2020-21 STANDINGS NOTING ACC WOMEN's BASKETBALL Week
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2020-21 STANDINGS Week 12 - Feb. 12, 2021 Conference Overall NATIONAL RANKINGS Team W L Pct Hm Rd W L Pct Hm Rd Neu Strk ASSOCIATED PRESS USA TODAY/COACHES 1. South Carolina (29) 1. UConn (17) Louisville 12 1 .923 8-1 4-0 19 1 .950 13-1 5-0 1-0 W3 2. UConn 2. Louisville (11) NC State 8 2 .800 5-0 3-2 13 2 .867 9-0 4-2 0-0 W1 3. Louisville 3. South Carolina (2) 4. NC State (1) 4. Stanford Georgia Tech 9 4 .692 5-2 4-2 11 5 .688 7-3 4-2 0-0 L2 5. Stanford 5. Texas A&M (2) 6. Texas A&M 6. NC State Syracuse 8 5 .615 5-0 3-5 11 5 .688 7-0 4-5 0-0 L1 7. Baylor 7. UCLA Florida State 6 5 .545 4-0 2-5 7 5 .583 5-0 2-5 0-0 W1 8. UCLA 8. Arizona 9. Maryland 9. Baylor Notre Dame 6 6 .500 4-1 2-5 8 8 .500 6-2 2-6 0-0 L3 10. Arizona 10. Maryland Wake Forest 7 7 .500 5-3 2-4 10 8 .556 5-3 3-4 2-1 W2 11. Oregon 11. Ohio State T12. Ohio State 12. Michigan Virginia Tech 6 7 .462 3-4 3-3 11 7 .611 8-4 3-3 0-0 W4 T12. Michigan 13. Oregon 14. USF 14. Indiana Miami 5 8 .385 3-4 2-4 8 8 .500 6-4 2-4 0-0 W1 15. Indiana 15. USF Clemson 5 8 .385 3-2 2-6 10 8 .556 7-2 3-6 0-0 L2 16. Tennessee 16. Gonzaga 17. Gonzaga 17. Arkansas North Carolina 4 8 .333 4-3 0-5 9 8 .529 9-3 0-5 0-0 W1 18. Arkansas 18. Kentucky 19. West Virginia 19. Tennessee Pitt 2 7 .222 1-3 1-4 4 8 .333 3-4 1-4 0-0 L4 20. Kentucky 20. Northwestern Boston College 1 8 .111 1-3 0-5 5 8 .385 5-3 0-5 0-0 L4 21. Northwestern 21. West Virginia 22. DePaul 22. DePaul Duke 0 1 .000 0-1 0-0 3 1 .750 3-1 0-0 0-0 L1 23. South Dakota State 23. Missouri State Virginia 0 2 .000 0-1 0-1 0 5 .000 0-3 0-2 0-0 L5 24. Georgia 24. Mississippi State 25. Missouri State 25. Georgia UPCOMING SCHEDULE/RECENT RESULTS NOTING ACC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Sunday, February 14 ACC TEAMS RANKED TOP FIVE IN AP TOP 25 POLL • The second top 16 reveal is scheduled to take place on Wake Forest at Clemson .................................Noon | ACCN • For the 10th consecutive week, the ACC has two teams Monday, March 1 at halftime of the Baylor-Texas game Miami at Florida State ................................... 2 p.m. | ACCN ranked among the top five of the Associated Press Top on ESPN2. The two reveals will have no bearing on the North Carolina at Pitt ...................................2 p.m. | ACCNX 25 Poll - the only league to have two teams among the bracket for the 2021 NCAA Division I Women’s Basket- Virginia Tech at Boston College ......................... Postponed top five in the same poll this season. ball Championship that will be announced on Selection No. 3/2 Louisville at Syracuse ............................ Postponed • After having the nation's top two teams for two weeks, Monday, March 15 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN. Louisville is No. 3 team in the country, while NC State is • It was recently announced that San Antonio and the Monday, February 15 ranked fourth in the AP Poll. surrounding region will play host to the 2021 champion- Notre Dame at No. 4/6 NC State ......................... Postponed • Additionally, Syracuse received nine votes to sit two ship, with 64 teams competing from March 21 through spots shy of the top 25 and Georgia Tech collected eight April 4 to earn the right to hoist the national champion- Tuesday, February 16 votes, while Virginia Tech also garnered a vote. ship trophy at the Alamodome. Miami at Georgia Tech ....................................Noon | ACCN • In the USA Today Poll released on Tuesday, Louisville Pitt at Boston College ..................................6 p.m. | ACCNX is ranked second and received 11 first-place votes, FOUR FROM ACC ON WADE TROPHY ________________________________________________ while NC State is No. 6. Syracuse and Georgia Tech are MIDSEASON TEAM receiving votes. Thursday, February 11 • Louisville’s Dana Evans, North Carolina’s Janelle at No. 4/6 NC State 86, Clemson 65 Bailey, NC State’s Elissa Cunane and Syracuse’s Virginia Tech 75, at Miami 55 ACC WBB IN NET RANKINGS Tiana Mangakahia are listed among the Wade Trophy at Wake Forest 64, Pitt 61 (OT) • The NCAA released the first women's college basket- Midseason Watch List, which is the oldest and most at No. 3/2 Louisville 85, Georgia Tech 70 ball NET rankings on Monday, Jan. 4. prestigious national player of the year award in college at Florida State 67, Syracuse 52 • Ten ACC