Jan. 2, 2008
NORFOLK, Va. -- Following a pair of SEC road wins and closing out the non-conference schedule at 9-3, with all three losses against the No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 teams in the nation, the Old Dominion women's basketball team cracked the Top 25 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll. The Lady Monarchs are at No. 23.
Old Dominion's appearance at No. 23 marks the Lady Monarchs' first appearance since the second week of the 2002-03 season.
Earlier in the week, Old Dominion moved up four notches in the Associated Press Poll to No. 19.
Old Dominion returns to action on Sunday, January 6th as the 16-time defending Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) champions open up conference play at Georgia State. Tip-off is at 3:30 p.m. and the game will be aired on Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic and Southeast.
ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll
1. Connecticut (31) 11-0 775
2. Stanford 12-1 736
3. Tennessee 10-1 710
4. North Carolina 13-1 676
5. Maryland 16-1 640
6. Rutgers 9-2 621
7. Georgia 12-0 605
8. Oklahoma 9-2 560
9. Baylor 10-1 510
10. California 11-2 482
11. LSU 10-3 462
12. Texas A&M 11-2 418
13. Duke 10-3 396
14. Notre Dame 11-1 352
15. DePaul 11-1 289
16. West Virginia 10-2 287
17. Texas 11-2 279
18. Auburn 12-2 217
19. George Washington 10-3 200
20. Ohio State 9-3 142
21. Arkansas 14-0 135
22. Wyoming 11-1 127
23. Old Dominion 9-3 76
24. Arizona State 8-5 69
25. Oklahoma State 12-1 66
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Texas Tech 49, Vanderbilt 37, Georgia Tech 33, Louisville 19, Iowa State 17, Florida State 15, Utah 12, Colorado 11, Hartford 8, Michigan State 8, Minnesota 7, Pittsburgh 7, Marist 6, Liberty 4, Marquette 4, N.C. State 3, Middle Tenn. St. 2, Illinois State 1, Radford 1, Syracuse 1,