Women’s Basketball Continues to Receive Votes in USA Today Top 25 Coaches Poll
January 30, 2024 | Women's Basketball
MUNCIE, Ind. - The Ball State women's basketball team received 11 votes in the latest USA Today Top 25 Coaches Poll which was released Tuesday afternoon. The Cardinals own a 18-2 overall record and currently sit atop of the Mid-American Conference standings with a 8-0 ledger.
Ball State is one of six teams in NCAA DI women's basketball that have won 12 or more games in a row. Ball State is also only one of 14 NCAA DI teams that remain undefeated in their respective conference play with an 8-0 mark in MAC action. The Cardinals are also one of 12 NCAA DI teams that have only two losses so far this season. The Cardinals only two losses this season came against national powerhouses No. 14 Notre Dame and No. 11 UConn. Ball State is the only MAC school to receive votes so far this season.
The USA TODAY Sports women's basketball coaches' poll is conducted weekly throughout the regular season using a panel of head coaches at Division I schools. The panel is chosen by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association. The members represent each of the 32 Division I conference that receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Each coach submits a Top 25 with a first-place vote worth 25 points, second place 24, and so on down to one point for 25th.