November 14, 2006
The Texas A&M women?â„¢s basketball team continues to rise in the national polls after climbing up a spot to No. 13 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 Poll. The Aggies remain in the No. 14 spot in the USA TODAY/ESPN Coaches Top 25 Poll released Tuesday.
Once again, the recent AP selection is the highest-ever national ranking for the A&M women. The Aggies (1-0) were previously selected a program-best No. 14 in both polls during the preseason. A&M opened the 2006-07 campaign on Nov. 10 with a 72-48 win over Pepperdine (0-1), a team which advanced to the NCAA Tournament a year ago and is the preseason favorite to capture the West Coast Conference title.
Defending national champion Maryland (2-0) remains No. 1, while Big 12 Conference rival Oklahoma (1-0) is ranked No. 3 in both polls. A&M is the next highest-ranked league school followed by Baylor (2-0) and Texas (1-0) who are ranked No. 16 and No. 25 respectively. Overall, a total of four Aggie opponents are ranked in the national polls including No. 23 Washington (0-0).
Last season, A&M posted a 23-9 overall record and finished No. 20 nationally in the final AP Poll. The Aggies also advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1996.
The nationally-ranked Aggies play host to Mercer (0-1) on Thursday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. at Reed Arena. Tickets can be purchased by calling 1-888-99-AGGIE or online at AggieAthletics.com.
2006-07 USA TODAY/ESPN COACHES TOP 25 POLL (Week 1)
1. Maryland (2-0)
2. North Carolina (2-0)
3. Oklahoma (1-0)
4. Tennessee (1-0)
5. Duke (1-0)
6. Ohio State (1-0)
7. Connecticut (0-0)
8. Georgia (1-0)
9. LSU (1-0)
10. Stanford (1-1)
11. Arizona State (2-0)
12. Rutgers (0-1)
13. Purdue (2-0)
14. Texas A&M (1-0)
15. Vanderbilt (1-0)
16. Baylor (2-0)
17. Michigan State (0-0)
18. BYU (2-0)
19. Cal (1-0)
20. USC (1-0)
21. UCLA (1-0)
22. DePaul (0-1)
23. Washington (0-0)
24. Kentucky (1-1)
25. George Washington (2-0)
2006-07 ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 POLL (Week 1)
1. Maryland (2-0)
2. North Carolina (2-0)
3. Oklahoma (1-0)
4. Stanford (1-0)
5. Tennessee (1-0)
6. Duke (1-0)
7. Ohio State (1-0)
8. Connecticut (0-0)
9. Georgia (1-0)
10. LSU (1-0)
11. Arizona State (2-0)
12. Purdue (2-0)
13. Texas A&M (1-0)
14. Rutgers (0-1)
15. Vanderbilt (1-0)
16. Baylor (2-0)
17. Michigan State (0-0)
18. Cal (1-0)
19. USC (1-0)
20. UCLA (1-0)
21. Kentucky (1-1)
22. BYU (1-0)
23T. DePaul (0-1)
23T. New Mexico (1-1)
25. Texas (1-0)