Lady Razorbacks Ranked in Top 25

Courtesy University of Arkansas Department of Athletics

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Tom Collen and the University of Arkansas Lady Razorbacks women’s basketball team cracked the Associated Press top 25 at No. 25 in the poll released Monday.

Arkansas moved to 11-1 overall with two wins last week before the holiday break. Arkansas has won seven non-conference games in a row. The Razorbacks garnered 95 votes last week moving up into the first spot just outside the poll.

This week, Arkansas has 107 votes moving into the No. 25 spot. Southeastern Conference member Texas A&M (8-4) is in the No. 24 spot with118 votes this week.

“I’m really excited for this team to be recognized in the top 25,” Collen said. “They are very deserving. They have earned it by playing one game at a time. This schedule has been a little more difficult than some people might realize with half of our games played on the road. Now we have the challenge of the SEC schedule which will be a great test for our team and exciting for our fans.”

Arkansas has been receiving votes in both the AP and the USA TODAY Coaches Poll most of the season and also got votes in both polls for several weeks last season but was never able to jump into the top 25.

The last time Arkansas was ranked was Jan. 23, 2011, Collen’s fourth season at Arkansas. Collen and the Razorbacks were in the top 25 in 2007-08, his first season, as well.

The Razorbacks are one of six SEC teams in the top 25 and one of seven mentioned in the poll. Georgia leads the SEC at No. 6, followed by No. 7 Kentucky, No. 13 Tennessee, No, 19 South Carolina and No. 24 Texas A&M. Vanderbilt is getting 20 votes this week.

The USA TODAY Top 25 poll is released on Tuesday.

AP Top 25

1 Stanford (24) 11-0 982

2 Connecticut (14) 10-0 964

3 Baylor (2) 9-1 931

4 Duke 10-0 883

5 Notre Dame 9-1 824

6 Georgia 12-0 790

7 Kentucky 10-1 774

8 California 9-1 687

9 Maryland 8-2 671

10 Penn State 10-2 621

11 Purdue 11-1 537

12 Louisville 11-2 522

13 Tennessee 7-3 517

14 Oklahoma State 9-0 466

15 Dayton 12-0 454

16 North Carolina 11-1 349

17 UCLA 7-2 307

18 Oklahoma 9-2 286

19 South Carolina 11-1 254

20 Texas 7-2 195

21 Florida State 10-1 183

22 Kansas 9-2 162

23 Colorado 10-0 156

24 Texas A&M 8-4 118

25 Arkansas 11-1 107

Others receiving votes: Nebraska 52, Iowa State 39, Miami (FL) 32, Ohio State 25, West Virginia 23, Vanderbilt 20, Duquesne 19, Michigan State 14, Michigan 11, Syracuse 10, Villanova 6, Iowa 4, Toledo 2, UTEP 2, Utah 1