BEVO BEAT
Texas moves up to No. 4 in women’s poll
Posted January 4th, 2016
After opening the Big 12 with a pair of victories last week, the University of Texas women’s basketball team has moved up one spot to No. 4 in Monday’s Associated Press Top 25 poll. The Longhorns have opened the season with a 13-0 record for the second straight year. The Longhorns return to the court against Iowa State Wednesday night at the Erwin Center.
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 3, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UConn (32) | 11-0 | 800 | 1 |
| 2 | South Carolina | 13-0 | 765 | 2 |
| 3 | Notre Dam | 13-1 | 735 | 3 |
| 4 | Texas | 13-0 | 705 | 5 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 10-3 | 630 | 9 |
| 6 | Baylor | 14-1 | 627 | 4 |
| 7 | Mississippi State | 14-1 | 616 | 8 |
| 8 | Maryland | 12-2 | 580 | 6 |
| 9 | Stanford | 11-2 | 521 | 11 |
| 10 | Kentucky | 11-1 | 502 | 7 |
| 11 | Oregon State | 10-2 | 495 | 10 |
| 12 | Tennessee | 9-3 | 460 | 13 |
| 13 | Texas A&M | 11-3 | 416 | 16 |
| 14 | Arizona State | 9-3 | 356 | 17 |
| 15 | UCLA | 10-3 | 243 | 21 |
| 16 | Northwestern | 12-2 | 235 | 14 |
| 17 | Oklahoma | 10-3 | 229 | 18 |
| 18 | Duke | 11-4 | 215 | 12 |
| 19 | Florida State | 9-4 | 202 | 15 |
| 20 | Missouri | 13-0 | 198 | 23 |
| 21 | California | 9-3 | 183 | 19 |
| 22 | South Florida | 8-3 | 168 | 20 |
| 23 | Michigan State | 10-3 | 109 | 24 |
| 24 | DePaul | 10-5 | 94 | 25 |
| 25 | Seton Hall | 13-1 | 78 | N/A |
Others receiving votes: Syracuse 52, Virginia Tech 45, Miami 43, Iowa 20, Oklahoma St. 14, Georgia 12, Oregon 11, Southern Cal 9, TCU 5, Louisville 4, S. Dakota St. 4, UTEP 4, Florida 3, Iowa St. 3, Duquesne 2, Green Bay 2, Purdue 2, Rutgers 2, Washington 1.
Here is how Rick Cantu of the Austin American-Statesman voted this week: 1. UConn; 2. South Carolina; 3. Notre Dame; 4. Texas; 5. Baylor; 6. Miss State; 7. Maryland.; 8. Kentucky; 9. Ohio St.; 10. Oregon State; 11. Stanford; 12. Tennessee;13. Missouri; 14. Ariz State; 15. UCLA; 16. Texas A&M; 17. Northwestern; 18. Oklahoma; 19. Florida State; 20. South Fla; 21. Michigan State; 22. UTEP; 23. Miami; 24. Duke; 25. California.
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