ARLINGTON, Texas – The UTA women's basketball team received 14 votes in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top-25 Poll that was released on Tuesday, Feb. 26.

This marks the fifth straight week that the Lady Mavericks have received votes in the Mid-Major Poll. UTA is one of three Sun Belt Conference schools to appear in the Mid-Major Poll along with Troy (RV, 10) and Little Rock (RV; 7).

Gonzaga moved into the top spot in the poll with 17 first-place votes and 746 points, while South Dakota State moved up two spots into the No. 2 position. FGCU (723 points), South Dakota (671 points) and Drake (639 points) rounded out the top-five.

The Lady Mavericks return to the court Thursday (Feb. 28) and Saturday (March 2) for the final regular season home games of the season. UTA will face South Alabama on Thursday (7 p.m.), before battling Troy on Senior Day (Saturday; 2 p.m.).

The CollegeInsider.com Women's Mid-Major Top-25 is now in its ninth season of existence. The poll is made up of teams from the following conferences: America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Colonial, Horizon, Independents, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, Mid-Eastern, Missouri Valley, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, Southwestern, Summit, Sun Belt, West Coast, Western Athletic and is voted on by a panel of 31 coaches.

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CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 – Feb 26, 2019
1. Gonzaga (17) - 24-3
2. South Dakota State (6) - 22-5
3. FGCU (6) - 23-4
4. South Dakota (1) - 24-4
5. Drake (1) - 20-5
6. BYU - 21-5
7. Central Michigan - 20-6
8. James Madison - 21-4
9. Quinnipiac - 21-6
10. Ohio - 22-3
11. Wright State - 22-6
12. Drexel - 20-5
13. Belmont - 22-5
14. Bucknell - 22-5
15. Miami - 21-4
16. Penn - 18-4
17. American - 18-8
18. Maine - 20-7
19. Green Bay - 19-7
20. Princeton - 15-9
21. Lamar - 21-5
22. Missouri State - 17-8
23. UC Davis - 19-6
24. Stephen F. Austin - 22-4
25. Mercer - 20-7
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Buffalo 59, North Carolina A&T 28, Rider 22, Harvard 18, New Mexico State 18, Pepperdine 16, IUPUI 15, UTA 14, Marist 13, Idaho State 11, Idaho 10, Troy 10, Radford 9, Saint Mary's 8, Little Rock 7, Youngstown State 6, Towson 5, Hartford 3, Toledo 2, Kent State 1.