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Women's AP Top-25 Poll: Indiana Stays No. 14, Big Ten Rivals Shift Around Top-Five

Below is an update on the Week 15 Associated Press Poll, including No. 14 Indiana.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — No. 14 Indiana women’s basketball stayed put in this week’s Associated Press Poll released on Monday, following home wins over Michigan State and Purdue. The Hoosiers beat the Spartans by three and the Boilermakers by 33. Indiana is now 20-3 overall and 11-2 in the Big Ten.

No. 2 Ohio State moved up three spots after double-digit wins over Michigan State and Minnesota. No. 4 Iowa dropped two spots following Sunday’s 82-79 upset loss at unranked Nebraska. With Stanford at No. 3, Indiana’s three losses are now to top-four teams on the road.

South Carolina remained the unanimous No. 1, taking down then-No. 11 Connecticut at home by 18 points. The Huskies fell four spots, tied with No. 8 Colorado and No. 16 Notre Dame with the biggest drop in the poll. No. 11 Oregon State made the biggest leap, moving up six, with wins over No. 20 Utah and Colorado on the road. Three weeks ago, Oregon State was No. 25.

Here is the full Week 15 AP poll:

1. South Carolina (23-0) (35 first-place votes)

2. Ohio State (21-3)

3. Stanford (22-3)

4. Iowa (22-3)

5. Texas (22-3)

6. NC State (21-3)

7. Kansas State (21-3)

8. Colorado (20-4)

9. UCLA (19-4)

10. Southern California (17-4)

11. Oregon State (20-3)

12. Virginia Tech (20-4)

13. LSU (21-4)

14. Indiana (20-3)

15. UConn (20-5)

16. Notre Dame (18-5)

17. Gonzaga (24-2)

18. Louisville (24-2)

19. Syracuse (20-4)

20. Creighton (20-3)

21. Baylor (18-5)

22. Utah (18-7)

23. Oklahoma (17-6)

24. West Virginia (20-3)

25. Princeton (18-3)

  • WATCH: MACKENZIE HOLMES BREAKS SCORING RECORD: Here are three videos on Mackenzie Holmes breaking Indiana's all-time scoring record Sunday. CLICK HERE
  • INDIANA-PURDUE GAME STORY, HOLMES BREAKS RECORD: Mackenzie Holmes needed 17 points to pass Tyra Buss as the program's all-time scoring leader and she hit that number precisely. CLICK HERE
  • WATCH: ASSEMBLY HALL CELEBRATES MOORE-MCNEIL'S TRIPLE-DOUBLE: In the final moments, Moore-McNeil grabbed her 10th rebound and made both free throws for a triple-double. CLICK HERE to watch the video of the celebration.
  • INDIANA-MICHIGAN STATE GAME STORY: Indiana trailed Michigan State at halftime Thursday. But the Hoosiers rallied in the fourth quarter to win, 94-91. Senior Chloe Moore-McNeil posted her first-career double-double. CLICK HERE