03/01/2010Latest AP men's basketball top 25 has Texas out, Texas A&M, Baylor in Syracuse is No. 1 in The Associated Press' Top 25, taking advantage of a weekend when the poll's top three teams lost. The Orange were the runaway top pick Monday, receiving 59 first-place votes from the national media panel to make the jump from fourth. This is their first time on top since a six-week run during the 1989-90 season.UConn still No. 1 in AP women's poll; Baylor, Okla. State move up three; OU stays 11th While UConn has been the unanimous choice as No. 1 over the last two years, Stanford has remained a steadfast running mate. Connecticut ran its remarkable streak atop The Associated Press women's basketball poll to 41 weeks.02/28/2010Women's basketball: No. 17 Baylor 70, Kansas 47 Brittney Griner scored 21 points and blocked 10 shots to help No. 17 Baylor rout Kansas 70-47 on Sunday night.02/27/2010Men's basketball: No. 24 Baylor 70, Oklahoma 63 Baylor's Ekpe Udoh had 20 points with seven blocked shots as No. 24 Baylor beat Oklahoma 70-63, giving the Bears their first win over the Sooners in Norman since December 1977.02/24/2010Baylor holds off Texas A&M, 70-66
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Chuck Carlton writes that Baylor's 70-66 victory over Texas A&M on Wednesday night could help the Bears avoid a second basketball marathon - in the Big 12 Tournament.
Not long ago at Baylor, a 20-win basketball season was a rare occurrence worthy of a celebration, writes Chuck Carlton. That is no longer is shows how far the program has come.
Baylor 6-8 freshman Brittney Griner had 17 points, 12 rebounds and 11 blocks Wednesday night against Oklahoma. It still wasn't enough, writes Chuck Carlton, as No. 12 OU took a 62-60 overtime win over the No. 11 Bears.