Jan. 10, 2005
WACO, Texas - The Baylor Lady Bear basketball team continues to climb up the Associated Press' national poll and is listed at No. 2 in the poll released today. The No. 2 listing is Baylor's highest-ever ranking in a women's basketball poll. The team had been ranked No. 3 last week.
Baylor began the 2004-05 season at No. 8 in the poll and had never slipped below No. 9. The Lady Bears, currently sporting a 12-1 record, have won 12 straight contest after dropping their season opener to LSU, 71-70.
Baylor acheived another milestone by receiving 12 first-place votes. It is the first time the Lady Bears have received a first-place vote in the history of the poll. Duke, 15-1 on the season, took over the No. 1 spot after LSU lost its first game of the season, a 51-49 squeaker to then-14th-ranked Rutgers. Baylor received 1,063 points in the Jan. 10 poll, just 30 points behind the Duke while LSU slipped to third in the poll.
Baylor continues Big 12 Conference play on Wed., Jan. 12 when they travel to Lincoln, Neb., to take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers at 7:05 p.m.
Women's AP Top 25
(1st-place votes)
Record Points1. Duke (22) 15-1 1,0932. Baylor (12) 12-1 1,0633. LSU (7) 14-1 1,0554. Rutgers (4) 10-2 9205. Ohio State 14-2 8856. Stanford 13-2 8677. Notre Dame 13-2 8358. Tennessee 10-3 7829. Michigan St. 13-2 7579. North Carolina 12-2 75711. Minnesota 13-2 67112. Texas 8-4 67013. Texas Tech 11-2 60714. Boston College 11-1 55115. Maryland 11-2 43416. Connecticut 8-4 42017. Vanderbilt 12-2 37518. Georgia 12-4 36119. UCLA 11-3 28620. Purdue 10-4 19821. Iowa 13-2 18122. DePaul 11-3 16823. Kansas St. 10-3 16624. Iowa St. 12-1 15625. Virginia Tech 11-3 86
Others receiving votes: Arizona St. 75, Villanova 36, New Mexico 31, Richmond 31, Temple 22, Penn St. 18, N.C. State 16, Arizona 13, Oklahoma 8, Wis.-Green Bay 7, Houston 6, Marquette 6, Gonzaga 3, Virginia 3, Charlotte 2, Georgia Tech 2, Florida St. 1, Utah 1.
