Written by: SteveKaplowitz 2/22/2010 3:33 PM
When the Miners received word that they were ranked 25th in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll, it broke an 18 year drought for UTEP in the Top 25 nationally polls. Still no love from the Associated Press, who has them ranked 26th. As you might expect, head coach Tony Barbee was happy when he heard the news that the rest of the coaches in college basketball are starting to give his team some much-deserved respect. However, Barbee had been using the Top 25 snub to help motivate his team. So much for that idea.