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USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION I TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Preseason Poll: November 5, 2008
The Top 25 preseason women’s basketball coaches' poll, with team’s 2007-08 final records in parentheses, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, ranking in the final 2007-08 poll and first-place votes received:
| Rank |
School (07-08 record) |
Points |
Final 2007-08 Rank |
First-Place Votes |
| 1. |
Connecticut (26-2) |
773 |
3 |
30 |
| 2. |
Stanford (35-4) |
676 |
2 |
0 |
| 3. |
Rutgers (27-7) |
639 |
6 |
0 |
| 4. |
North Carolina (33-3) |
629 |
5 |
0 |
| 5. |
Maryland (33-4) |
624 |
7 |
0 |
| 6. |
Tennessee (36-2) |
602 |
1 |
1 |
| 7. |
Oklahoma (22-9) |
600 |
19 |
0 |
| 8. |
Duke (25-10) |
508 |
9 |
0 |
| 9. |
California (27-7) |
495 |
18 |
0 |
| 10. |
Texas A&M (29-8) |
493 |
8 |
0 |
| 11. |
Louisville (26-10) |
481 |
12 |
0 |
| 12. |
Vanderbilt (25-9) |
419 |
15 |
0 |
| 13. |
Texas (22-13) |
315 |
NR |
0 |
| 14. |
Notre Dame (25-9) |
294 |
13 |
0 |
| t15. |
Virginia (24-10) |
279 |
22 |
0 |
| t15. |
Oklahoma State (27-8) |
279 |
11 |
0 |
| 17. |
Baylor (25-7) |
272 |
17 |
0 |
| 18. |
Arizona State (22-11) |
215 |
NR |
0 |
| 19. |
Ohio State (22-9) |
188 |
NR |
0 |
| 20. |
Old Dominion (31-5) |
163 |
10 |
0 |
| 21. |
Auburn (20-12) |
154 |
NR |
0 |
| 22. |
LSU (31-6) |
133 |
4 |
0 |
| 23. |
Pittsburgh (24-11) |
104 |
16 |
0 |
| 24. |
Florida State (19-14) |
101 |
NR |
0 |
| 25. |
Georgia (23-10) |
94 |
24 |
0 |
Others receiving votes (with 2007-08 record): Xavier (24-9) 87; Purdue (19-15) 85; Kansas State (22-10) 72; Iowa State (21-13) 63; Marist (32-3) 48; Utah (27-5) 46; George Washington (27-7) 24; Syracuse (22-9) 24; Marquette (21-14) 22; Hartford (28-6) 11; Michigan State (23-14) 11; Texas-El Paso (28-4) 9; West Virginia (25-8) 8; Liberty (28-4) 7; Gonzaga (25-9) 6; Illinois State (26-7) 3; Iowa (21-11) 3; New Mexico (20-13) 3; Minnesota (20-12) 2; Montana (25-7) 2; Southern Methodist (24-9) 2; TCU (23-12) 2; Boise State (24-8) 1; DePaul (20-12) 1; East Carolina (13-17) 1; Georgia Tech (22-10) 1; North Carolina A&T (25-8) 1.
The USA TODAY ESPN Board of Coaches is made up of 31 head coaches at Division I institutions. All are members of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. The board for the 2008-09 season: Agnus Berenato, Pittsburgh; Pam Borton, Minnesota; Sandy Botham, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Brian Boyer, Arkansas State; Lynn Bria, Stetson; Kenny Brooks, James Madison; Patricia Cage-Gibbs, North Carolina A&T; Royce Chadwick, Marshall; Stephanie DeWolfe, Saint Peter's College; Dana Eikenberg, Southern Illinois; Elaine Elliott, University of Utah; Sharon Fanning, Mississippi State; Julie Goodenough, Charleston Southern; Sue Guevara, Central Michigan; Dr. Maryalyce Jeremiah, Cal State Fullerton; Aaron Johnston, South Dakota State University; Nate Kilbert, Mississippi Valley State; Gela Mikalauskas, Wagner; Mike Morris, Samford University; Dan Muscatell, California State University; Lee Ann Riley, Stephen F. Austin; Jennifer Rizzotti, Hartford; Julie Rousseau, Pepperdine; Brady Sallee, Eastern Illinois; Sue Semrau, Florida State; Michael Shafer, University of Richmond; Dayna Smith, Cornell University; Tammy Smith, Lafayette College; Cindy Stein, Missouri; LaVonda Wagner, Oregon State; Adrian Wiggins, Fresno State.
EDITOR'S NOTE: The first regular-season poll will be conducted the morning of Nov. 18 and be available for an early afternoon release.
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