Lady Frogs climb to 23rd in ESPN/USA Today poll
1/16/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Jan. 16, 2007
FORT WORTH, Texas -- The TCU women's basketball team climbed two spots to No. 23 in this week's ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll.
The Lady Frogs (13-4, 3-0) have won seven in a row by an average margin of 24.0 points. It's TCU's longest run of consecutive victories since 2003 (Feb. 28-March 23).
TCU has won 13 of its last 14 contests overall.
TCU will be at Utah Thursday and Wyoming Saturday before returning home Jan. 24 to host New Mexico.
The Lady Frogs are one of just 14 teams nationally to reach the NCAA Tournament in each of the last six seasons.
Based on number of votes received, TCU is 29th in this week's Associated Press poll.
Included below is the ESPN/USA Today Top 25 with record and total points received (first-place votes in parentheses).
1. Duke (22) - 18-0 - 764
2. North Carolina (9) - 19-0 - 752
3. Maryland - 18-1 - 705
4. Tennessee - 16-1 - 693
5. Connecticut - 14-1 - 625
6. Oklahoma - 12-1 - 610
7. Ohio State - 15-1 - 600
8. LSU - 16-2 - 567
9. Stanford - 14-3 - 509
10. Arizona State - 16-2 - 476
11. Vanderbilt - 16-2 - 434
12. Baylor - 14-3 - 419
13. George Washington - 14-2 - 403
14. Purdue - 16-3 - 401
15. Louisville - 17-1 - 334
16. Georgia - 14-4 - 322
17. Bowling Green - 14-2 - 267
18. Texas A&M - 12-3 - 258
19. Marquette - 16-2 - 197
20. Middle Tennessee State - 15-3 - 180
21. Michigan State - 13-4 - 124
22. California - 13-4 - 106
23. TCU - 13-4 - 64
24. Texas - 13-4 - 43
25. Pittsburgh - 13-3 - 39
