{"id":3937,"date":"2023-01-03T00:52:48","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T00:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/illinois-womens-basketball-wins-votes-in-ap-top-25-poll\/"},"modified":"2023-01-03T00:52:48","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T00:52:48","slug":"illinois-womens-basketball-wins-votes-in-ap-top-25-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/illinois-womens-basketball-wins-votes-in-ap-top-25-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Women&#8217;s Basketball Wins Votes in AP Top 25 Poll"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"sidearm-story-template-links hide-on-large\" aria-label=\"Story Links\">\n<h3 class=\"hide\">story link<\/h3>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    &#13;<br \/>\n                    &#13;<br \/>\n    <\/aside>\n<p><strong>Champaign, Illinois &#8211;<\/strong> For the first time since 2013, Illinois women&#8217;s basketball was voted in the Associated Press (AP) Top 25 ranking.Now out on a 13-2 start <dfn>Shauna Green<\/dfn>the Illini take their biggest win yet &#8211; 12\/10 Iowa in a New Year&#8217;s Day upset.<\/p>\n<p>The last time the Fighting Illini were in the top 25 was on November 27, 2000, when the team was ranked 24th in the AP poll. <\/p>\n<p>Illinois moved up to 20th place with 2 ballots and ended up with 12 of 28 votes. Illini ranked 20th (2nd), 21st (1st), 23rd (3rd) and 25th (6th).<\/p>\n<p>The full AP rankings for 01\/02\/2023 can be found here.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Notes (as of January 2, 2023)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Illinois started 15 games, the most in program history, with a 13-2 record. <\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>With a 3-1 start in Big Ten play, Illinois owns the best starting conference play since a 6-3 B1G start in 2012-13 (ending 9-7 vs. B1G).<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>With 13 wins, the Illini have won more in any season since 2014-15 (15-16).<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>As of Election Day, Illinois&#8217; NET ranking was 29.<span style=\"font-size: 10.8333px;\">th<\/span> \u2013 Up 194 spots from a year ago.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Illinois is already 8-0 at home this season, tying the sixth-longest home winning streak in show history.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>The Illini have also had impressive road success, winning in Pitt, Butler, Missouri and Wisconsin, giving them the program&#8217;s most road victories since the 2014-15 season.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li><dfn>Shauna Green<\/dfn> Implemented a defensive mindset that helped lead the program&#8217;s resurgence \u2013 opponents averaged 59.6 PPG (95<sup>th<\/sup> NCAA, 4th generation B1G), batting average 28.0% (79 points) from the 3-point range<sup>th<\/sup> NCAA, 3rd B1G), 36.4% from field (58<sup>th<\/sup> NCAA, 1<sup>st<\/sup> B1G). <\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>The Illinois offense is similarly lethal, averaging a UI of 81.1 PPG (20<sup>th<\/sup>NCAA, 5<sup>th<\/sup> B1G), 41.9% percentage from 3-point range (1st NCAA, 1st)<sup>st<\/sup> B1G), 47.9% from the field (14<sup>th<\/sup> NCAA, 6<sup>th<\/sup> B1G).<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Illini&#8217;s scoring and rebounding margins are <dfn>Shauna Green<\/dfn> So far.Illinois&#8217; 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