Dec. 11, 2006

WACO, Texas - According to the Dec. 11 listing, the Baylor Lady Bear basketball team has broken into the top 10 of the Associated Press Poll for the first time this season. Baylor, currently 9-1 on the season and ranked No. 9, moved up from No. 12. This marks the 48th time the Lady Bears have appeared in the top 10 and extends their school-record streak to 54 straight weeks among the top 25.BU began the 2006-07 season ranked No. 19.

The Lady Bears are coming off a tough stretch of 10 games in a 24-day span, which included three top 25 teams, to begin the season. Despite the exhausting schedule, the Lady Bears have managed to post a 9-1 record which includes wins over then-ninth-ranked LSU and then-No. 22 BYU and a championship of the Junkanoo Jam's Lucaya Division.

The Lady Bears are playing their most challenging non-conference schedule in program history. Baylor has played three teams who we ranked among the Associated Press' top 25 at the time of the game (No. 9 Purdue, No. 11 LSU, No. 23 BYU). In addition, Baylor's Dec. 17 opponent, UCLA, is receiving votes in the AP Poll.

Associated Press Poll
Dec. 11, 2006
Rank
1. Maryland - 12-0
2. North Carolina - 10-0
3. Oklahoma - 8-0
4. Duke - 9-0
5. Tennessee - 8-1
6. Connecticut - 6-0
7. LSU - 10-1
8. Ohio State - 7-1
9. Baylor - 9-1
10. Arizona State - 8-1
11. Georgia - 7-1
12. Vanderbilt - 8-1
13. Purdue - 8-2
14. Stanford - 4-3
15. California - 8-1
16. Louisville - 9-0
17. DePaul - 6-1
18. Michigan State - 7-1
19. Texas A&M - 6-2
20. Geo. Washington 8-2
21. Marquette - 9-1
22. New Mexico - 8-2
23. Texas - 7-2
24. Pittsburgh - 10-0
25. Arkansas - 9-1

Florida St. 69, Rutgers 67, Bowling Green 61, Middle Tennessee 32, Hofstra 26, Iowa St. 17, Nebraska 16, Wisconsin 13, South Florida 12, Delaware 9, Kentucky 8, Missouri 6, N.C. State 3, Oregon 3, Oklahoma St. 2, Army 1, Indiana 1, Notre Dame 1, UCLA 1, Utah 1, Virginia 1.