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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 spot this week. UMass retains the spot after also impressing at 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:

Record: 1-1

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

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

 

2. Fordham

Previous rank:

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:

Record: 1-1

Past week: L at Harvard, W vs Dartmouth

Upcoming games: 11/14 vs Providence

 

4. La Salle

Previous rank:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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 ...