Buffaloes Slip One Spot To No. 19 In Both Polls

BOULDER ? Following an appearance in the Pac-12 Conference Tournament semifinals, CU slid down one spot to No. 19 in both the Associated Press Women's Basketball Top 25 and the USA Today Sports Coaches poll this week.

Colorado, 25-6 overall, received 279 points in the AP poll, down from 354 last week. The Buffaloes have resided in the AP poll for the last 13 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 171st time Colorado has appeared in the AP poll, trailing only Stanford, USC and UCLA among Pac-12 schools.

In the coaches' poll, Colorado received 201 points, down just slightly from last week's total of 234. The Buffaloes have been in the coaches' poll for nine-straight weeks and 10 overall this season. This week's ranking marks the 161st time Colorado has appeared in the coaches' poll dating back to the 1988-89 campaign.

All six of Colorado's losses have been to ranked teams, including five of six ranked No. 7 or better at the time. This week Stanford remained at No. 4 in both polls while California dropped one spot in both to No. 6. Fresh of an upset of Cal in the Pac-12 semifinals, UCLA leaped to No. 11, climbing three spots in the AP and two 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. 17 by the coaches.

Colorado now awaits its postseason fate with the announcement of the 64-team NCAA WomenGÇÖs Basketball Tournament field scheduled for Monday, March 18, at 5 p.m. MT. Colorado will serve as a first- and second-round host site with games to be played on Saturday, March 23, and Monday, March 25.

2012-13 Associated Press Top 25 Poll - Mar. 11
Rk	Team	Rec	Pts	Last
1	Baylor (40)	31-1	1,000	1
2	Notre Dame	29-1	959	2
3	Connecticut	28-3	909	3
4	Stanford	31-2	884	4
5	Duke	30-2	846	6
6.	California	28-3	777	5
7	Kentucky	27-5	738	7
8	Penn State	25-5	659	8
9	Texas A&M	24-9	646	19
10	Tennessee	24-7	645	9
11	UCLA	25-7	582	14
12	Maryland	24-7	574	10
13	North Carolina	28-6	467	15
14	Georgia	25-6	461	12
15	Delaware	27-3	405	16
16	Louisville	24-7	397	13
17	South Carolina	24-7	334	17
18	Dayton	27-2	325	11
19	*COLORADO*	*25-6*	*279*	18
20	Green Bay	26-2	230	20
21	Purdue	24-8	193	NR
22	Syracuse	24-6	160	24
23	Iowa State	23-7	128	NR
24	Nebraska	23-8	86	21
25	Florida State	22-9	82	23
Others receiving votes: Toledo 78, LSU 59, Michigan State 36, Gonzaga 24, Oklahoma State 17, San Diego State 13, Oklahoma 5, Chattanooga 1, Quinnipiac 1. 2012-13 Opponents in Bold

2012-13 USA Today Sports/WBCA Top 25 Poll - Mar. 12
Rk	Team	Rec	Pts	Last
1	Baylor (30)	32-1	774	1
2	Notre Dame (1)	30-1	745	2
3	Connecticut	29-3	711	3
4	Stanford	31-2	682	4
5	Duke	30-2	646	6
6	California	28-3	612	5
7	Kentucky	27-5	571	7
8	Penn State	25-5	524	8
9	Tennessee	24-7	496	9
10	Maryland	24-7	446	10
11	UCLA	25-7	445	13
12	Texas A&M	24-9	441	19
13	Georgia	25-6	376	12
14	Dayton	27-2	341	11
15	South Carolina	24-7	333	14
16	Delaware	27-3	331	16
17	Louisville	24-8	311	15
18	North Carolina	28-6	302	17
19	*COLORADO*	*25-6*	*201*	18
20	Wis.-Green Bay	26-2	177	20
21	Purdue	24-8	147	25
22	Syracuse	24-7	137	21
23	Iowa State	23-8	100	22
24	Florida State	22-9	50	23
25	Nebraska	23-8	43	24
Others receiving votes: Marist 25, Toledo 21, San Diego State 20, Oklahoma State 18, Middle Tennessee 11, Gonzaga 8, LSU 6, Oklahoma 6, Princeton 5, South Florida 4, St. JohnGÇÿs 3, DePaul 2, Liberty 1, Michigan State 1, Texas Tech 1, Villanova 1.

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