April 09, 2008
The Texas A&M women?â„¢s basketball team tied a program-best with a No. 8 national ranking in the final USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 Coaches Poll released by the Women?â„¢s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) on Wednesday.
It marked the second consecutive year in which the Aggies landed a spot in the final Coaches Poll next to a No. 21 finish in last year?â„¢s poll. A&M also finished No. 8 in the final Associated Press Top 25 Poll on March 17. The Aggies were the highest-rated Big 12 Conference school of the five included in the final poll ahead of Oklahoma State, Baylor, Oklahoma and Kansas State.
A&M closed out a record-setting season with its first-ever Big 12 Tournament title and first-ever NCAA Elite Eight appearance. The Aggies, seeded a school-record No. 2 in the NCAA Tournament, compiled a 29-8 overall record which marked the most victories in a single season in school history. They also won a school-record 12-straight games including 16 of their last 18 and dibs as one of the hottest teams in the country.
FINAL USA TODAY/ESPN TOP 25 COACHES POLL
1. Tennessee (36-2)
2. Stanford (35-4)
3. Connecticut (36-2)
4. LSU (31-6)
5. North Carolina (33-3)
6. Rutgers (27-7)
7. Maryland (33-4)
8. Texas A&M (29-8)
9. Duke (25-10)
10. Old Dominion (31-5)
11. Oklahoma State (27-8)
12. Louisville (26-10)
13. Notre Dame (25-9)
14. George Washington (27-7)
15. Vanderbilt (25-9)
16. Pittsburgh (24-11)
17. Baylor (25-7)
18. California (27-7)
19. Oklahoma (22-9)
20. West Virginia (25-8)
21. Kansas State (22-10)
22. Virginia (24-10)
23. Marist (32-3)
24. Georgia (23-10)
25. UTEP (28-4)
TEXAS A&M WOMEN?â„¢S BASKETBALL ALL-TIME FINAL NATIONAL RANKINGS
1995-96 Season ?- No. 25 (AP) / None (Coaches)
2005-06 Season ?- No. 20 (AP) / None (Coaches)
2006-07 Season ?- No. 16 (AP) / No. 21 (Coaches)
2007-08 Season ?- No. 8 (AP) / No. 8 (Coaches)