The Duke women’s basketball team, which had been ranked as high as No. 6 this season, returned to the USA TODAY Sports women’s college basketball coaches’ poll at No. 22. The Blue Devils are on a 13-game win streak after starting the season 3-6.
Duke will get a big test this week, traveling to No. 6 Louisville on Thursday. The Cardinals moved into the No. 6 spot this week, their highest ranking after beginning the season at No. 22.
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The top five in the women’s poll remained unchanged with undefeated UConn a unanimous No. 1 followed by UCLA, South Carolina, Texas and LSU. Vanderbilt slid from No. 6 to No. 8 after losses to South Carolina and Ole Miss. Iowa also slid two spots from No. 8 to No. 10 after losses at USC and UCLA.
Princeton took the biggest tumble of the week, falling five spots after a close loss to Columbia. Georgia fell out of the rankings after a loss to No. 23 Alabama.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Women’s college basketball rankings: Duke returns, top 5 remain same
