Sept. 16, 2003
NORFOLK, VA -- In a recent survey conducted by the Duke University Sports Information Office, the Lady Monarch women's basketball program was one of the top programs in the win column over the last five seasons. Old Dominion ranked ninth in the survey with 127 wins between the 1998-99 and 2002-03 seasons, averaging 25.4 victories per season.
Connecticut topped the chart with 173 victories, with Tennessee coming in second with 157 wins, followed by Duke in third with 153 victories. Also rounding out the top five were Louisiana Tech (148) and 2002 NCAA Second Round opponent Purdue (141).
Eight of Old Dominion's upcoming 2003-04 opponents cracked the top 50. Tennessee (157 wins), Penn State (120 wins), and North Carolina (117 wins) rank in the top 15 along with possible WBCA Classic opponent Notre Dame (128 wins).
Also included in the top 50 were Virginia Tech (113 wins), Rutgers (108 wins), Florida International (105 wins), and conference rival and 2003 CAA runner-up Delaware (108 wins).
The Lady Monarchs open the 2003-04 campaign at the WBCA Classic, a preseason tournament held at the University of Colorado in Boulder, CO. Old Dominion opens play against host Colorado, a school also featured in the survey with 95 victories over the last five seasons, on November 14th.
Most Wins Last Five Years - Division I Women's Basketball
(1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03)
Team: Wins:1. Connecticut 1732. Tennessee 1573. Duke 1534. LA Tech 1485. Purdue 1416. UC-Santa Barbara 1327. Texas Tech 1328. Notre Dame 1289. Old Dominion 12710t. Colorado State 12610t. Georgia 12612. Penn State 12013. Oklahoma 11914t. North Carolina 11714t. Stanford 11716. Tulane 11617t. Iowa State 11517t. LSU 11519. UW-Green Bay 11420t. George Washington 11320t. Virginia Tech11320t. Xavier 11323t. Cincinnati 11223t. Holy Cross 11225t. Liberty 11125t. SW Missouri State 11125t. Utah 11128t. New Mexico 11028t. Stephen F. Austin 11030t. Vanderbilt 11031. UT-Chattanooga 10932t. Delaware10832t. Drake 10832t. Northwestern Sy. 10832t. Rutgers 10832t. Texas 10837t. Boston College 10737t. Pepperdine 10739. St. Joseph's 10640t. Fla. International 10540t. Vermont 10542t. Georgia State 10442t. Kent State 10442t. Santa Clara 10445t. Siena 10446t. St. Peter's 10447. Hawaii 10248t. Mississippi State 10149t. TCU 10149t. Toledo 10151t. BYU 10051t. Tennessee Tech 10051t. Western Kentucky 10054t. Arkansas 9954t. Oregon9954t. Saint Mary's 9954t. Villanova 9958t. Arizona 9858t. Auburn 9860t. Maine 9760t. Virginia 9763t. Baylor 9663t. Kansas State 9665t. Colorado 9565t. DePaul 9565t. UNC Greensboro 9568. Montana 9469t. Creighton 9369t. UNLV 9371. St. Francis 9272t. Belmont 9172t. Florida 9172t. Illinois 9175t. Ball State 8975t. Michigan 8975t. North Texas 8978t. Hampton 8878t. Louisville 8880t. Arizona State 8780t. Eastern Kentucky 8780t. Long Beach State 8780t. SMU 8780t. Valparaiso 8780t. Washington 8786t. James Madison 8686t. Marquette 8688. Furman 8589t. Austin Peay 8489t. Missouri 8489t. N.C. State 8489t. Northern Iowa 8489t. Pacific 8494t. Campbell8394t. Oakland 8394t. South Carolina 8394t. Wisconsin 8398t. Alabama 8298t. Bucknell 8298t. Fairfield 8298t. Harvard 8298t. Weber State 82103t. Evansville 81103t. Memphis 81103t. Wisc.-Milwaukee 81106t. Denver 80106t. Montana State 80106t. Oral Roberts 80106t. Sacred Heart 80106t. SE Missouri St. 80111t. Buffalo 79111t. Georgetown 79111t. Georgia Tech 79111t. Manhattan 79111t. Monmouth 79111t. Pennsylvania 79117t. Iowa 78117t. Mount St. Mary's 78117t. Richmond 78117t. Western Illinois 78121t. Indiana 77121t. UCLA77123. Georgia Southern 76124t. Central Florida 75124t. George Mason75124t. UNC Wilmington 75127t. Detroit Mercy 74127t. UAB 74127t. Western Carolina 74127t. Wichita State 74131t. Nebraska 73131t. Oregon State73131t. Wagner 73134t. Houston 72134t. Minnesota 72134t. St. Louis72137t. Howard 71137t. Kansas 71137t. Loyola Marymount 71137t. Temple 71141t. Indiana State 70141t. Youngstown State 70143t. Elon 68143t. Florida State 68143t. Tennessee-Martin 68143t. UMass 68147t. Dayton 67147t. Drexel 67147t. Duquesne 67147t. San Diego 67151t. S. California66151t. Va. Commonwealth 66153t. East Carolina 65153t. Portland 65153t. Southern Miss 65153t. Quinnipiac 65157t. Long Island64157t. Rice 64157t. South Alabama 64157t. UC Irvine 64161t. Charlotte 63161t. Idaho State 63161t. Nevada63161t. Niagara 63161t. Southern Utah 63166t. Kentucky 62166t. LaSalle 62166t. Maryland 62166t. San Francisco 62170t. Canisius 61170t. Illinois @Chicago 61172t. Florida Atlantic 60172t. Fresno State 60172t. Hartford 60172t. Syracuse 60