Nov. 17, 2008

WACO, Texas - The Baylor Lady Bears moved up to No. 10 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll after defeating then-second-ranked Stanford, 81-65, on Sunday, Nov. 16.

Baylor, 2-0 on the season, moved up nine spots with the win over the Cardinal, they were previously ranked No. 19 in the AP preseason poll. Stanford dropped to No. 8 in the poll.

Baylor has been ranked in a school-record 93 straight AP polls dating back to week nine of the 2003-04 listing when it broke in at No. 24. Baylor spent 11 weeks ranked in the top 10 last season achieving a high of No. 5 on Feb. 4.

Baylor will host Stephen F. Austin on Friday, Nov. 21 at 7 p.m., before making its first road trip of the season, a Sunday, Nov. 23 contest at Rice (2 p.m.).

Associated Press Poll
Nov. 17, 2008
1. Connecticut (45)
2. Oklahoma
3. Rutgers
4. North Carolina
5. Tennessee
6. Duke
7. California
8. Stanford
9. Louisville
10. Baylor
11. Maryland
12. Texas A&M
13. Vanderbilt
14. Texas
15. Notre Dame
16. Virginia
17. Ohio State
18. Arizona State
19. Oklahoma State
20. Auburn
21. Purdue
22. Florida State
23. Xavier
24. TCU
25. Old Dominion

Others receiving votes: Michigan State, Iowa State, Pittsburgh, Marist, LSU, Marquette, Utah, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Syracuse, DePaul, George Washington, Kansas State, Arkansas, Gonzaga, Montana.