Indiana Women's Basketball Stays at No. 6 in the Associated Press Poll

For the third week in a row, the Hoosiers stay consistent at No. 6 after a fresh win over the Purdue Boilermakers on Sunday improving their conference record to its best start in history at 5-0.

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Coming off of a 73-68 victory over the Purdue Boilermakers on Sunday, the Hoosiers stay put at No. 6 in this week's Associated Press Top 25 poll for the third week in a row.

Senior guard Grace Berger put up 24 points for Indiana in the absence of two starters, Mackenzie Holmes and Nicole Cardaño-Hillary, in the Barn Burner Trophy game. Senior forward Aleksa Gulbe wasn't too far behind with 21 points and a team-high nine rebounds.

The top six teams did not waver this week as South Carolina remains on top of the poll followed by Stanford, Louisville, NC State, Tennessee and Indiana.

Indiana is the top-ranked Big Ten team with Michigan trailing behind at No. 8 making a jump from its 11th spot in last week's poll.

Maryland fell to No. 12, and Iowa squeezed back into the poll at No. 25 after not being ranked for a week.

Here is the full AP Top 25 poll last updated Monday, Jan. 17. Records follow each school:

1. South Carolina (17-1)

2. Stanford (13-3)

3. Louisville (15-1)

4. NC State (16-2)

5. Tennesse (17-1)

6. Indiana (14-2)

7. Iowa State (16-1)

8. Michigan (15-2)

9. UConn (9-3)

10. Arizona (12-2)

11. LSU (17-2)

12. Maryland (12-5)

13. Georgia (13-3)

14. Oklahoma (15-2)

T 15. Baylor (11-4)

T 15. Texas (12-3)

17. BYU (14-1)

18. Georgia Tech (13-4)

19. Notre Dame (13-3)

20. North Carolina (14-2)

21. Duke (11-4)

22. Colorado (13-1)

23. Kentucky (8-5)

24. Florida Gulf Coast (15-1)

25. Iowa (10-4)

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