Lady Frogs Climb into AP Top 25
1/4/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Jan. 4, 2010
FORT WORTH—The TCU women’s basketball team, currently on a five-game winning streak, appeared in the Associated Press Top-25 poll for the first time since last season Monday. The Lady Frogs came in at No. 25.
TCU, 10-3 on the season, received its first national ranking since the squad was rated 24th last season on Dec. 15, 2008. The Frogs fell out of the poll the following week after having been ranked for five straight weeks. The squad climbed to as high as No. 19 in the poll last season following a road victory over No. 3 Cal on Dec. 7, 2008.
TCU collected 51 total points in Monday’s latest release of the AP rankings. Kansas, which TCU defeated earlier this season at the Junkanoo Jam in the Bahamas over Thanksgiving, sits just ahead of the Frogs in 24th place with 82 points. Arizona State (33 points) was the top squad in the other teams receiving votes category.
The other major national poll, the ESPN/USA Today coaches’ poll, will be released on Tuesday afternoon.
No. 25 TCU returns to the court Wednesday, when it begins Mountain West Conference play at Air Force. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. MT.
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 (as of Jan. 4)
1. Connecticut (40) 12-0 1000
2. Stanford 11-1 948
3. Notre Dame 12-0 918
4. Tennessee 12-1 874
5. Baylor 13-1 819
6. Ohio State 16-1 759
7. North Carolina 12-1 733
8. Georgia 14-0 721
9. Duke 12-2 708
10. Texas A&M 11-1 647
11. LSU 12-1 630
12. Nebraska 12-0 545
13. Florida State 13-2 497
14. Oklahoma 10-3 437
15. Texas 10-3 432
16. Xavier 9-3 364
17. Vanderbilt 12-2 333
18. Wisconsin-Green Bay 12-0 268
19. Michigan State 11-4 253
20. Georgia Tech 13-2 245
21. Virginia 10-3 228
22. West Virginia 13-1 159
23. Oklahoma State 11-2 157
24. Kansas 10-3 82
25. TCU 10-3 51
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Arizona State 33, Pittsburgh 25, Iowa State 24, Georgetown 22, Vermont 16, James Madison 13, DePaul 11, Syracuse 9, Maryland 7, Kentucky 6, St. John’s 6, Gonzaga 5, USC 4, Dayton 3, Marquette 2, Wisconsin 2, Miami (FL) 1, Middle Tennessee 1, New Mexico 1, Tulane 1,
