Wahine just miss top-25 ranking

By Al Chase
Star-Bulletin

The University of Hawaii women's basketball team arrived in Honolulu late last night to discover its two victories in Texas weren't quite enough for it to crack The Associated Press women's top 25 poll.

The Wahine were No. 26 after receiving 70 points. They were No. 28 a week ago.

No. 25 Stephen F. Austin received 86 points.

"We were 12-1 and went on the road and beat 12-3 (Southern Methodist) and 11-4 (Texas Christian) teams at their places and that's good enough," UH head coach Vince Goo said.

"I think people were waiting to see if we could win on the road and we did. I think we'll be in the top 25 in the USA Today poll.

"I think our players proved on the road that they belong, but our concern is just to keep winning."

UH continues Western Athletic Conference play Thursday against Rice and Saturday against Tulsa at the Stan Sheriff Center.

AP Women's Top 25

First-place votes in parentheses

     Record  Pts  Pv  

  1. Tennessee (39)   19-0  975  1  

  2. Old Dominion    14-0  936  2  

  3. Connecticut    16-1  893  3  

  4. Louisiana Tech   14-2  853  4  

  5. Texas Tech   12-2  825  5  

  6. Illinois    13-4  723  8  

  7. Arizona    11-3  690  9  

  8. N. Carolina St.   15-1  685  10  

  9. Vanderbilt   14-2  680  6  

10. Florida    13-4  550  12  

11. North Carolina   13-4  522  7  

tie. Virginia    13-3  522  15  

13. Stanford    8-5  480  11  

14. Utah     14-0  421  17  

15. Washington   11-3  360  13  

16. W. Kentucky    15-4  344  18  

17. Wisconsin    14-4  323  14  

18. Georgia    11-5  296  19  

19. Clemson    14-3  219  23  

20. SW Missouri St.   12-2  209  16  

21. Nebraska    14-5  207  20  

22. Fla. International  14-1  186  21  

23. Purdue    12-5  133  24  

24. Duke     11-5  91  25  

25. Stephen F. Austin   13-2  86  -  

Others receiving votes: Hawaii 70, Auburn 67, Marquette 46, Iowa St. 43, Drake 38, Arkansas 34, Colorado St. 18, N.C. Charlotte 15, Notre Dame 12, Memphis 11, Michigan 11, Colorado 10, Kansas 10, Tulane 10, Iowa 9, UCLA 7, Alabama 6, American U. 2, Youngstown St. 2, Oklahoma St. 1.