougars earn the program’s only trip to the NCAA Tournament.

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP-25

1       South Carolina (21)          3-0                    852

2       Notre Dame (12)                4-0                    838

3       Connecticut (1)                  2-1                    768

4       Tennessee                          3-0                    751

5       Stanford                                2-1                    720

6       Texas (1)                                3-0                    713

7       Texas A&M                          4-0                    687

8       Duke                                        3-0                    604

9       Kentucky                               4-0                    574

10     Maryland                              4-0                    563

11     North Carolina                   4-0                    531

12     Louisville                                4-0                    494

13     Baylor                                     1-1                    445

14     California                               4-0                    407

15     Nebraska                              4-0                    381

16     Michigan St                         2-1                    342

17     Iowa                                         4-0                    291

18     Depaul                                    4-1                    260

19     Oregon St                             3-0                    250

20     Oklahoma St                        3-1                    162

21     Rutgers                                  3-0                    160

22     Syracuse                              3-0                    105

22     Georgia                                  4-0                    105

22     West Virginia                      2-1                    105

25     Mississippi St                      4-0                      77

Others receiving votes: Gonzaga 54, Oklahoma 24, Vanderbilt 15, NC State 15, Minnesota 14, James Madison 12, Purdue 10, Florida St 9, Arkansas 8, Arizona St 8, St. John’s 6, Western Kentucky 4, UCLA 4, Green Bay 3, South Florida 1, Iowa State 1, Washington St 1, Arkansas-Little Rock 1