teams are among the top 60 in the most re- women’s basketball. cent NET rankings - tied for the most of any conference. • The WBCA will announce the four finalists for the Louisville leads the conference at No. 5, followed by No. Sunday, February 7 honor in mid-March. The winner of the 2021 Wade Wake Forest 61, at Georgia Tech 52 10 NC State, No. 25 Georgia Tech, No. 28 Virginia Tech, Trophy will be announced in April. at Miami 68, Florida State 53 No. 39 North Carolina, No. 41 Syracuse, No. 46 Wake at North Carolina 76, No. 4/2 NC State 69 Forest, No. 47 Florida State. No. 53 Notre Dame and No. LOUISVILLE'S EVANS, NC STATE'S CUNANE 57 Clemson. at No. 1/3 Louisville 71, Notre Dame 65 NAMED TO NAISMITH TROPHY MIDSEASON TEAM Syracuse 71, at Pitt 67 • The NET rankings will be used to select teams for the NCAA Tournament and are updated each day throughout • Louisville senior guard Dana Evans and NC State junior the season. center Elissa Cunane have been named to the Naismith Thursday, February 4 Trophy Women's College Player of the Year Midseason at Syracuse 85, Wake Forest 78 Team, announced on Tuesday. Florida State 61, at North Carolina 51 FIRST TOP 16 NCAA REVEAL MONDAY NIGHT • Evans and Cunane are two of the 30 student-athletes Virginia Tech 74, at Pitt 55 • One month from the day until Selection Monday, the nationally named to the list, which recognizes the top at Georgia Tech 71, Clemson 69 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee will player in women's and men's basketball. No. 1/3 Louisville 97, at Boston College 68 reveal its first in-season top 16 on Monday, Feb. 15 at • The Atlanta Tipoff Club will announce its late season halftime of the Stanford-Oregon game that tips off at 7 list for the award on Feb. 17, its list of 10 semifinal- p.m. ET on ESPN2. *Rankings according to most recent AP/USA Today Poll ists on March 2, its four finalists on March 12 and its • The reveal will be the first of two being provided National Player of the Year on April 3. this season by the committee, which will also provide regional placement for all 16 teams identified. Week 12 | 2020-21 Women's Basketball • 1 ACCACC BASKETBALLBASKETBALL SIDSSIDS NOTING ACC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL (CONTINUED ON PAGE 3) ACC (@ACCWBB) Justin Wilson TWO FROM ACC NAMED SENIOR CLASS AWARD RECAPPING THE LAST TIME OUT Office: (336) 369-3713 Fax: (336) 854-8797 CANDIDATES • Five conference games were played on Thursday with Cell: (336) 660-8584 [email protected] • Louisville's Dana Evans and North Carolina's Janelle the home team winning four of those matchups. Bailey have been named candidates for the 2020-21 • NC State opened the day's slate of games with a dom- Boston College Jason Baum / Brent Greenberg Senior CLASS Award, which recognizes notable achieve- inant 86-65 victory against Clemson in Raleigh, as the Office: (617) 552-0504 Twitter: @bc_wbb ments in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, Wolfpack never trailed nor was the score tied. NC State Cell: (201) 966-6338 Press Row: (617) 552-8989 character and competition. outscored the Tigers, 28-9, in the first quarter. Kayla Jones led NCSU with 21 points on 8-of-10 shooting with Email: [email protected], [email protected] seven assists. Clemson Chandler Simpson MEIER EARNS 300TH WIN AT MIAMI • Virginia Tech followed suit with a 20-point win at Miami, Office: (864) 656-1924 Twitter: @ClemsonWBB • Head coach Katie Meier earned her 300th win at Miami as the Hokies extended their winning streak to four Cell: (864) 918-9843 in Sunday's rivalry win against Florida State. In 16 games - the conference's longest active streak. Elizabeth Email: [email protected] seasons, she has amassed a 300-195 record with the Kitley and Aisha Sheppard each scored 19 points to lead Duke Lindy Brown Hurricanes leading the squad to 11 NCAA appearances VT to the victory. and nine 20-win seasons. Office: (919) 684-2664 Twitter: @DukeWBB • Wake Forest edged Pitt, 64-61, in the fifth ACC game • She joins Louisville's Jeff Walz (378-105) and Syra- to be decided in overtime this season. Gina Conti tallied Cell: (919) 599-9821 Press Row: (864) 684-6186 cuse's Quentin Hillsman (315-165), as the only active Email: [email protected] a game-high 18 points to lift the Demon Deacons to the ACC coaches with 300 or more wins at their current victory, connecting on the game-tying 3-pointer at the Florida State Stephen Stone school.