Colorado University Athletics
Colorado Moves Up Two Spots To No. 23 In AP Poll
BOULDER GÇô The University of Colorado moved up two spots to No. 23 in the Associated Press WomenGÇÖs Basketball Top 25 poll, released Monday.
Colorado received 156 votes GÇô up from 99 last week - to make its second-straight appearance and highest ranking since also reaching No. 23 on Jan. 7, 2008. The Buffaloes are 10-0 and one of only seven remaining unbeaten teams in NCAA Division I GÇô all of which reside in the AP top 25.
The Buffaloes have a long history of rankings in the AP poll, dating back to the 1980-81 season. This weekGÇÖs ranking marks the 160th time Colorado has appeared in the AP poll, trailing only Stanford, USC and UCLA among Pac-12 Conference schools.
The USA Today Sports Coaches poll is scheduled to be released on Tuesday. The Buffaloes havenGÇÖt been ranked in that poll since April 2004. CU received 13 votes from the coachesGÇÖ poll last week. CU received votes from the coaches poll during the squadGÇÖs four-week AP run in 2007-08, but never reached the top 25.
Colorado will return to action against the University of New Mexico on Saturday, Dec. 29, at 2:30 p.m. at the Coors Events Center. Saturday is a doubleheader with the CU men taking the floor against the University of Hartford at 12 p.m.
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2012-13 Associated Press - Top 25 Poll - Dec. 24 |
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Rk |
Team |
Rec |
Pts |
Last |
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1 |
Stanford (24) |
11-0 |
982 |
1 |
|
2 |
UConn (14) |
10-0 |
96 |
2 |
|
3 |
Baylor (2) |
9-1 |
931 |
3 |
|
4 |
Duke |
10-0 |
883 |
4 |
|
5 |
Notre Dame |
9-1 |
824 |
5 |
|
6 |
Georgia |
12-0 |
790 |
6 |
|
7 |
Kentucky |
9-1 |
77 |
7 |
|
8 |
California |
9-1 |
687 |
8 |
|
9 |
Maryland |
8-2 |
671 |
9 |
|
10 |
Penn State |
10-2 |
621 |
11 |
|
11 |
Purdue |
11-1 |
537 |
13 |
|
12 |
Louisville |
11-2 |
522 |
14 |
|
13 |
Tennessee |
7-3 |
517 |
10 |
|
14 |
Oklahoma State |
8-0 |
466 |
15 |
|
15 |
Dayton |
12-0 |
454 |
16 |
|
16 |
North Carolina |
11-1 |
349 |
17 |
|
17 |
UCLA |
7-2 |
307 |
12 |
|
18 |
Oklahoma |
9-2 |
286 |
18 |
|
19 |
South Carolina |
11-1 |
254 |
21 |
|
20 |
Texas |
8-2 |
195 |
20 |
|
21 |
Florida State |
10-1 |
183 |
23 |
|
22 |
Kansas |
9-2 |
162 |
19 |
|
23 |
COLORADO |
10-0 |
156 |
25 |
|
24 |
Texas A&M |
8-4 |
118 |
22 |
|
25 |
Arkansas |
10-1 |
107 |
NR |
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Others receiving votes: Nebraska 52, Iowa State 39, Miami 32, Ohio State 25, West Virginia 23, Vanderbilt 20, Duquesne 19, Michigan State 14, Michigan 11, Syracuse 10, Villanova 6, Iowa 4, Toledo 2, UTEP 2, Utah 1. 2012-13 Opponents In Bold |
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