After picking up two more victories to extend its surge, Iowa women’s basketball has moved up four spots to No. 9 in the latest Associated Press poll released Feb. 23.
The Hawkeyes (22-5, 13-3 Big Ten Conference) most recently toppled Michigan on Feb. 22 and Purdue on Feb. 19. Pair those wins recent wins over Washington on Feb. 11 and Nebraska on Feb. 16, and Jan Jensen’s squad has answered a three-game losing streak with an emphatic four-game winning streak.
Iowa ends the regular season with a home game vs. Illinois on Feb. 26 and a trip to Wisconsin on March 1.
Feb. 23 AP women’s basketball poll
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Colorado 23, Fairfield 18, Tennessee 12, Columbia 10, Rhode Island 7, N Dakota St 7, Virginia 6, Villanova 6, Southern Cal 5, Rice 4, Iowa St. 3, Syracuse 2, Illinois 2, Notre Dame 1, Washington 1, NC State 1.
Dargan Southard is a sports trending reporter and covers Iowa athletics for the Des Moines Register and HawkCentral.com. Email him at msouthard@gannett.com or follow him on Twitter at @Dargan_Southard.
This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: See where Iowa women’s basketball landed in the latest AP poll
Reporting by Dargan Southard, Des Moines Register / Des Moines Register
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