University of Minnesota Athletics
GOPHER WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RECEIVES VOTES IN AP POLL
11/27/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
The last time the Gophers were included in a national ranking was on January 9, 1995, when Minnesota was No. 24 in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 poll. On that date, Minnesota owned just an 8-5 record, but had defeated No. 7 Penn State and No. 19 Purdue in consecutive games. Those wins are also the last time a Minnesota team defeated a nationally ranked team.
Minnesota's 4-1 start to the 2001-02 season is the best since the Gophers posted a 5-1 mark in the 1993-94 campaign. The best start to a season in Gopher history was in 1982-83. Minnesota won its first five games that season and started the season with a 7-1 mark.
The Gophers hope to continue their winning way in two non-conference ballgames at home this week. Minnesota plays host to Northern Iowa on Wednesday at 7 p.m., then faces Dayton at 12 noon on Saturday.
Associated Press Top 25 Women's College Basketball Poll - Nov. 26, 2001 Rank Team (First-Place Votes) Record Pts Lt/Wk 1 Connecticut (42) 5-0 1,098 1 2. Tennessee (2) 3-0 1,054 2 3. Oklahoma 5-0 1,002 3 4. Vanderbilt 6-1 964 4 5. Iowa State 3-0 880 6 6. Louisiana Tech 2-1 861 5 7. Stanford 4-0 845 7 8. North Carolina State 4-0 752 10 9. Texas Tech 1-1 748 8 10. Purdue 3-1 702 11 11. Colorado 5-1 625 14 12. Baylor 4-0 621 13 13. Georgia 2-0 488 16 14. Duke 3-2 481 9 15. Colorado State 4-0 447 20 16. Michigan 3-1 359 19 17. Old Dominion 2-1 236 17 18. LSU 3-0 229 NR 19. Florida 2-2 228 12 20. Wisconsin 2-1 203 23 21. Texas 3-0 190 NR 22. George Washington 1-1 176 18 23. Notre Dame 1-2 135 15 24. North Carolina 5-1 99 NR 25. South Carolina 4-0 95 NR Others Receiving Votes: Arizona (93), Maryland (85), Penn State (82), Villanova (63), Mississippi State (62), Toledo (57), Drake (53), Virginia Tech (44), Arizona State (33), Tulane (30), Florida State (27), Iowa (25), Auburn (21), USC (16), UNLV (14), Santa Clara (12), Washington (12), TCU (11), Arkansas (8), Florida International (8), Boston College (5), Minnesota (5), Nebraska (4), St. Mary's (4), Wisconsin-Green Bay (4), Oregon (2), Rutgers (1), Clemson (1), Missouri (1).
