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The Women’s Other Top 25 saw little change at the top as the top four teams remained the same after one week of action.
Fairfield is unanimous for a second straight poll. The Stags picked up a pair of wins in the America East-Metro Basketball Challenge. They knocked off Binghamton 90-63 and Vermont 74-50.
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Carly Thibault-Dudonis’ bunch is 65th in BartTorvik and is fourth in effective field goal percentage. Fairfield has a gauntlet coming up with its next six games against Seton Hall, Villanova, Oregon, Oregon St., North Dakota St. and BYU.
Princeton held steady at No. 2. The Tigers knocked off three of the other top mid-majors during the opening week: Belmont (63-52), Richmond (65-57) and Murray St. (76-74). They are just two spots behind the Stags in Torvik.
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North Dakota St. and South Dakota St. followed. The Bison were three points ahead of the Jackrabbits. NDSU is 1-1 with a close 62-56 loss at Gonzaga before picking up its first win over Division-II Augustana. SDSU is also 1-1 with a 73-71 loss to Creighton and a 76-54 win over Northern Iowa.
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James Madison joined the top five and had a grueling first week. The Dukes lost at Miami (OH) and Virginia Tech. They salvaged a win over Central Connecticut St.
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Montana St. remained No. 6. Santa Clara and Green Bay each climbed three spots to seven and eight, respectively. Miami (OH) also moved into the top 10 to a tie for ninth.
Missouri St. was deadlocked with the RedHawks in a tie for No. 9. The Bears earned two dominant wins in the first week. They opened the season with a 77-40 blowout win over in-state rival Southeast Missouri St. They followed it with a 72-37 rout of Wyoming. They rank t-10th in the nation in scoring defense (38.5 opponents points per game).
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Here is the full ranking:
Ranking
Team (First-Place Votes)
Points
Previous
1
Fairfield (2)
50
1
2
Princeton
45
2
3
North Dakota St.
42
T-3
4
South Dakota St.
39
T-3
5
James Madison
35
T-8
6
Montana…
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