Duke Returns to No. 1 in Women's Poll
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Rutgers keeps rising, Connecticut is still falling and Duke is back at No. 1. The AP women's basketball poll underwent more upheaval Monday, nothing new in this season of change among the Top 25.
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Lindsey Harding scored 21 points and No. 1 Duke kept rolling toward a showdown with No. 2 North Carolina next week by withstanding a challenge from Virginia in the second half of a 76-61 victory Friday night.
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-- After nearly a four-year absence, Connecticut is back at No. 1. The Huskies received 49 of the 50 first-place votes Monday in The Associated Press poll after being ranked second all season. Tennessee had been No. 1 since the preseason poll, but lost to Stanford 73-69 in overtime Saturday night.
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DURHAM, NC - One of the top womenâs basketball teams in the country will be shorthanded for a while. Lindsey Harding, Dukeâs starting point guard, has been suspended from the team indefinitely for a violation
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No. 3 Duke wins a record 31st straight home conference game as they breeze past No. 24 Florida State, 75-64, Sunday afternoon.
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Abby Waner scored 18 points to lead No. 1 Duke to its 22nd straight victory, 75-65 over Virginia Tech last night in Durham, N.C.
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After nearly a four-year absence, Connecticut is back at No. 1. The Huskies received 49 of the 50 first-place votes Monday in The Associated Press poll after being ranked second all season. Tennessee had been No. 1 since the preseason poll, but lost to Stanford 73-69 in overtime Saturday night.
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The Duke Blue Devils led the final AP women's basketball poll on Monday, receiving 46 of 50 first-place votes from a national media panel. Duke also was No. 1 in the final poll of the 2003-04 season but didn't make it to the Final Four, losing to Minnesota in the regional finals.
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Tennessee has Rutgers to thank for its return to No. 1. Right now, however, Rutgers is Tennessee's No. 1 concern. The Lady Vols regained the top spot in The Associated Press women's basketball poll after Connecticut lost to Rutgers last week. Tennessee, which was the top-ranked team for the first seven weeks before losing to Stanford in late December, received 45 of the 50 first-place votes. The Huskies received the other five.
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Alison Bales scored 15 of her season-high 21 points in the first half and No. 1 Duke routed Clemson, 105-53, last night to remain perfect entering its showdown with No. 2 North Carolina.
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Virginia Tech's first ACC victory put coach Beth Dunkenberger in the Top 25 for the first time. While Connecticut lost even more ground and Tennessee hit an eight-year low Monday, Virginia Tech joined The AP women's basketball poll at No. 25 after making its ACC debut with a 77-67 victory over then-No. 17 Maryland.
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No. 1 Duke has some new company at the top of the AP women's basketball poll. Tennessee moved into the No. 2 spot to replace North Carolina, which was upset by North Carolina State last week. The Tar Heels, who had been second all season, slipped to fourth, while Connecticut climbed two spots to third.
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Monique Currie scores 14 points as No. 3 Duke beats 19th-ranked Maryland, 60-49, on Sunday, before a record-breaking crowd.
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Mistie Williams had a season-high 22 points after going scoreless in her previous game, and Alison Bales added 21 to help top-ranked Duke hold off Wake Forest 99-86 Wednesday night.
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The perfect season is over for Duke. Ashley Key hit the go-ahead jumper with 1:19 remaining and No. 24 North Carolina State gave top-ranked Duke its first loss, a stunning 70-65 defeat in the semifinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament Saturday.
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Memphis replaced North Carolina as the No. 1 team in college basketball Monday, the Tigers' first appearance in 25 years at the top of The Associated Press poll.
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Monique Currie scored 27 points and Jessica Foley made seven of Duke's school-record 13 3-pointers, helping the top-ranked Blue Devils rally from their largest deficit of the season to beat Georgia Tech 82-59 Monday night.