Oct. 31, 2001

Waco, Texas - The Baylor Lady Bears basketball team has been ranked eighth by Basketball America in its preseason top 25 poll. This marks the Lady Bears' seventh preseason top 25 ranking.

Preseason top 25 rankings achieved by the Lady Bears include:
Basketball America - No. 8
Athlon Sports - No. 10
Women's Basketball Journal - No. 11
Basketball News - No. 14
Lindy's College Basketball - No. 16
Street & Smith's College Basketball - No. 21
Women's Basketball News Service - No. 23

The Lady Bears will tip-off the season on Friday, Nov. 16 against North Texas at 7:00 p.m. CST in the Nevada Bell Classic in Reno, Nevada.

2001-02 Basketball America Preseason Top 25

1. Connecticut
2. Tennessee
3. Duke
4. Texas Tech
5. Vanderbilt
6. Oklahoma
7. Iowa State
8. Baylor
9. Purdue
10. Washington
11. Georgia
12. Florida
13. Utah
14. NC State
15. Notre Dame
16. Penn State
17. Arizona State
18. Stanford
19. Xavier
20. Colorado
21. Louisiana Tech
22. Michigan
23. Maryland
24. LSU
25. Texas