Duke women’s basketball winning streak continues, and the Blue Devils continue to rise in national polls.
The Blue Devils (19-6, 14-0 ACC) and head coach Kara Lawson moved up two spots to No. 13 in the latest USA TODAY Sports women’s basketball coaches poll that was released on Tuesday, Feb. 17, with 422 points. Duke moved up two spots to No. 9 in the AP poll that was released on Monday, Feb. 16.
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Duke has won its last 16, most recently coming off a 72-68 win over rival UNC on Sunday, Feb. 15. Ashlon Jackson and Taina Marr each scored a team-high 14 points on what was their Senior Day. Riley Nelson added 13 points, Jordan Wood nine and Arianna Robertson eight.
The Blue Devils host NC State on Thursday, Feb. 19 before heading to Clemson to take on the Tigers on Sunday, Feb. 22.
Here’s a breakdown of where Duke is in the latest college basketball polls as of Feb. 17:
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Duke women’s basketball rankings update, Feb. 17
Here’s a look at Duke women’s basketball’s rankings across several polls as of Tuesday, Feb. 17:
USA TODAY Sports Women’s Basketball Coaches Poll
Duke moved up from No. 15 to No. 13 in this week’s coaches poll. Louisville (8) and North Carolina (22) are the other ACC teams in the poll.
|
Rank |
Team |
Record |
PTS |
1st |
Prev |
Chg |
Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
27-0 |
775 |
31 |
1 |
– |
1/1 |
|
|
2 |
25-1 |
741 |
0 |
2 |
– |
2/4 |
|
|
3 |
25-2 |
716 |
0 |
3 |
– |
2/3 |
|
|
4 |
24-3 |
666 |
0 |
4 |
– |
2/5 |
|
|
5 |
22-4 |
622 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
5/15 |
|
|
6 |
24-3 |
612 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
4/21 |
|
|
7 |
22-4 |
607 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
5/12 |
|
|
8 |
24-4 |
560 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
6/22 |
|
|
9 |
19-6 |
490 |
0 |
10 |
1 |
5/16 |
|
|
10 |
22-4 |
482 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
8/NR |
|
|
11 |
23-4 |
444 |
0 |
14 |
3 |
7/14 |
|
|
12 |
20-5 |
438 |
0 |
12 |
– |
8/23 |
|
|
13 |
19-6 |
422 |
0 |
15 |
2 |
6/NR |
|
|
14 |
22-5 |
364 |
0 |
11 |
3 |
10/21 |
|
|
15 |
21-6 |
363 |
0 |
17 |
2 |
6/19 |
|
|
16 |
20-6 |
269 |
0 |
13 |
3 |
13/NR |
|
|
17 |
20-6 |
262 |
0 |
16 |
1 |
13/18 |
|
|
18 |
20-7 |
247 |
0 |
19 |
1 |
7/20 |
|
|
19 |
21-6 |
223 |
0 |
20 |
1 |
19/NR |
|
|
20 |
23-4 |
197 |
0 |
18 |
2 |
18/NR |
|
|
21 |
16-7 |
156 |
0 |
22 |
1 |
9/22 |
|
|
22 |
21-6 |
147 |
0 |
21 |
1 |
8/23 |
|
|
23 |
20-6 |
67 |
0 |
NR |
3 |
23/NR |
|
|
24 |
20-6 |
66 |
0 |
23 |
1 |
21/NR |
|
|
25 |
20-6 |
47 |
0 |
NR |
3 |
25/NR |
Duke women’s basketball ranking in AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll
Duke moved up from No. 11 to No. 9 in the latest AP poll. Other ACC teams in the poll include Louisville at No. 8 and North Carolina at No. 22.
Duke women’s basketball NET ranking
Duke moved from No. 9 to No. 10 in the latest NET (NCAA Evaluation Tool) rankings. The Blue Devils are 6-5 against Quadrant 1 opponents, 4-1 against Quad 2, 2-0 against Quad 3 and 7-0 against Quad 4 teams.
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Anna Snyder covers Duke for The Fayetteville Observer as part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach her at asnyder@usatodayco.com or follow her @annaesnydr on X, formerly known as Twitter.
This article originally appeared on The Fayetteville Observer: Where Duke women’s basketball ranks in latest polls
