The Iowa women’s basketball team is ranked No. 3 in the Associated Press Preseason Top 25 released on Tuesday. It ties the program’s highest preseason ranking. (1994)

The Hawkeyes have been ranked in the AP Preseason Top 10 in three consecutive seasons and for the sixth time in school history.

In the USA Today Coaches Poll, Iowa tabbed the No. 3 team the country. A year ago, Iowa was No. 6 in their preseason poll.

A season ago, Iowa was ranked No. 4 nationally in the AP Preseason Poll and tallied a program-best 31 victories. Iowa is coming off a historic season in which it finished NCAA national runners-up and was second in the country in attendance.

Iowa State was one of the teams receiving votes.

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