NC State Drops Three Spots in Women's Poll

1/17/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball

RALEIGH, N.C. - (Jan. 17) NC State, which suffered its first defeat of the season at Clemson last week, has fallen from 3rd to 6th in this week's new Associated Press Women's College Basketball Poll. The 14-1 Wolfpack will try to bounce back when it entertains Virginia on Monday night.

Ninth-ranked Duke is the only other ACC team to appear in this week's poll.

North Carolina saw its streak of 64 straight appearances in the top 25 come to an end. The Tar Heels have dropped five straight games.

AP Women's Basketball Poll

1       Connecticut
2       Tennessee
3       Louisiana Tech
4       Penn State
5       Notre Dame
6       NC State
7       Georgia
8       Iowa State
9       Duke
10      Auburn
11      Rutgers
12      UCLA
13      Illinois
14      LSU
15      Texas Tech
16      Arizona
17      UC Santa Barbara
18      Old Dominion
19      Purdue
20      Boston College
21      Tulane
22      Mississippi State
23      Kansas 
24      George Washington
25      Oklahoma