UTEP Women’s Basketball Team Ranked 30th In AP Poll
The UTEP women’s basketball team is ranked 30th in the latest Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll. The Miners received 24 votes.
Four different Miners reached double figures in scoring to help UTEP down Houston, 71-51, and secure at least a share of the 2012 Conference USA crown in the process in front of a very partisan Miner crowd at Hofheinz Pavilion Sunday afternoon. The Miners (24-2, 13-0 C-USA), coupled with UAB falling to Marshall, also wrapped up the No. 1 seed at the upcoming C-USA Tournament (March 7-10).
UTEP will be back in action with a chance to claim the C-USA outright championship when it plays host to SMU at 7:05 p.m. MST on Thursday. There will be free admission to the contest, as part of the celebration surrounding National Girls & Women In Sports Day.
The top 25 teams in the The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 19, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
Record Pts Prv 1. Baylor (40)27-01,0001 2. Stanford 24-1 9453 3. Notre Dame25-2 9194 4. UConn 24-3 8852 5. Miami24-38456 6. Maryland23-47818 7. Duke22-47565 8. Ohio St.23-37099 9. Delaware24-165510 10. Tennessee20-758213 11. Penn St.21-557412 12. Green Bay23-156211 13. Kentucky21-55407 14. Texas A&M19-648614 15. Georgetown21-645915 16. Louisville19-732119 17. Georgia Tech20-728520 18. Georgia20-726618 19. St. Bonaventure25-224522 20. St. John’s18-8208- 21. DePaul20-719124 22. Purdue19-817617 23. Nebraska20-614716 24. Rutgers18-88221 25. Gonzaga24-475- Others receiving votes: West Virginia 65, South Carolina 54, Arkansas 29, Princeton 28, UTEP 24, Fresno St. 23, Vanderbilt 16, BYU 15, California 14, Middle Tennessee 13, North Carolina 10, Oklahoma 9, Florida Gulf Coast 6.
