Three Big 12 Teams Lead Women’s Basketball AP Poll
The Big 12 saw three of its teams remain in the AP Top 25 Women’s Basketball Top 25, released on Monday after Week 5 of the season.
Those teams included:
Texas at No. 5 (No. 5 last week);
Baylor at No. 10 (No. 10 last week);
Kansas State tied at No. 12 (No. 13 last week).
Plus, three Big 12 teams received votes but were outside the Top 25.
Texas (10-0) defeated Long Beach State, 106-62, in its only game last week. The Longhorns are at Arizona on Wednesday which is the Longhorns’ only game this week.
Baylor (7-0) did not play last week. The Bears are at home against Delaware State on Thursday and then face Miami (FL) on Saturday in San Antonio.
Kansas State (9-1) won two games last week, as the Wildcats defeated McNeese, 101-39, and then Missouri, 84-56, in the Bill Snyder Classic in St. Joseph, Mo. Kansas State hosts North Florida on Saturday.
AP Top 25 Women’s Poll for Dec. 11
No. 1 South Carolina
No. 2 UCLA
No. 3 NC State
No. 4 Iowa
No. 5 Texas
No. 6 USC
No. 7 LSU
No. 8 Colorado
No. 9 Stanford
No. 10 Baylor
No. 11 Utah
No. 12 (tie) Ohio State
No. 12 (tie) Kansas State
No. 14 Notre Dame
No. 15 Indiana
No. 16 Virginia Tech
No. 17 UConn
No. 18 Louisville
No. 19 Marquette
No. 20 Creighton
No. 21 Gonzaga
No. 22 Florida State
No. 23 UNLV
No. 24 Miami (FL)
No. 25 North Carolina
Big 12 Teams Receiving Votes: TCU 22, West Virginia 21, Texas Tech 8.
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