Iowa makes its way inside The Athletic’s post-transfer top 25 rankings. The Hawkeyes are ranked as the nation’s No. 16 team in Chantel Jennings’ latest top 25 for The Athletic.
Iowa joins a collection of Big Ten teams inside the rankings that also includes UCLA, Michigan, Washington, Maryland, Michigan State and Minnesota.
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Here’s a look at The Athletic’s full post-transfer top 25:
|
Rank |
Team |
Conference |
|
1 |
UConn |
Big East |
|
2 |
South Carolina |
SEC |
|
3 |
LSU |
SEC |
|
4 |
UCLA |
Big Ten |
|
5 |
Texas |
SEC |
|
6 |
Tennessee |
SEC |
|
7 |
Oklahoma |
SEC |
|
8 |
Duke |
ACC |
|
9 |
North Carolina |
ACC |
|
10 |
NC State |
ACC |
|
11 |
Michigan |
Big Ten |
|
12 |
Washington |
Big Ten |
|
13 |
Maryland |
Big Ten |
|
14 |
Michigan State |
Big Ten |
|
15 |
Iowa State |
Big 12 |
|
16 |
Iowa |
Big Ten |
|
17 |
Minnesota |
Big Ten |
|
18 |
Kentucky |
SEC |
|
19 |
TCU |
Big 12 |
|
20 |
Louisville |
ACC |
|
21 |
Ole Miss |
SEC |
|
22 |
Baylor |
Big 12 |
|
23 |
Richmond |
A-10 |
|
24 |
Kansas State |
Big 12 |
|
25 |
Notre Dame |
ACC |
Iowa is fresh off its 31st all-time NCAA Tournament appearance where the Hawkeyes advanced to the second round after earning a No. 6 seed.
Led by head coach Jan Jensen, Iowa punched its seventh consecutive NCAA Tournament ticket and its ninth-straight NCAA Tournament appearance as a No. 6 seed or better.
In the initial ESPN bracketology, Iowa is projected to make it back to the NCAA Tournament for an eighth consecutive season. ESPN forecasts Iowa as a No. 5 seed in Region 3 Sacramento.
The Hawkeyes have bolstered their roster with one addition from elsewhere in Georgia Tech transfer guard Chazadi “Chit Chat” Wright. Wright averaged 7.2 points, 2.6 assists and 2.2 rebounds per game while shooting 37.1% from the field, 32.3% from 3-point range and 88.6% from the free-throw line.
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The 5-foot-4 guard from Atlanta, Georgia, joins an Iowa nucleus that brings back guards Taylor McCabe, Kylie Feuerbach, Teagan Mallegni and Taylor Stremlow, forward Hannah Stuelke and center Ava Heiden.
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This article originally appeared on Hawkeyes Wire: Iowa women’s basketball cracks post-transfer top 25 rankings
