Illinois State is receiving votes in the weekly Associated Press Top-25 poll for the second-straight week.  The Redbirds received five votes in this week's poll, while Tennessee remained the unanimous No. 1 choice.

The Redbirds were in action over the holiday weekend with a home contest against No. 18 DePaul.  Illinois State fell by just five points, 80-75, while Kristi Cirone scored 25 points for the Redbirds.  Illinois State and Creighton are tied atop the league standings with 4-1 records.

†^ ‡Record•••Pts••Pvs

†•1. Tennessee (50) ‡••4-0••1,250•••1

†•2. Connecticut ‡••5-0••1,194•••2

†•3. Maryland ‡••8-0••1,155•••3

†•4. North Carolina ‡••7-0••1,043•••5

†•5. Rutgers ‡••3-1••1,040•••7

†•6. Stanford ‡••5-1••1,008•••4

†•7. Georgia ‡••6-0•••|926•••8

†•8. LSU ‡••4-2•••|910•••6

†•9. Oklahoma ‡••2-2•••|812••10

†10. Baylor ‡••5-0•••|791••13

†11. Duke ‡••5-1•••|785•••9

†12. California ‡••4-1•••|596••12

†13. Texas A&M ‡••4-1•••|579••11

†14. Arizona St. ‡••3-2•••|509••14

†15. West Virginia ‡••5-1•••|494••16

†16. George Washington ‡••5-1•••|467••17

†17. DePaul ‡••4-0•••|445••18

†18. Auburn ‡••6-0•••|404••24

†19. Ohio St. ‡••5-1•••|377••15

†20. Michigan St. ‡••4-1•••|333••19

†21. Florida St. ‡••5-1•••|247••20

†22. Notre Dame ‡••4-1•••|231••23

†23. Vanderbilt ‡••4-1•••|173••25

†24. Texas ‡••4-2•••|•89••21

†25. Wyoming ‡••4-0•••|•72••|_

Others receiving votes: Oklahoma St. 57, Pittsburgh 41, Texas Tech 28, Georgia Tech 25, Marist 23, N.C. State 23, Minnesota 19, Purdue 19, Virginia 17, Old Dominion 12, Wake Forest 9, Louisville 7, UCLA 7, Hartford 5, Illinois St. 5, Marquette 4, New Mexico 4, Penn St. 4, Illinois 3, S. Dakota St. 3, Arkansas 2, Iowa St. 1, Southern Cal 1, Utah Valley St. 1.