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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Fighting Illini women’s basketball is ranked in the Associated Press Top-25 Poll for the second consecutive week, coming in at No. 22 in the Week 2 listing. At the time of the Week 2 release, Illinois owned a 3-0 record before improving to 4-0 a few hours later.
Illinois has been ranked in seven combined AP polls under Coach Green. In 2022-23, the Illini appeared in four Top-25 polls, followed by the preseason rankings in 2023-24, and most recently the Week 1 and 2 polls in 2024-25.
The Illini have now appeared in 70 AP polls all-time across 11 different seasons.
Coach Green joins Naismith Hall of Famer Theresa Grentz as the only two coaches in program history to lead their teams to AP Top-25 ranking appearances in three-straight seasons. The last time Illinois was ranked in three straight seasons was a five-season span from 1996-97 through 2000-01.
The highest Illinois has been ranked under Coach Green is No. 21, coming in the Week 11 poll (Jan. 16) of the 2022-23 campaign.
Through four games, Illinois has led for 155:37 of 160 minutes of play, while trailing just 44 seconds. Illinois has now registered a win over a ranked opponent for the third consecutive season, the longest streak since the 2005-06, 2006-07, and 2007-08 campaigns. The Orange and Blue have earned victories over No. 19 Florida State (11/7/24), No. 16 Indiana (2/19/24), and No. 12 Iowa (1/1/23).
Illinois was receiving votes in both the AP and WBCA preseason polls. The Illini climbed one spot from No. 23 in last week’s AP poll.
Seven Big Ten teams are ranked in the AP Top-25 poll this week with three more receiving votes.
