Cougar women break into top-25 of the Coaches Poll
PROVO, Utah (Feb. 23, 2016)—BYU women’s basketball (23-4, 15-1) is in this week’s USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll for the first time this year, coming in at No. 22.
The Cougars have been receiving votes in the poll since January 19 when they were 14-4, 6-1 on the year. Last week, they were one spot out of the top 25.
This is the first time the team has been in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll since the 2013-14 season when they finished ranked 18th after their impressive run to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament. In that run, the No. 12 seeded Cougars recorded upset wins over No. 5 seed North Carolina State and No. 4 seed Nebraska. In the Sweet 16 game, BYU played Connecticut tough throughout the first half down by just one 30-29, at the break but eventually lost to the No. 1 seeded Huskies, 70-51. UConn went on to win the NCAA Championship crown.
During the 2013-14 campaign, the Cougars had been getting votes in the poll throughout the season, getting within two spots out of the top 25 heading into the WCC tournament.
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