Utah Women’s Basketball Falls One Spot On Latest AP Rankings

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Lynne Roberts’ Utah Utes (10-2) check in at No. 12 in the most recent top 25 poll after a win over Weber State last week.

The latest AP Top 25 poll was released on Monday, December 25.

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On Alissa Pili: "…her combination of strength, expert footwork down low and ability to step out to the 3-point arc (where she's hitting 57.1% of her shots) makes her unlike any other player in the nation."
– Alexa Philippou#goutes pic.twitter.com/q3Zs00AmPB

— Utah Women’s Basketball (@UTAHWBB) December 22, 2023

The Utes have now been ranked in the top 25 for seven straight weeks. They sit at No. 4 in the latest NCAA Net Rankings and No. 10 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. Utah is one of five Pac-12 teams in the AP Top 12.

Utah opened the season ranked No. 5. It was the highest preseason ranking in program history and the first time since 2005 that the Utes were ranked to begin a season.

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Week Eight AP Top 25

1. South Carolina Gamecocks (11-0) SEC
2. UCLA Bruins (11-0) Pac-12
3. North Carolina State Wolfpack (12-0) ACC
4. Iowa Hawkeyes (12-1) Big Ten
5. Texas Longhorns (12-0) Big 12
6. USC Trojans (10-0) Pac-12
7. LSU Tigers (12-1) SEC
8. Colorado Buffaloes (10-1) Pac-12
9. Stanford Cardinal (10-1) Pac-12
10. Baylor Bears (11-0) Big 12
11. Kansas State Wildcats (12-1) Big 12
12. Utes Utes (10-2) Pac-12
13. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-1) ACC
14. Virginia Tech Hokies (9-2) ACC
15. UConn Huskies (9-3) Big East
16. Indiana Hoosiers (10-1) Big Ten
17. Ohio State Buckeyes (10-2) Big Ten
18. Marquette Golden Eagles (12-0) Big East
19. Louisville Cardinals (11-2) ACC
20. Gonzaga Bulldogs (13-2) West Coast Conference
21. Creighton Blue Jays (9-2) Big East
22. Florida State Seminoles (9-3) ACC
23. TCU Horned Frogs (13-0) Big 12
24. North Carolina Tar Heels (8-4) ACC
25. West Virginia Mountaineers (11-0) Big 12

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:

Washington 43, Miami 38, UNLV 14, Texas A&M 12, Oregon St. 11, Minnesota 8, Michigan St. 7, Mississippi St. 6, Penn St. 5, Davidson 5, Washington St 4, Green Bay 3, Mississippi 2, Syracuse 1.

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