Jan. 17, 2011
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Texas A&M achieved its first top-10 ranking in over three years on Monday, as the Aggies checked in at No. 10 in the latest ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll.
A&M (16-1) made the jump after a 91-89 overtime victory over then No. 12 Missouri this weekend, which extended the Aggies' win streak to 13 games--the third-longest in school history and longest in 91 years.
The last time A&M appeared in the national top 10 was on Nov. 26, 2007, when the Aggies were ranked ninth by both The Associated Press and USA Today polls. It also marks just the fifth time in school history that a Texas A&M team has broken the top 10 in a season, joining the 1959-60, 1978-79, 2006-07 and 2007-08 squads.
A&M moved up three spots to No. 11 in the AP Poll, also released Monday.
The Aggies, who sit atop the Big 12 standings with a 3-0 record, return to action on Wednesday when they head to Austin to face No. 10/11 Texas in the first round of the State Farm Lone Star Showdown. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. at the Frank Erwin Center and the game will air nationally on ESPN2.
ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll
RK TEAM RECORD PTS
1 Ohio State (28) 18-0 772
2 Kansas (2) 17-0 738
3 Syracuse (1) 18-0 715
4 Pittsburgh 17-1 653
5 Duke 16-1 641
6 San Diego State 19-0 633
7 Villanova 16-1 594
8 Connecticut 14-2 531
9 Brigham Young 17-1 529
10 Texas A&M 16-1 491
11 Texas 14-3 454
12 Kentucky 14-3 439
13 Purdue 15-3 371
14 Missouri 15-3 337
15 Louisville 14-3 276
16 Notre Dame 14-4 266
17 Wisconsin 13-4 207
18 Michigan State 12-5 187
19 Minnesota 14-4 183
20 Washington 13-4 182
21 Saint Mary's 16-2 153
22 Illinois 13-5 120
23 Georgetown 13-5 119
24 Kansas State 13-5 66
25 Arizona 15-3 60Associated Press Poll
1. Ohio St. (49) 18-0 1,606
2. Kansas (6) 17-0 1,526
3. Syracuse (8) 18-0 1,523
4. Duke (1) 16-1 1,393
5. Pittsburgh (1) 17-1 1,382
6. San Diego St. 19-0 1,294
7. Villanova 16-1 1,265
8. Connecticut 14-2 1,148
9. BYU 17-1 1,057
10. Texas 14-3 1,015
11. Texas A&M 16-1 996
12. Kentucky 14-3 975
13. Missouri 15-3 758
14. Purdue 15-3 672
15. Minnesota 14-4 513
16. Notre Dame 14-4 495
17. Michigan St. 12-5 467
18. Wisconsin 13-4 448
19. Louisville 14-3 438
20. Washington 13-4 409
21. West Virginia 12-4 266
22. Saint Mary's, Calif. 16-2 195
23. Georgetown 13-5 146
23. Illinois 13-5 146
25. Cincinnati 16-2 125