Colorado Holds At No. 19 In Both Polls

Colorado held its ground this week, coming in at No. 19 in both the Associated Press Women's Basketball Top 25 and the USA Today Sports Coaches poll. This week marks the final ranking of the AP poll while the coaches will submit one more ranking following the NCAA Tournament.

Colorado, 25-6 overall, received 299 points in the AP poll, up from 279 last week. The Buffaloes have resided in the AP poll for the last 14 weeks, their 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 172nd time Colorado has appeared in the AP poll, trailing only Stanford, USC and UCLA among Pac-12 schools.

In the coaches' poll, Colorado received 193 points, down just slightly from last week's total of 201. The Buffaloes have been in the coaches' poll for 10-straight weeks and 11 overall this season. This week's ranking marks the 162nd 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, and California No. 6 in both polls. UCLA stayed at No. 11 in the AP poll and dropped one to No. 12 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 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 Final Top 25 Poll (Mar. 18)
Rk	Team	Rec	Pts	Last
1	Baylor (40)	32-1	1,000	1
2	Notre Dame	31-1	959	2
3	UConn	29-4	901	3
4	Stanford	31-2	891	4
5	Duke	30-2	846	5
6	California	28-3	776	6
7	Kentucky	27-5	743	7
8	Penn State	25-5	669	8
9	Texas A&M	24-9	663	9
10	Tennessee	24-7	642	10
11	UCLA	25-7	593	11
12	Maryland	24-7	564	12
13	North Carolina	28-6	491	13
14	Georgia	25-6	461	14
15	Delaware	30-3	426	15
16	Louisville	24-8	367	16
17	South Carolina	24-7	349	17
18	Dayton	27-2	317	18
19	*COLORADO*	*25-6*	*299*	19
20	Green Bay	29-2	233	20
21	Purdue	24-8	227	21
22	Syracuse	24-7	135	22
23	Iowa State	23-8	106	23
24	Nebraska	23-8	104	24
25	Florida State	22-9	79	25
Others receiving votes: LSU 55, Michigan State 40, Gonzaga 36, Oklahoma State 12, Florida 3, Quinnipiac 3, Toledo 3, Marist 2, San Diego State 2, Albany (NY) 1, Chattanooga 1, Princeton 1. 2012-13 Opponents in Bold

2012-13 USA Today Sports/WBCA Top 25 Poll - Mar. 18
Rk	Team	Rec	Pts	Last
1	Baylor (30)	32-1	774	1
2	Notre Dame (1)	31-1	745	2
3	Connecticut	29-4	707	3
4	Stanford	31-2	685	4
5	Duke	30-2	651	5
6	California	28-3	620	6
7	Kentucky	27-5	583	7
8	Penn State	25-5	549	8
9	Tennessee	24-7	510	9
10	Maryland	24-7	469	10
11	Texas A&M	24-9	455	12
12	UCLA	25-7	452	11
13	Georgia	25-6	375	13
14	South Carolina	24-7	341	15
15	Dayton	27-2	336	14
16	Delaware	30-3	300	16
17	Louisville	24-8	291	17
18	North Carolina	28-6	275	18
19	*COLORADO*	*25-6*	*193*	19
20	Wis-Green Bay	29-2	188	20
21	Purdue	24-8	178	21
22	Syracuse	24-7	126	22
23	Iowa State	23-8	106	23
24	Florida State	22-9	70	24
25	Nebraska	23-8	36	25
Others receiving votes: Marist 18, Middle Tennessee 9, Princeton 5, San Diego State 5, Toledo 5, Gonzaga 4, South Florida 4, DePaul 3, Villanova 2, Hampton 1, Liberty 1, Michigan State 1, Oklahoma State 1, St. JohnGÇÖs 1

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