Women’s Basketball Rises in Associated Press Poll
January 29, 2019 | Women's Basketball
by Brian Ogden, Assistant Coordinator/Communications
STARKVILLE – As the only remaining SEC team to be undefeated in conference play, Mississippi State's women's basketball climbed one spot in the latest Associated Press Top 25 poll. The Bulldogs are now ranked sixth in both the AP and USA Today Coaches' polls.
State has now been ranked in the AP poll for 87 straight weeks and has been a Top 10 team in the poll for 51 consecutive weeks, the fourth-longest streak in the nation.
MSU leads the country in scoring offense (90.4) and scoring margin (+34.8). The Bulldogs are 11th in assist/turnover ratio (1.37), 12th in assists per game (18.2), fifth in field goal percentage (50.3 percent), second in rebound margin (+16.5), fourth in rebounding (45.6) and seventh in turnover margin (+7.25).
Jordan Danberry has scored in double figures in 15 consecutive games. Myah Taylor has not missed a free throw or field goal attempt in each of the last three games. She has just two turnovers in her last seven games.
The Bulldogs will travel to Louisiana and Alabama this week. State will play LSU in Baton Rouge on Thursday, Jan. 31 at 6:30 p.m. CT on SEC Network+. MSU then travels to Tuscaloosa to play Alabama on Sunday, Feb. 3 at noon CT on SEC Network.
Associated Press Top 25 – Jan. 28
Rk. School Rcd. Pts. Pvs.
1 Baylor (24) 17-1 695 2
2 Uconn (2) 18-1 670 3
3 Louisville (2) 19-1 630 4
4 Oregon 19-1 606 5
5 Notre Dame 19-2 604 1
6 Mississippi State 19-1 565 7
7 North Carolina State 20-0 541 8
8 Stanford 17-2 488 6
9 Oregon State 17-3 460 9
10 Marquette 18-3 452 10
11 Maryland 18-2 427 11
12 Texas 17-3 374 12
13 Iowa 16-4 338 17
14 Utah 18-1 282 21
15 Gonzaga 19-2 269 18
16 South Carolina 13-5 265 19
17 Rutgers 16-4 256 14
18 Syracuse 16-4 253 13
19 Kentucky 17-4 222 15
20 Texas A&M 16-4 142 24
21 Arizona State 14-6 127 16
22 Michigan State 15-5 109 23
23 Iowa State 15-5 106 20
24 Florida State 17-3 73 22
25 Brigham Young 17-3 47 NR
USA Today Coaches' Poll – Jan. 29
Rk. School Rcd. Pts. Pvs.
1 Baylor (19) 17-1 779 3
2 Connecticut (11) 18-1 774 2
3 Louisville 19-1 721 4
4 Oregon (1) 19-1 692 5
5 Notre Dame (1) 19-2 685 1
6 Mississippi State 19-1 652 6
7 North Carolina State 20-0 619 8
8 Stanford 17-2 546 7
9 Marquette 18-3 542 9
10 Maryland 18-2 512 10
11 Oregon State 17-3 493 11
12 Iowa 16-4 422 15
13 Gonzaga 19-2 350 17
14 Texas 17-4 326 13
15 Kentucky 17-4 297 12
16 Syracuse 16-4 285 14
17 Utah 18-1 255 24
18 South Carolina 14-5 254 20
19 Rutgers 16-4 219 18
20 Arizona State 14-6 202 16
21 Florida State 17-3 174 19
22 Michigan State 15-5 165 21
23 Miami-Florida 18-4 130 23
24 Texas A&M 16-4 105 25
25 Iowa State 15-5 98 22
STARKVILLE – As the only remaining SEC team to be undefeated in conference play, Mississippi State's women's basketball climbed one spot in the latest Associated Press Top 25 poll. The Bulldogs are now ranked sixth in both the AP and USA Today Coaches' polls.
State has now been ranked in the AP poll for 87 straight weeks and has been a Top 10 team in the poll for 51 consecutive weeks, the fourth-longest streak in the nation.
MSU leads the country in scoring offense (90.4) and scoring margin (+34.8). The Bulldogs are 11th in assist/turnover ratio (1.37), 12th in assists per game (18.2), fifth in field goal percentage (50.3 percent), second in rebound margin (+16.5), fourth in rebounding (45.6) and seventh in turnover margin (+7.25).
Jordan Danberry has scored in double figures in 15 consecutive games. Myah Taylor has not missed a free throw or field goal attempt in each of the last three games. She has just two turnovers in her last seven games.
The Bulldogs will travel to Louisiana and Alabama this week. State will play LSU in Baton Rouge on Thursday, Jan. 31 at 6:30 p.m. CT on SEC Network+. MSU then travels to Tuscaloosa to play Alabama on Sunday, Feb. 3 at noon CT on SEC Network.
Associated Press Top 25 – Jan. 28
Rk. School Rcd. Pts. Pvs.
1 Baylor (24) 17-1 695 2
2 Uconn (2) 18-1 670 3
3 Louisville (2) 19-1 630 4
4 Oregon 19-1 606 5
5 Notre Dame 19-2 604 1
6 Mississippi State 19-1 565 7
7 North Carolina State 20-0 541 8
8 Stanford 17-2 488 6
9 Oregon State 17-3 460 9
10 Marquette 18-3 452 10
11 Maryland 18-2 427 11
12 Texas 17-3 374 12
13 Iowa 16-4 338 17
14 Utah 18-1 282 21
15 Gonzaga 19-2 269 18
16 South Carolina 13-5 265 19
17 Rutgers 16-4 256 14
18 Syracuse 16-4 253 13
19 Kentucky 17-4 222 15
20 Texas A&M 16-4 142 24
21 Arizona State 14-6 127 16
22 Michigan State 15-5 109 23
23 Iowa State 15-5 106 20
24 Florida State 17-3 73 22
25 Brigham Young 17-3 47 NR
USA Today Coaches' Poll – Jan. 29
Rk. School Rcd. Pts. Pvs.
1 Baylor (19) 17-1 779 3
2 Connecticut (11) 18-1 774 2
3 Louisville 19-1 721 4
4 Oregon (1) 19-1 692 5
5 Notre Dame (1) 19-2 685 1
6 Mississippi State 19-1 652 6
7 North Carolina State 20-0 619 8
8 Stanford 17-2 546 7
9 Marquette 18-3 542 9
10 Maryland 18-2 512 10
11 Oregon State 17-3 493 11
12 Iowa 16-4 422 15
13 Gonzaga 19-2 350 17
14 Texas 17-4 326 13
15 Kentucky 17-4 297 12
16 Syracuse 16-4 285 14
17 Utah 18-1 255 24
18 South Carolina 14-5 254 20
19 Rutgers 16-4 219 18
20 Arizona State 14-6 202 16
21 Florida State 17-3 174 19
22 Michigan State 15-5 165 21
23 Miami-Florida 18-4 130 23
24 Texas A&M 16-4 105 25
25 Iowa State 15-5 98 22
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