Utah Ute Women Drop One More Spot In Latest AP Top 25

SALT LAKE CITY – Utah women’s basketball (12-5, 2-3 in conference play) dropped one more spot to No. 20 in the most recent AP Top 25 poll after splitting the NorCal schools from the comfort of home.

The latest AP Top 25 poll was released on Monday, January 15.

Utah women’s basketball opened the season ranked No. 5. It was the highest AP Top 25 preseason ranking in program history and the first time since 2005 that the Utes were ranked to begin a season.

Where Utah Women’s Basketball Fell In Week 11 AP Top 25: January 15, 2024

1. South Carolina Gamecocks (15-0) SEC
2. Iowa Hawkeyes (17-1) Big Ten
3. Colorado Buffaloes (15-1) Pac-12
4. North Carolina State (15-1) ACC
5. UCLA Bruins (14-1) Pac-12
6. USC Trojans (13-1) Pac-12
7. Kansas State (17-1) Big 12
8. Stanford Cardinal (15-2) Pac-12
9. UConn Huskies (14-3) Big East
10. LSU (16-2) SEC
11. Texas Longhorns (16-2) Big 12
12. Baylor Bears (14-2) Big 12
13. Louisville Cardinal (15-2) ACC
14. Virgina Tech (13-3) ACC
15. Florida State Seminoles (14-4) ACC
16. Indiana Hoosiers (14-2) Big 10
17. Gonzaga Bulldogs (16-2) WCC
18. Ohio State (13-3) Big 10
19. Notre Dame (12-3) ACC
20. Utah Utes (12-5) Pac-12
21. Creighton Blue Jays (13-3) Big East
22. Marquette Golden Eagles (15-2) Big East
23. North Carolina (12-5) ACC
24. Iowa State (12-4) Big 12
25. UNLV Rebels (14-1) MWC

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The Utes will continue their home front this weekend hosting the SoCal schools.

First up, Utah will take on USC on Friday, January 19 with a 7:00 pm MT tip. That game can be viewed on Pac-12 Networks.

Then on Monday, January 22, the Utes will host No. 2 UCLA at 5:00 pm MT. That game will air on ESPN2.

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