Iowa women's basketball holds steady in AP Top 25 rankings
After a 2-1 start to the 2026-27 Iowa women's basketball season, where do the Hawkeyes rank in the Nov. 9 update to the AP Top 25 poll?
Iowa stayed put at No. 10 nationally. UCLA is also ranked 10th nationally with an identical 469 points from AP voters.
The Hawkeyes began the campaign with two dominant wins over Towson (73-45) and Eastern Illinois (80-39) at Carver-Hawkeye Arena before suffering its first loss of the year on the road at UConn (91-79). Although Iowa fell victim to a career-high 39-point performance by UConn's Sarah Strong on Sunday, the Hawkeyes' perseverance and continued fight throughout the game made the defeat a learning experience. It also meant the voters didn't punish Iowa.
Holding steady. pic.twitter.com/7yO4Qo9xQo— Iowa Women's Basketball (@IowaWBB) November 9, 2026
Through three games, guard Dani Carnegie leads the team with 15.0 points per game on 40.0% shooting, while Chit-Chat Wright (14.7), Ava Heiden (12.3), and McKenna Woliczko (12.0) are each averaging double-figure scoring as well.
Overall, the Big Ten sees 10 programs ranked inside the preseason top 25. No. 2 Michigan leads the pack, moving up three spots after an upset of then-No. 2 UConn. The Wolverines are followed by No. 3 USC, No. 10 Iowa and UCLA, No. 16 Washington, No. 17 Ohio State, No. 18 Minnesota, No. 19 Maryland, No. 22 Illinois, and No. 25 Nebraska.
Michigan State (3 votes) is the only Big Ten representative receiving votes this week.
Here's a look at the full Nov. 9 updates to the AP Top 25:Rank Team Record PTS 1st Prev Chg 1 South Carolina 2-0 823 32 1 - 2 Michigan 2-0 777 0 5 +3 3 USC 2-0 734 1 3 - 4 UConn 2-1 733 0 2 -2 5 Duke 2-0 681 0 4 -1 6 Texas 2-0 641 0 6 - 7 Louisville 3-0 613 0 7 - 8 Vanderbilt 2-0 609 0 8 - 9 LSU 2-0 561 0 9 - 10 Iowa 2-1 469 0 10 - 10 UCLA 2-0 469 0 11 +1 12 Kentucky 3-0 447 0 14 +2 13 Notre Dame 2-0 430 0 13 - 14 Oklahoma 2-0 363 0 21 +7 15 TCU 3-0 336 0 15 - 16 Washington 2-0 314 0 16 - 17 Ohio State 3-0 282 0 18 +1 18 Minnesota 2-0 268 0 17 -1 19 Maryland 1-1 216 0 20 +1 19 Oklahoma State 2-0 216 0 22 +3 21 Ole Miss 2-0 214 0 19 -2 22 Illinois 2-0 134 0 23 +1 23 North Carolina 0-2 110 0 12 -11 24 West Virginia 3-0 108 0 24 - 25 Nebraska 2-0 44 0 NR +1
Others Receiving Votes
Baylor 39; NC State 35; Arizona State 20; Virginia 18; Kansas 8; Florida 4; Michigan State 3; Colorado 2; Fairfield 2; Tennessee 1; Princeton 1;
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