After picking up two more wins to continue this late-season ascension, Iowa women’s basketball remained at No. 9 in the latest Associated Press poll released March 2.
The Hawkeyes (24 5, 15-3 Big Ten Conference) most recently toppled Wisconsin on March 1 and Illinois on Feb. 26. Iowa ended the regular season on a six-game winning streak.
Iowa returns to action March 6 in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals, where the No. 2 seed Hawkeyes will face either No. 7 seed Michigan State, No. 10 seed Illinois or No. 15 seed Wisconsin.
March 2 AP women’s basketball poll
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Alabama 29, Notre Dame 26, Columbia 25, Villanova 19, Oklahoma St. 13, NC State 11, Rice 8, Washington 4, Tennessee 3, Rhode Island 2, Illinois 2, Iowa St. 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.
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Reporting by Dargan Southard, Des Moines Register / Des Moines Register
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