Colorado University Athletics
Buffaloes Climb To No. 19 In AP, Coaches' Poll
BOULDER ? Riding a seven-game winning streak, CU moved up one spot to No. 19 in the Associated Press Women's Basketball Top 25 poll and four spots to No. 19 in the USA Today Sports Coaches poll this week.
CU's No. 19 ranking is its highest in nearly nine years in either poll. It's the program's best since the week of March 15, 2004, when the Buffaloes were ranked No. 17 by the AP and No. 16 in the coaches' poll.
Colorado, 22-5 overall and 11-5 in the Pac-12, received 288 points in the AP poll, up from 253 last week. The Buffaloes have resided in the AP poll for the last 11 weeks, its longest run since appearing in all 19 polls of the 2003-04 season. The Buffaloes have a long history of rankings in the AP poll, dating back to the 1980-81 season. This week's ranking marks the 169th time Colorado has appeared in the AP poll, trailing only Stanford, USC and UCLA among Pac-12 schools.
In the coaches' poll, Colorado received 182 points, nearly doubling last week's total of 98. The Buffaloes have been in the coaches' poll for seven-straight weeks and eight overall this season. This week's ranking marks the 159th time Colorado has appeared in the coaches' poll dating back to the 1988-89 campaign.
All five of Colorado's losses have been to ranked teams, including two each to Stanford and California ranked No. 7 or better at the time. After last weekend's games, Stanford remained at No. 4 AP and No. 5 coaches, and California stayed at No. 6 in both polls. UCLA held steady at No. 17 in the AP and No. 16 in the coaches' poll. The Buffaloes do have one top 10 win on their resume, a 70-66 win over then-No. 8 Louisville on Dec. 14. The Cardinals are currently ranked No. 16 by the AP and No. 14 by the coaches.
Colorado will close Pac-12 regular season action with a trip to the Oregon schools this weekend. The Buffaloes play at Oregon on Friday, March 1, at 8 p.m. MT and finish up at Oregon State on Sunday, March 3, at 1 p.m. MT. CU, currently in a tie for fourth in the Pac-12 with Washington, controls its own destiny for a coveted top four seed and first round bye in the 2013 Pac-12 Tournament, March 7-10, in Seattle.
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