Staff and Wire Report
The Aggies climbed from eighth to fifth in The Associated Press poll on Monday, a ranking no other A&M team has ever reached. A 3-0 week with victories over Arizona on the road and Penn State and Pepperdine in Malibu, Calif., improved the Aggies' record to 6-0 for just the third time in school history.
Connecticut moved back to being an unanimous choice as the No. 1 team, and showed there may be even more distance between itself and the rest of women's college basketball.
The Huskies, who were one vote shy of being unanimous last week, held all 45 first place votes
North Carolina remained No. 2 after barely hanging on to beat Oregon State in the Junkanoo Jam.
California stayed at No. 3 and Stanford climbed one place to fourth. Oklahoma fell two places to sixth while Tennessee and Maryland each moved up two spots. Texas climbed back into the top 10 for the first time since Jan. 3, 2005, placing ninth. The Longhorns are 7-0 and have won by an average of nearly 37 points a game.
Baylor fell four spots to No. 10 after falling to Wisconsin 59-58 in the Paradise Jam championship.
The Bears were followed by Notre Dame and Duke. Louisville is No. 13, tumbling six spots after losing to Nevada. Auburn was 14th and Rutgers No. 15. The Scarlet Knights, who didn't play last week, visit Temple on Monday night.
Rutgers was followed by Vanderbilt, Purdue, Ohio State, and Oklahoma State.
Virginia fell four places to No. 20 after losing to Gonzaga in the WBCA Classic on Sunday. Michigan State moved up three spots to 21. The Spartans were followed by TCU, Xavier, Pittsburgh, and Arizona State. The Sun Devils dropped five places after losing to Florida in the championship game of the Junkanoo Jam II.
Pittsburgh entered the poll for the first time this season after being ranked for seven weeks in last year's poll.
Iowa State was the lone team to fall out, after getting blown out by Stanford.
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Posted by: On: 12/3/2008
Comment Title: Greaaat
Great Coach, great guy, Byrne you need to show him the money. Do not let someone steal the program. This is a super combination and why not make it our prime time program.
Posted by: On: 12/3/2008
Comment Title: Congrats
Please go be negative somewhere else. Or at least congratulate the ladies while you're at it. Great job, Aggies! Congrats!
Posted by: JW Class 70 On: 12/2/2008
Comment Title: Coaches
We can hire a coach. When are we going to do it for football.
CU fans not excited about A&M; Remember that bad CU team in 2000? McFerrin thoughts
