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Week 1 A-10 Women’s Basketball Power Rankings

Week 1 of the 2023 season is officially in the books, and what a week it was! The top performer was almost unanimously Fordham, who put together an incredibly strong performance at #17 Maryland to move up to the #2 spot this week. UMass retains the #1 spot after also impressing at #5 Tennessee this week. Dayton is the biggest down of the week, as the Flyers drop to #10 following their first 0-3 start since the 2001-2002 season.

 

1. UMass

Previous rank: #1

Record: 1-1

Past week: W vs Central Connecticut State, L at #5 Tennessee

Upcoming games: 11/14 vs Maine, 11/18 at Harvard

 

2. Fordham

Previous rank: #5

Record: 2-1

Past week: W vs Yale, W vs Saint Peter’s, L at #17 Maryland

Upcoming games: 11/16 at #24 Princeton, 11/20 vs Wagner

 

3. Rhode Island

Previous rank: #2

Record: 1-1

Past week: L at Harvard, W vs Dartmouth

Upcoming games: 11/14 vs Providence

 

4. La Salle

Previous rank: #3

Record: 2-1

Past week: L at Howard, W at Sacred Heart, W at Niagara

Upcoming games: 11/15 vs Drexel, 11/18 vs Pepperdine*, 11/19 vs UC Riverside/Alaska Anchorage

*Great Alaskan Shootout in Anchorage, AK

 

5. VCU

Previous rank: #4

Record: 1-1

Past week: W vs Lafayette, L vs William & Mary

Upcoming games: 11/15 at Delaware, 11/20 at Charlotte

 

6. Saint Joseph’s

Previous rank: #6

Record: 2-0

Past week: W vs Bucknell, W vs Yale

Upcoming games: 11/15 vs Penn, 11/20 at Vanderbilt

 

7. Richmond

Previous rank: #8

Record: 2-1

Past week: W at Liberty, W vs Mount St. Mary’s, L at Clemson

Upcoming games: 11/17 at UMBC, 11/20 vs Hampton

 

7. Davidson

Previous rank: #7

Record: 1-1

Past week: W at High Point, L vs Duke

Upcoming games: 11/16 at #17 Maryland

 

9. Duquesne

Previous rank: #9

Record: 3-0

Past week: W vs Point Park, W vs Brown, W vs Manhattan

Upcoming games: 11/19 at Pitt

 

10. Dayton

Previous rank: #10

Record: 0-3

Past week: L at Providence, L vs Illinois State, L at Akron

Upcoming games: 11/17 vs NKU

 

11. George Washington

Previous rank: #11

Record: 1-1

Past week: L at Virginia, W vs UMES

Upcoming games: 11/14 at Howard, 11/17 at American, 11/20 vs Cal State Fullerton

 

12. George Mason

Previous rank: #12

Record: 0-3

Past week: L vs #17 Maryland, L at Robert Morris, L at Pitt

Upcoming games: 11/16 vs Charleston Southern, 11/19 vs Loyola (MD)

 

T-13. Loyola Chicago

Previous rank: #T-13

Record: 1-1

Past week: W at Western Michigan, L at Milwaukee

Upcoming games: 11/16 vs Virginia, 11/20 at Eastern Illinois

 

T-13. Saint Louis

Previous rank: #T-13

Record: 1-2

Past week: L at Indiana State, W vs SIUE, L vs UNI

Upcoming games: 11/15 at Missouri State, 11/18 vs Green Bay, 11/20 vs South Dakota

 

15. St. Bonaventure

Previous rank: #15

Record: 0-2

Past week: L vs Bowling Green, L vs ETSU

Upcoming games: 11/16 at Siena

 

Daniel Frank is a member of the George Mason Class of 2022. He graduated high school from the Academy For Individual Excellence in Louisville, KY. He ...