For the first time in 13 years, Maryland women’s basketball is not ranked in the Associated Press poll.
Maryland was the first team out of this week’s rankings, receiving 48 voting points. Mississippi State, the No. 25 team, received 55 voting points.
The Terps had been ranked in 251 straight polls dating back to the 2010-11 preseason, which was the second-longest active streak behind only UConn. It was the sixth-longest streak in the history of the AP women’s basketball poll.
Maryland was defeated twice in its first four games, first by now-unanimous No. 1 South Carolina and then by No.