OU and OSU women drop slightly in basketball rankings after losses
BY Staff and Wire Reports
Monday, February 04, 2013
Baylor remains No. 1 in The Associated Press women's basketball poll for a fifth straight week after cruising to two more Big 12 wins.
The Lady Bears had easy victories over Texas Tech and Oklahoma State and have 32 straight Big 12 regular-season wins. Baylor had 37 first-place votes Monday and will host Kansas before visiting Texas this week.
The first six stayed unchanged with Notre Dame, Connecticut, Stanford, Duke and California following the Lady Bears. UConn got the other three first place votes.
Maryland moved up three spots to seventh while Penn State, Georgia and Kentucky round out the first 10. The Lady Bulldogs moved up four spots after beating the Wildcats.
Delaware made the biggest move, climbing five spots to No. 20.
Syracuse entered the poll at No. 24 — its first appearance in two years. Iowa dropped out a week after entering the poll.
OSU dropped to No. 22 after two straight home losses, to West Virginia, 67-61, and Baylor, 81-62.
OU dropped to No. 23 after losing 82-63 Sunday at West Virginia.
Associated Press women's top 25
Record Pts Prv
1. Baylor (37) 20-1 997 1
2. Notre Dame 20-1 955 2
3. UConn (3) 20-1 928 3
4. Stanford 20-2 862 4
5. Duke 20-1 845 5
6. California 19-2 807 6
7. Maryland 18-3 753 10
8. Penn St. 17-3 642 7
9. Georgia 19-3 632 13
10. Kentucky 19-3 630 8
11. Louisville 19-4 553 12
12. Tennessee 17-5 512 9
13. Purdue 18-3 502 14
14. Texas A&M 17-5 497 16
15. South Carolina 19-3 480 15
16. North Carolina 20-3 458 11
17. UCLA 17-4 409 18
18. Dayton 19-1 397 17
19. Florida St. 18-4 223 20
20. Delaware 18-3 205 25
21. Colorado 16-5 162 22
22. Oklahoma St. 15-5 128 19
23. Oklahoma 16-5 127 21
24. Syracuse 18-3 80 —
25. Iowa St. 15-5 71 23
Others receiving votes: Green Bay 31, Nebraska 20, West Virginia 20, Michigan St. 19, Michigan 13, Toledo 11, Kansas 7, UTEP 5, Villanova 4, Washington 4, Miami 2, Middle Tennessee 2, Pacific 2, SMU 2, Creighton 1, Iowa 1, Wyoming 1.
