Jan. 2, 2002

Waco - The Baylor Lady Bears continue to inch their way up both major polls. In rankings that came out on Monday, they are now ranked No. 7 in the Associated Press (AP) Poll and No. 8 in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll.

Baylor, currently 12-0 on the year, started off the season ranked No. 14 in AP and was No. 8 last week. In the USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll the Lady Bears started the year at No. 16 and have moved up to No. 8 this week.

These are the highest rankings ever for the Lady Bear basketball program.

For the second straight season the Lady Bears breezed through their non-conference schedule undefeated. They were 11-0 last season and 12-0 this season. Baylor has won 25 straight regular season non-conference games and 15 consecutive regular season non-conference games at home.

This season's Baylor rankings:
Nov. 6 - #14 AP/#16 USA Today/Coaches'
Nov. 12 - #13 AP/#16 USA Today/Coaches'
Nov. 19 - #13 AP/#16 USA Today/Coaches'
Nov. 26 - #12 AP/#14 USA Today/Coaches'
Dec. 3 - #9 AP/#13 USA Today/Coaches'
Dec. 10 - #9 AP/#11 USA Today/Coaches'
Dec. 17 - #8 AP/#10 USA Today/Coaches'
Dec. 24 - #8 AP/#10 USA Today/Coaches'
Dec. 31 - #7 AP/#8 USA Today/Coaches'