Texas Tech University Athletics
Lady Raiders No. 1 in Coaches' Poll
January 06, 2004 | Women's Basketball
Jan. 6, 2004
LUBBOCK, Texas - The Texas Tech women's basketball team is ranked No. 1 in the latest USA Today/ESPN/WBCA Division I Top 25 Coaches' Poll which was released today. It marks the first time the Lady Raiders have been ranked No. 1 during the season. Tech was No. 1 in the final coaches' poll after winning the National Championship in 1993.
Tech, who is the first Big 12 school to be No. 1 since the inception of the league, received 976 total points and 27 first-place votes to take over the No. 1 spot. Duke came in at No. 2 with 948 total points and 10 first-place votes. Texas was third with 916 points and two first-place votes. Rounding out the top five was Connecticut at No. 4 and Tennessee at No. 5.
Tech will open Big 12 Conference play on Saturday, Jan. 10 by hosting Oklahoma State at 7 p.m. at the United Spirit Arena.
For tickets to Texas Tech women's basketball, please contact (888) GO-BIG-12 or (806) 742-TECH or stop by the Texas Tech Athletic Ticket Office in the north end of Jones SBC Stadium. Tickets also can be purchased through the Texas Tech athletic website at www.texastech.com and at area United Supermarket and Select-a-Seat locations.
USA Today/ESPN/WBCA Division I Top 25 Coaches' Poll1. Texas Tech
2. Duke
3. Texas
4. Connecticut
5. Tennessee
6. Minnesota
7. Stanford
8. Penn State
9. Georgia
10. Louisiana Tech
11. Purdue
12. Kansas State
13. North Carolina
14. Colorado
15. Virginia Tech
16. Oklahoma
17. LSU
18. Boston College
19. TCU
20. Ohio State 21. DePaul
22. Vanderbilt
23. Michigan State
24. Utah
25. Miami (Fla.)
