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Duke heads into March Madness at No. 1 in the AP Top 25 ahead of Arizona, Michigan; Purdue, St. John’s back in top 10

By The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Duke heads into March Madness at No. 1 in the AP Top 25 ahead of Arizona, Michigan; Purdue, St. John’s back in top 10.

Hawkeyes are set to play Vanderbilt in a November women’s basketball game in Sioux City, Iowa

By The Associated Press
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Vanderbilt and Iowa, both ranked in the top 10 late last season, will meet in a women's basketball game early next season in northwest Iowa, the schools announced Tuesday. The neutral-site game is set for Nov. 15 at the Tyson Events Center, which is 290 miles from Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Vanderbilt is 4-0 all-time against the Hawkeyes. This will be the teams' first meeting since 1997. The Commodores are expected to return national scoring leader Mikayla Blakes. She averaged 27 points per game and was Southeastern Conference player of the year. Vanderbilt was ranked as high as No. 5 and finished No. 10 with a 29-5 record after reaching the NCAA Sweet 16.
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