Matt Bollant's turnaround at Illinois is turning heads.
The Illini received four votes in today's AP Top 25. And, no, they didn't come from poll voter Jeff Huth, who covers the Illini for HQ. A look:
The top 25 teams in the The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 6, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:
Record Pts Prv
1. Baylor (32) 12-1 984 2
2. Notre Dame (2) 12-1 945 5
3. UConn (2) 12-1 907 1
4. Duke (4) 13-0 903 3
5. Stanford 13-1 860 4
6. Kentucky 13-1 791 6
7. California 12-1 747 7
8. Penn St. 12-2 706 9
9. Tennessee 11-3 667 12
10. Maryland 10-3 596 8
11. North Carolina 15-1 581 15
12. Purdue 13-2 537 14
13. Georgia 13-2 506 10
14. UCLA 11-2 451 16
15. Louisville 12-3 411 11
16. Oklahoma 12-2 388 17
17. Kansas 11-2 264 21
18. Florida St. 12-2 255 19
18. South Carolina 13-2 255 18
20. Texas A&M 12-4 241 24
21. Oklahoma St. 10-2 229 13
22. Dayton 12-1 225 22
23. Colorado 11-2 121 20
24. Miami 12-2 115 —
25. Iowa St. 11-1 91 —
Others receiving votes: Nebraska 74, Vanderbilt 59, Michigan 25, Syracuse 22, Arkansas 14, DePaul 7, Michigan St. 7, UTEP 6, Illinois 4, Villanova 3, Texas Tech 2, Wyoming 1.
Ballots Online: http://tinyurl.com/43tz39t
Here's how Huth voted:
1. Baylor
2. Notre Dame
3. Duke
4. Connecticut
5. Stanford
6. Kentucky
7. California
8. Penn State
9. Tennessee
10. North Carolina
11. Purdue
12. Maryland
13. Georgia
14. Oklahoma
15. UCLA
16. Louisville
17. South Carolina
18. Kansas
19. Texas A&M
20. Florida State
21. Oklahoma State
22. Colorado
23. Nebraska
24. Iowa State
25. Michigan
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