Huskies Vault To Ninth

Tue., Dec. 23, 1997

Compiled From Wire Services

The Washington Huskies (8-0) jumped five places to ninth in this week’s Associated Press women’s basketball poll, while Florida International (6-0) debuted at No. 24, its first national ranking in three years.

The top six teams stayed the same, with Tennessee a unanimous No. 1 for the fifth straight time.

Tennessee (13-0) beat three opponents to win the Northern Lights Sights Invitational in Alaska and received all 38 first-place votes from a national media panel.

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