Five Big 12 Teams in Women’s Basketball AP Poll
The Big 12 saw five of its teams make the AP Top 25 Women’s Basketball Top 25, released on Monday after Week 7 of the season and with conference play starting on Saturday.
Those teams included:
Texas at No. 5 (No. 5 last week);
Baylor at No. 10 (No. 10 last week);
Kansas State at No. 11 (No. 12 last week);
TCU at No. 23 (No. 25 last week).
West Virginia at No. 25 (receiving votes last week)
Plus, two Big 12 teams received votes but were outside the Top 25.
Texas (12-0) won its only game last week, going to UT Rio Grande Valley and winning, 104-51, in the Longhorns’ final tune-up before conference play.
Baylor (11-0) went to South Florida and won two games in a multi-team event, defeated Providence, 61-36, and South Florida, 73-50.
The Bears and the Longhorns will face each other in Austin on Saturday to open Big 12 action for both teams.
Kansas State (12-1) won its final two games of non-conference action, defeating Oral Roberts, 102-59, and Southern, 84-62. The Wildcats will travel to Cincinnati to open Big 12 action on Saturday.
TCU (13-0) wrapped up non-conference with two wins over Omaha (96-56) and Mount St. Mary’s (87-34). The Horned Frogs host BYU on Saturday.
West Virginia (11-0) wrapped up non-conference action last week by winning two games, beating Wright State, 77-72, and Niagara, 103-52. The Mountaineers travel to Kansas to face the Jayhawks in their Big 12 opener on Saturday.
AP Top 25 Women’s Poll for Dec. 25
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 Kansas State
No. 12 Utah
No. 13 Notre Dame
No. 14 Virginia Tech
No. 15 UConn
No. 16 Indiana
No. 17 Ohio State
No. 18 Marquette
No. 19 Louisville
No. 20 Gonzaga
No. 21 Creighton
No. 22 Florida State
No. 23 TCU
No. 24 North Carolina
No. 25 West Virginia
Big 12 Teams Receiving Votes: None
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