March 10, 2008
The Texas A&M women?â„¢s basketball team (23-7) moved up six spots to No. 11 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 Poll released on Monday. The Aggies were previously ranked No. 17 in last week?â„¢s AP Poll.
A&M most recently captured back-to-back wins over two top 10-ranked opponents in upsets of No. 8 Baylor (72-53) on March 3 and No. 10 Oklahoma (73-59) on March 6. Their current No. 11 national ranking tied as the second-highest of the year. It also marked the seventh time this season A&M has been ranked higher than 11th in both national polls. The ESPN/USA TODAY Coaches Top 25 Poll will be released on Tuesday.
As the Big 12 Conference?â„¢s hottest team, Texas A&M has won 10 of its last 11 games and closed out the regular season in a tie for third place with Oklahoma and Oklahoma State. The Aggies earned the No. 4 seed in this week?â„¢s Phillips 66 Big 12 Women?â„¢s Basketball Championship to be held at Municipal Auditorium on March 11-13 & 15 in Kansas City. They will carry a league-best six-game win streak into their quarterfinal matchup with either fifth-seeded Oklahoma (21-7) or 12th-seeded Missouri (9-20) on Wednesday, March 12 at 2:30 p.m.
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 POLL
1. Connecticut (30-1)
2. North Carolina (30-2)
3. Tennessee (30-2)
4. Stanford (29-3)
5. Maryland (30-3)
6. LSU (27-5)
7. Rutgers (24-6)
8. California (26-5)
9. Baylor (24-5)
10. Duke (23-9)
11. Texas A&M (23-7)
12. Utah (27-3)
13. Oklahoma (21-7)
14. Old Dominion (26-4)
15. Kansas State (21-8)
16. West Virginia (24-6)
17. Notre Dame (23-8)
18. Oklahoma State (23-6)
19. George Washington (25-6)
20. Vanderbilt (23-8)
21. Marist (31-2)
22. UTEP (27-3)
23. Louisville (23-8)
24. Virginia (23-9)
25. Ohio State (22-8)