Dec. 7, 2004
NORFOLK, Va. -- The Old Dominion women's basketball received votes for the fifth straight week in the ESPN/USA Today/WBCA Poll released on Tuesday. The Lady Monarchs (4-1) will take on Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia on Friday night at 7:00 p.m.
Other notable teams in the rankings include Lady Monarch opponents North Carolina at No. 7, falling from No. 4 after a loss to Penn State. Tennessee was ranked at No. 9 by the coaches, while Rutgers fell to No. 24.
Also joining the Lady Monarchs in the receiving votes category was Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets defeated the Lady Monarchs in their 2004-05 season opener and also upset Georgia last week. Penn State, who knocked off North Carolina, and will face the Lady Monarch next weekend also appeared in the category.
RankTeamRecordPts.Last Week1.LSU (40)(8-0)100012.Stanford(5-0)95023.Duke(7-1)87694.Texas(4-2)77175.Notre Dame(7-1)75136.Ohio State(7-1)733107.North Carolina(7-1)72748.Connecticut(3-1)71889.Tennessee(4-2)689510.Baylor (6-1)6611111.Vanderbilt(6-0)6011412.Michigan State (6-1)5631513.Texas Tech (2-1)5421214.Georgia(5-2)516615.DePaul(6-0)4651616.Minnesota(6-1)3561817.Houston(8-0)3142418.Boston College(5-1)2482119.Purdue (4-2)2311320.UCLA(5-1)219NR21.Maryland(5-1)1822322.Kansas State (4-2)1801723.Arizona (5-1)1362524.Rutgers(4-1)1201925.TCU (6-2)10722
Dropped out: No. 20 Louisiana Tech (3-2)
Others receiving votes: Wisconsin-Green Bay 79; Oregon 44; West Virginia 32; Louisiana Tech 29; Richmond 25; Old Dominion 23; Iowa 20; Arizona State 19; Villanova 17; Eastern Michigan 10; Penn State 10; Utah 7; Montana 6; Washington 6; Georgia Tech 5; UC-Santa Barbara 5; George Washington 4; Arkansas State