FGCU Women’s basketball cracks Top-25 in AP Poll

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The Florida Gulf Coast women’s basketball team is ranked in the top 25 of a major national poll for the first time in program history. The Eagles have won 18 straight games and with a 23-2 record are up to 22nd in the Associated Press Poll released on Monday.

FGCU is currently ranked 16th by the computer based RPI. The Eagles have won 21 of their last 22 games and are a perfect 10-0 in the Atlantic Sun Conference.

FGCU plays at Kennesaw State on Thursday night and at USC Upstate on Saturday afternoon before finishing the regular season with games at North Florida and home against Jacksonville State.

Here is the complete list of the AP Top-25:

Record Pts
1. UConn (35) 24-1 875
2. South Carolina 24-1 831
3. Baylor 24-1 809
4. Notre Dame 23-2 772
5. Maryland 22-2 719
6. Tennessee 22-3 712
7. Oregon St. 23-2 639
8. Louisville 22-3 624
9. Florida St. 23-3 571
10. Duke 19-6 527
11. Kentucky 19-6 526
12. Arizona St. 22-4 468
13. Iowa 21-4 453
14. Mississippi St. 24-4 421
15. Texas A&M 19-6 361
16. Princeton 23-0 350
17. North Carolina 20-6 344
18. Stanford 19-7 296
19. Rutgers 19-6 274
20. Chattanooga 22-3 209
21. Nebraska 18-7 122
22. FGCU 23-2 74
23. James Madison 22-2 62
24. George Washington 22-3 59
25. Syracuse 18-8 41

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