Nov. 2, 2008

WACO, Texas - The Baylor Lady Bears are ranked No. 19 in the nation in the Associated Press Top 25 preseason poll, it was released on Saturday.

Baylor posted a 25-7 overall record last season and finished No. 17 in the AP poll. The Lady Bears finished second in the Big 12 Conference and were eliminated from the NCAA Tournament in the second round by Pittsburgh. Baylor returns four starters off last season's squad and boasts six returnees and six newcomers on this year's roster. Baylor has been ranked in a school-record 92 straight AP polls dating back to week nine of the 2003-04 listing when it broke in at No. 24.

Baylor's regular season gets underway Nov. 14 when it hosts Flordia Atlantic at 7 p.m.

Associated Press Poll
Preseason
1. Connecticut (44)
2. Stanford (1)
3. Maryland
4. Oklahoma
5. Rutgers
6. North Carolina
7. Tennessee
8. Duke
9. California
10. Louisville
11. Texas A&M
12. Vanderbilt
13. Texas
14. Oklahoma State
15. Virginia
16. Notre Dame
17. Arizona State
18. Ohio State
19. Baylor
20. Auburn
21. Florida State
22. Xavier
23. Purdue
24. LSU
25. Old Dominion

Others receiving votes: Pittsburgh 116; Michigan State 67; Iowa State 66; Marist 58; Marquette 56; Utah 50; Georgia 37; Kansas State 25; Syracuse 20; DePaul 8; George Washington 7; Illinois State 7; Southern California 5; West Virginia 5; Arkansas 3; Texas-El Paso 2; Montana 2; Georgia Tech 2; Iowa 1; Gonzaga 1; Liberty 1; South Dakota State 1; Southern Methodist 1.