CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Fighting Illini women's basketball is ranked in the Associated Press Top-25 Poll for the fourth consecutive week, coming in at No. 21 in the Week 5 listing. The Orange and Blue held a 6-1 record at the time of release.
Illinois has been ranked in nine combined AP polls under 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 2-5Â polls in 2024-25.
The Illini have now appeared in 72Â AP polls all-time across 11 different seasons.
Green joins Naismith Hall of Famer Theresa Grentz as the only 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 Green was last week's No. 19 mark, while the previous high of No. 21 came back during the 2022-23 campaign. The highest ranking in program history is No. 5, which came on Dec. 8, 1997.
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 three spots from No. 22 in last week's AP poll.
