WOMEN’S BASKETBALL POLL : La. Tech Ends 12-Year Top 10 Streak

Cal State Long Beach was ranked 15th in this week’s Associated Press women’s college basketball poll, and Louisiana Tech ended its 12-year run in the Top 10.

At the top of the poll, Virginia (8-0) and North Carolina State (7-0) maintained their 1-2 positions.

Long Beach (5-2) maintained its position from the previous week’s rankings.

Louisiana Tech (3-2) fell from seventh to 11th today after losing to UNLV a week ago, 84-77. UNLV (7-0) moved from 14th to edge the Techsters for the 10th spot with 791 points to 776 points. Tech was also hurt by defending NCAA-champion Stanford’s upset of then-No. 3 Georgia, 82-79, in The Cardinal’s tournament. THE TOP 25 The top 25 teams in the AP women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses. 1. Virginia (46) 8-0

2. N.C. State (4) 7-0

3. Auburn (1) 8-1

4. Purdue 7-0

5. Penn State 7-0

6. Georgia 7-1

7. Tennessee 6-2

8. Stanford 5-2

9. Arkansas 8-1

10. UNLV 7-0

11. Louisiana Tech 13-2

12. Northwestern 6-2

13. Iowa 6-1

14. Mississippi 6-1

15. Long Beach St. 5-2

16. Washington 6-1

17. Rutgers 6-0

18. LSU 5-2

19. Clemson 7-1

20. Texas 4-3

21. Providence 7-0

22. Oklahoma State 8-0

23. Connecticut 7-2

24. W. Kentucky 8-1

25. N. Illinois 6-2