Lady Frogs Break Into ESPN/USA Today Poll
1/19/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Jan. 19, 2010
FORT WORTH—The TCU women’s basketball team made its first appearance of the season in the ESPN/USA Today coaches’ poll Tuesday, coming in at No. 24. The Frogs were ranked No. 23 in Monday’s updated Associated Press Top 25 rankings.
This season marks the first time that TCU has been ranked in both major national polls this late in a season since 2003-04, when the squad kept itself in the rankings each week throughout the season.
TCU, 13-4 overall and 3-1 in the Mountain West Conference, made its first appearance in the coaches’ poll since it was rated 24th on Dec. 16, 2008. The Lady Frogs reached a high position of 22nd during the 2008-09 season. The squad collected 52 points Tuesday, which fell just ahead of Kentucky at No. 25 (46 points) and behind 24th-ranked Texas (89 points).
TCU collected 79 total points in Monday’s latest release of the AP rankings. Vermont (59 points) and Virginia (51 points) ranked 24th and 25th, respectively, while Georgia Tech (126 points) was No. 22. The Frogs reached the 22nd position in last week’s AP poll prior to suffering their first loss in eight games last Wednesday at Wyoming, 67-73. The squad was able to rebound Saturday with a home win over MWC preseason favorite San Diego State, 80-63.
No. 23/24 TCU returns to action Saturday, when it travels to Las Vegas for a 5 p.m. PT matchup with UNLV.
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 (as of Jan. 18)
1. Connecticut (40) 17-0 1000
2. Stanford 15-1 960
3. Tennessee 16-1 912
4. Notre Dame 15-1 852
5. Ohio State 19-1 836
6. Duke 15-2 794
7. Nebraska 16-0 784
8. Georgia 17-1 677
9. Texas A&M 14-2 639
10. Baylor 14-3 635
11. Xavier 12-3 525
12. Oklahoma State 15-2 524
13. Oklahoma 12-4 511
14. North Carolina 14-3 472
15. Florida State 16-3 449
16. West Virginia 17-1 432
17. Wisconsin-Green Bay 16-0 416
18. LSU 13-3 398
19. Georgetown 15-2 248
20. Texas 12-5 234
21. Vanderbilt 13-5 133
22. Georgia Tech 15-4 126
23. TCU 13-4 79
24. Vermont 14-3 59
25. Virginia 11-5 51
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Wisconsin 37, Michigan State 27, Gonzaga 26, Dayton 22, Penn State 18, Syracuse 13, St. John's 13, Kentucky 13, Iowa State 13, Maryland 12, Miami (FL) 11, USC 10, James Madison 8, East Carolina 7, Kansas 6, Temple 4, BYU 3, Mississippi 3, Hartford 3, Duquesne 2, Marist 1, Princeton 1, South Carolina 1.
ESPN/USA TODAY TOP POLL (as of Jan. 19)
1. Connecticut (40) 18-0 775
2. Stanford 15-1 740
3. Tennessee 16-1 700
4. Ohio State 19-1 658
5. Notre Dame 15-1 655
6. Nebraska 16-0 614
7. Duke 15-3 548
8. Georgia 17-1 535
9. Texas A&M 14-2 499
10. Xavier 12-3 472
11. West Virginia 17-1 463
12. Baylor 14-3 444
13. Oklahoma 12-4 363
14. Wisconsin-Green Bay 16-0 344
15. North Carolina 14-3 333
16. Florida State 16-3 332
17. Oklahoma State 15-2 304
18. Georgetown 15-2 270
19. LSU 13-3 253
20. Vanderbilt 13-5 137
21. Iowa State 13-3 116
22. Virginia 12-5 100
23. Texas 12-5 89
24. TCU 13-4 52
25. Kentucky 14-3 46
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Syracuse 43, Wisconsin 37, Dayton 34, Georgia Tech 17, Michigan State 17, Hartford 13, James Madison 12, Gonzaga 10, Miami (FL) 9, Gardner-Webb 7, East Carolina 6, Maryland 6, St. John's 4, Vermont 4, Marquette 3, Temple 3, Richmond 2, Rutgers 2, DePaul 1, Marist 1, Penn State 1, Tulane 1.
