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Hawkeyes No. 2 in AP Poll

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February 5th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa women’s basketball team is ranked No. 2 in the Associated Press Top 25 released on Monday. Iowa has spent 16 total weeks at No. 2 in program history.

The Hawkeyes have been ranked in the Top 5 since the poll came out since Oct. 17. Iowa currently owns the longest active streak in the AP Top 5 at 15 consecutive weeks.

Iowa has 327 appearances in the AP Poll and the Hawkeyes rank 23rd for all-time appearances.

The Hawkeyes are coming off pair of road wins at Northwestern and Maryland. Iowa snapped its seven-game losing streak at the Xfinity Center on Saturday with a, 93-85 victory against the Terps. Iowa last started 21-2 in the 1995-96 season and is 7-1 against AP Top 25 and teams receiving votes this season.

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The second-ranked Hawkeyes will host Penn State on Feb. 8. Tip-off is set for 8 p.m. (CT) inside a sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The game will broadcast on BTN and the Hawkeye Radio Network.