Buffs Achieve First Dual Ranking Since 2004

Dec 31, 2012

BOULDER - The University of Colorado debuted at No. 25 in the USA Today Sports Top 25 women's basketball coaches poll released on Tuesday.

Colorado is ranked in the coaches' poll for the first time since coming in at No. 24 in the final poll of the 2003-04 season (April 2004). That was also the last time the Buffaloes were ranked in both major women's basketball polls, finishing 17th in the final Associated Press poll that year.

Colorado moved up three spots to No. 20 in the latest AP poll released Monday.

The Buffaloes had received votes in the previous two coaches polls, finally cracking the top 25 Tuesday with 60 votes. This week's ranking marks the 152nd time Colorado has appeared in the coaches' poll dating back to the 1988-89 campaign.

Colorado is 11-0 and one of only four remaining unbeaten teams in NCAA Division I - all of which reside in both top 25 polls (No. 1 UConn, No. 3/4 Duke, No. 13/12 Oklahoma State).

In the AP poll, Colorado received 224 votes - up from 156 last week - to make its third-straight appearance and highest ranking since that No. 17 showing in the final AP poll of the 2003-04 season (March 15, 2004).

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 161st time Colorado has appeared in the AP poll, trailing only Stanford, USC and UCLA among Pac-12 Conference schools. The current three-week run in the poll is the Buffaloes longest since a four-week stretch from Dec. 24, 2007-Jan. 14, 2008.

Colorado will open Pac-12 Conference play this weekend with a pair of top-10 opponents coming to Boulder. The Buffaloes host defending league champion and No. 4 (AP)/3 (USAT) ranked Stanford on Friday, Jan. 4, at 8 p.m. and then will welcome in No. 7 (AP & USAT) California on Sunday, Jan. 6, at 12 p.m.

2012-13 Associated Press Top 25 Poll - Dec. 31
Rk	Team	Rec	Pts	Last
1	UConn (37)	11-0	997	2
2	Baylor (3)	10-1	948	3
3	Duke	11-0	904	4
4	Stanford	11-1	899	1
5	Notre Dame	10-1	841	5
6	Kentucky	11-1	799	7
7	California	10-1	724	8
8	Maryland	9-2	703	9
9	Penn State	10-2	664	10
10	Georgia	12-1	600	6
11	Louisville	11-2	563	12
12	Tennessee	9-3	557	13
13	Oklahoma State	10-0	504	14
14	Purdue	11-2	444	11
15	North Carolina	13-1	403	16
16	UCLA	8-2	350	17
17	Oklahoma	10-2	312	18
18	South Carolina	12-1	309	19
19	Florida State	11-1	259	21
20	*COLORADO*	*11-0*	*224*	23
21	Kansas	9-2	183	22
22	Dayton	12-1	177	15
23	Arkansas	11-1	165	25
24	Texas A&M	9-4	135	24
25	Nebraska	10-3	81	NR
Others receiving votes: Miami 52, Iowa State 50, Ohio State 36, Vanderbilt 23, West Virginia 22, Syracuse 15, Michigan 13, Michigan State 12, Iowa 10, Duquesne 9, UTEP 8, Texas 4, Villanova 1.

2012-13 USA Today Sports Coaches Top 25 Poll - Jan. 1
Rk	Team	Rec	Pts	Last
1.	Connecticut (31)	12-0	775	2
2.	Baylor	10-1	732	3
3.	Stanford	11-1	707	1
4.	Duke	11-0	691	4
5.	Notre Dame	11-1	654	5
6.	Kentucky	12-1	623	6
7.	California	10-1	579	8
8.	Maryland	10-2	548	9
9.	Penn State	10-2	501	10
10.	Louisville	12-2	461	12
11.	Georgia	12-1	459	7
12.	Oklahoma State	11-0	434	13
13.	Tennessee	9-3	408	15
14.	Purdue	11-2	365	11
15.	South Carolina	12-1	349	16
16.	Oklahoma	10-2	290	17
17.	UCLA	9-2	252	18
18.	Dayton	12-1	214	14
19.	Nebraska	10-3	183	19
20.	Kansas	9-2	166	20
21.	Florida State	11-1	140	25
22.	Texas A&M	9-4	134	22
23.	North Carolina	13-1	101	23
24.	Ohio State	10-3	99	24
*25.*	*COLORADO*	*11-0*	60	NR
Others receiving votes: Iowa State 39, Syracuse 25, Arkansas 23, Miami (Fla.) 17, Toledo 10, Texas-El Paso 9, Vanderbilt 7, Kansas State 6, Iowa 4, Texas 3, DePaul 2, South Florida 2, West Virginia 2, Gonzaga 1. 2012-13 Opponents in Bold