After their most recent win over Washington State, the Hawkeyes are finding themselves finally entering the women’s AP Top 25 poll this week. The Hawkeyes’ 6-0 start has them ranked at a rather iconic number within the Iowa program. Jan Jensen, in his first year as the Iowa head coach, has the Hawkeyes entering this week’s poll at No. 22.

Iowa women’s basketball put on a defensive clinic, holding Washington State to 27 percent shooting and 20 turnovers in the 72-43 home victory on Sunday. Such a defensive effort inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena has been and will be crucial to the Hawkeyes’ success this year as,