ELON, N.C. – For the second week in a row, Elon University women’s basketball jumped up two spots in the CollegeInsider.com Women’s Mid-Major poll on Tuesday, Nov. 21, and now checks in at No. 6.
Green Bay kept the top spot and earned 30 of the 31 first-place votes, but former No. 2 Gonzaga dropped to No. 7. That opened the door for Florida Gulf Coast to jump up to No. 2 with a first-place vote and Northern Colorado to move from No. 6 to No. 3. Drake moved up to No. 4 and South Dakota State rounded out this week’s Top 5 in the fifth spot.
Last week, Elon checked in at No. 8 after starting the season at No. 10. It is one of two CAA teams in the Top 25 with James Madison the other at No. 18.
The Phoenix will return to action for three games in a four-day stretch starting Wednesday, Nov. 22, at UCF. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. in Orlando, Fla. The game will be followed by the Puerto Rico Clasico on Friday, Nov. 24, against Alabama and Friday, Nov. 25, against Iowa in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Both games are set for 5 p.m. starts.
CollegeInsider.com Women’s Mid-Major Top 25
1. Green Bay (30)
2. Florida Gulf Coast (1)
3. Northern Colorado
4. Drake
5. South Dakota State
6. Elon
7. Gonzaga
8. Belmont
9. Central Michigan
10. Buffalo
11. UC Davis
12. Saint Mary’s
13. Penn
14. Mercer
15. Princeton
16. New Hampshire
17. UT Arlington
18. James Madison
19. Quinnipiac
20. South Dakota
21. IUPUI
22. Western Illinois
23. Navy
24. Northern Iowa
25. Hampton
Receiving votes: Toledo 92, Ball State 84, Army 62, Wright State 54, New Mexico State 51, Bucknell 47, Stetson 44, San Diego 39, Albany 35, Idaho State 30, BYU 26, South Alabama 22, Ohio 20, Texas State 19, Troy 18, Little Rock 16, Harvard 13, America 12, Lamar 12, Chattanooga 11, Marist 10, Idaho 9, Bethune Cookman 7, Drexel 7, Jacksonville 7, Western Michigan 6, Yale 6, Louisiana 5, Boston University 4, Furman 4, Missouri State 4, Saint Francis 4, North Dakota State 3, Radford 3, Hawaii 2, Northern Illinois 2, ETSU 1.