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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Anchored by the nation’s longest winning streak and a perfect 17-0 record to this point in the season, the Christopher Newport women’s basketball team made history on Monday night as it hauled in the No. 1 ranking in the nation for the first time in program history. Released by D3hoops.com Monday evening, the Captains moved up to No. 1 in the Top-25 rankings to become just the fourth program in CNU Athletics history to earn the top spot in a national poll during the regular season.
CNU has been ranked in the poll for over 100 releases of the Top 25 from the national media outlet but had never reached higher than the spot they held in last week’s rankings, No. 2, until Monday night. Women’s Basketball joins men’s soccer, baseball, and softball as the only program’s to earn top billing during the regular season; CNU…