UConn is No. 1 in women’s basketball poll, Iowa State joins top 10

AI-assisted summary
• The top nine teams in the women’s basketball coaches poll remained unchanged this week.
• Iowa State moved up to No. 10 ahead of its matchup with No. 12 Iowa.
• Michigan State and Ole Miss fell in the rankings after losses to unranked opponents.
• North Carolina State dropped out of the poll entirely.

The top nine in the USA TODAY Sports women’s basketball coaches poll stayed the same this week. The only movement in the top 10 came with North Carolina and Iowa State swapping places.

The Cyclones are now ranked No. 10 heading into their matchup against the No. 12 ranked Iowa Hawkeyes on Wednesday, Dec. 10 at Hilton Coliseum in Ames. Iowa State center Audi Crooks leads the nation in scoring, averaging 27.6 points a game.

The biggest tumble this week was Michigan State, which fell four spots after losing to unranked Wisconsin by 14 points. Ole Miss dropped three spots to No. 16 after losing to unranked Kansas State. Ohio State made the biggest move up — moving up to No. 21.

North Carolina State, which had been ranked as high as No. 9 early in the season, dropped out of the poll.