UTEP Bursts Into AP Top 25
Feb. 11, 2008
IRVING, Texas - For the first time in the 34-year history of the program, the UTEP women's basketball team has surged into the Associated Press Top 25 Poll. The Miners are rated 24th in the poll released on Monday, checking in with 112 points. UTEP becomes the first C-USA program to appear in the AP Top 25 under the league's new membership, which was established in 2005-06. Current member Houston was the last ranked team in the league. The Cougars appeared at No. 22 in the Dec. 20, 2004 AP Poll, after finishing the 2003-04 campaign ranked No. 9. Houston's No. 9 ranking at the end of the year remains the highest by any C-USA member, current or former. During the 2003-04 campaign, the league had three teams, DePaul, Houston, TCU, to appear among the USA Today/Coaches Top 25 Poll six different weeks. UTEP now stands at 19-2, including a perfect 10-0 in league play. The Miners have claimed a school and C-USA record 15-consecutive games. That unbeaten streak ranks tied as the second-longest active stretch in the country, trailing only UT-Chattanooga's efforts of 16 straight. UTEP is just one win shy of matching the league's best start in conference play. Memphis won its first 11 conference games during the 1997-98 campaign. The Miners will be back in action Thursday against Houston, which is in second place in C-USA at 8-2, at the Don Haskins Center for a 7:05 p.m. MST tip. ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 POLL
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