Thanks to a 25-1 regular season record that brought with it a Big 12 title, Baylor volleyball will enter the NCAA tournament as the nation’s No. 1 overall seed and will begin their postseason run at home this Friday. The final weekend of the regular season was, fittingly, a momentous one for the Bears. A 3-0 […]
Headed into the Allstate Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day (7:45 p.m. CT, ESPN), Baylor football is ranked in the top 10 nationally in every major poll (7th in the College Football Playoff rankings, and 8th in both the AP and coaches polls). Of course, top-10 programs are not a new phenomenon at Baylor. Just […]
It stands to reason that if students connect deeply to their new community early in college life, and are then presented with learning environments that consistently inspire and engage, that those students will be best suited to get the most out of the collegiate experience. Those are aspects Baylor intentionally builds into the student experience, […]
On September 30, Baylor’s Mayborn Museum Complex welcomed its 2 millionth visitor! The honor went to Rose Eastland and her family, who received an annual membership to the museum. It took the Mayborn nine years to reach its 1 millionth visitor, back in 2013, but only six years to get from 1 million to 2 […]
Two years ago, Baylor alumna Stephanie Wright (BSED ’16) was named a Texas Student Teacher of the Year. A year later, Rachel Vaughn (BSED ’17) followed suit. This year, Baylor alumna Lauren Hornbeak (BSED ’19) took things a step further — earning the title of National Student Teacher of the Year for 2019. The award […]
More than 300 schools play Division I women’s volleyball. Only one of them is undefeated — and, for the first time in its history, that team is now ranked No. 1 in the country. Yes, Baylor volleyball ascended to No. 1 in the nation in this week’s AVCA coaches poll, claiming 54 out of 64 […]
For the ninth consecutive year, Baylor University has been named one of the country’s “Great Colleges to Work For” following a nationwide survey by The Chronicle of Higher Education. Not only is Baylor recognized among the nation’s best colleges to work for, but the survey once again has ranked BU as one of the best […]
When prospective students look to U.S. News & World Report’s college rankings over the coming year, they’ll once again find Baylor among the top universities in the state, conference and country. For the eighth year in a row, Baylor ranks among the top five Texas universities and as one of the Big 12 Conference’s top […]
Heading into Ryan McGuyre’s fifth season at the helm of the Baylor volleyball team, milestones that were once viewed as aspirational — NCAA tournament appearances, 20+ wins a year, top-25 preseason rankings, etc. — are becoming expected standards for players and coaches alike, as the Bears set their sights even higher. For instance… Prior to 2017, […]
Baylor soccer will open the 2019 season Sunday against Northwestern State with new uniforms, but with an increasingly familiar place in the top 25 nationally. For the second straight season — a program first — the Bears are ranked in the preseason coaches poll, coming in at No. 14 nationally. Baylor is also picked to […]
