South Dakota women ranked for first time

NEW YORK – South Dakota is ranked in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll for the first time in school history.

The 25th-ranked Coyotes (22-3) have won nine straight games and are off to the school’s best start since moving up to Division I in 2008.

Baylor is still No. 1 on Monday, receiving 22 votes from the national media panel. Louisville is second with Oregon, UConn and Mississippi State rounding out the top five teams. PP Horse