Duquesne (15-1), winners of 14 straight, received 17 votes this week's Associated Press Women's Basketball Top 25 Poll. Last week, the Dukes received two votes.

The Dukes travel to Rhode Island (7-8, 1-2 A-10) on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. The Dukes and Rams split their regular season meetings and Duquesne defeated URI in the quarterfinal round of the Atlantic 10 Championship 66-53 in Richmond.