February 9, 2011

Climbing higher, Tech women’s basketball ranked 17th in Mid-Major poll

In the most recent poll conducted by collegeinsider.com, the Tennessee Tech women's basketball team has improved to 17th in the nation in the NCAA Women's Basketball Mid-Major Top 25

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – In the most recent poll conducted by collegeinsider.com, the Tennessee Tech women's basketball team has improved to 17th in the nation in the NCAA Women's Basketball Mid-Major Top 25.

"I'm excited to be ranked 17th in the Mid-Major Poll," head coach Sytia Messer said. "It's good exposure for the OVC and Tennessee Tech."

Sporting a 18-4 record and currently sitting in first place in the Ohio Valley Conference, this is Tennessee Tech's third straight week in the poll. The Golden Eagles, who ranked 21st in last week's poll, moved up four spots after a pair of home wins against Eastern Kentucky and Morehead State.

TTU is the OVC's lone representative in the poll, receiving 252 points. Of the 25 teams in the poll, the Golden Eagles have faced only Middle Tennessee (12/1), which saw the Blue Raiders come out with the 71-58 victory at Eblen Center. In its four losses on the season, Tech's opponents have a combined record of 66-27.

Tech (18-4, 12-1 OVC) begins a two-game road trip Thursday against Murray State. Opening tip is set for 5:15 p.m. CT.

Rank	School	Record	Points	Previous	Conference
1.	Green Bay (30)	22-1	774	1	Horizon League
2.	Gonzaga (1)	20-4	732	3	West Coast
3.	Florida Gulf Coast	19-1	698	4	Atlantic Sun
4.	Marist	21-2	688	5	Metro Atlantic
5.	Middle Tennessee	19-5	613	7	Sun Belt
6.	Princeton	15-4	611	2	Ivy League
7.	Bowling Green	19-4	603	6	Mid-American
8.	James Madison	17-6	532	10	Colonial Athletic
9.	Appalachian State	19-4	526	9	Southern
10.	Toledo	17-6	444	12	Mid-American
11.	Old Dominion	15-7	441	8	Colonial Athletic
12.	Creighton	15-7	418	12	Missouri Valley
13.	UC Davis	17-5	369	14	Big West
14.	Arkansas-Little Rock	16-5	368	16	Sun Belt
15.	Illinois State	15-6	323	15	Missouri Valley
16.	Northern Iowa	17-5	304	20	Missouri Valley
17.	Tennessee Tech	18-4	252	21	Ohio Valley
18.	Missouri State	16-7	242	11	Missouri Valley
19.	Oral Roberts	17-7	212	19	Summit League
20.	UNC Wilmington	17-5	198	17	Colonial Athletic
21.	Lamar	17-5	166	19	Southland
22.	Central Michigan	15-7	151	22	Mid-American
23.	Kent State	16-6	134	18	Mid-American
24.	Samford	19-6	57	NR	Southern
25.	Boston University	13-9	39	NR	America East

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Hampton 37, Cal Poly 22, McNeese State 18, Drexel 18, Gardner-Webb 16, Butler 16, Delaware 11, Harvard 10, Virginia Commonwealth 9, UMBC 8, Binghamton 6, Eastern Michigan 5, Navy 2, Oakland 1, Southern 1.

NOTE: The Mid-Major Poll is made up of teams from the following conferences: America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Colonial, Great West, Horizon, Independents, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, Mid-Eastern, Missouri Valley, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, Southwestern, Summit, Sun Belt, West Coast.