Texas Tech University Athletics
Lady Raiders Ranked 14th in Associated Press' Preseason Poll
June 21, 1999 | Women's Basketball
November 6, 1998
LUBBOCK, Texas - The Texas Tech Lady Raiders enter the 1998-99 basketball season with a preseason ranking of #14 by the Associated Press poll, released on Friday. Kansas and Iowa State are the Big 12's other representatives in the top-25 listing. The Jayhawks can be found holding the 11th position while Iowa State is tied for 22nd.
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' women's preseason college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 1997-98 records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
School Record Pts. Pvs.
1. Tennessee (42) 39-0 1,050 1
2. Louisiana Tech 31-4 1,000 4
3. Connecticut 34-3 960 3
4. Duke 24-8 894 8
5. Purdue 23-10 876 21
6. UCLA 20-9 824 25
7. Georgia 17-11 679 NR
8. Virginia 19-10 632 17
9. Alabama 24-10 595 11
10. North Carolina 27-7 567 7
11. Kansas 23-9 566 NR
12. Rutgers 22-10 527 NR
13. George Washington 20-10 494 NR
14. Texas Tech 26-5 468 6
15. Old Dominion 29-3 449 2
16. N. Carolina St. 25-7 402 10
17. Notre Dame 22-10 317 NR
18. Arkansas 22-11 294 NR
19. Stanford 21-6 248 5
20. Vanderbilt 20-9 222 18
21. Arizona 23-7 208 9
22. Florida 23-9 160 13
tie. Iowa St. 25-8 160 24
24. UC Santa Barbara 27-6 148 NR
25. Illinois 20-10 136 16
Others receiving votes: Florida International 112, Colorado State 102, Penn State 102, Wisconsin 80, Clemson 65, Washington 60, Southwest Missouri State 58, Memphis 51, Oregon 23, Virginia Tech 23, Auburn 16, Baylor 16, Nebraska 14, Louisville 13, Western Kentucky 11, Toledo 7, New Mexico 6, DePaul 4, Marquette 3, Drake 2, Maryland 2, Michigan 2, St. Mary's, Calif. 1, Tulane 1.
