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USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION I TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Preseason Poll: November 4, 2009
The Top 25 preseason women’s basketball coaches' poll, with team’s 2008-09 final records in parentheses, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, ranking in the final 2008-09 poll and first-place votes received:
| Rank |
School
(First Place Votes) |
Record |
Points |
Final 2008-09 Ranking |
1. |
Connecticut (31) |
39-0 |
775 |
1 |
2. |
Stanford |
33-5 |
739 |
3 |
3. |
Ohio State |
29-6 |
653 |
9 |
4. |
Baylor |
29-6 |
649 |
6 |
5. |
North Carolina |
28-7 |
561 |
17 |
6. |
Duke |
27-6 |
547 |
14 |
7. |
Notre Dame |
22-9 |
438 |
NR |
8. |
Oklahoma |
32-5 |
416 |
4 |
9. |
Tennessee |
22-11 |
412 |
NR |
10. |
Michigan State |
22-11 |
353 |
22 |
11. |
Arizona State |
26-9 |
328 |
12 |
12. |
Florida State |
26-8 |
323 |
18 |
13. |
California |
27-7 |
314 |
10 |
14. |
Texas |
21-12 |
311 |
NR |
15. |
Xavier |
25-7 |
303 |
25 |
16. |
Texas A&M |
27-8 |
302 |
7 |
17. |
LSU |
19-11 |
298 |
NR |
18. |
Virginia |
24-10 |
246 |
24 |
19. |
Louisville |
34-5 |
232 |
2 |
20. |
Vanderbilt |
26-9 |
223 |
8 |
21. |
Maryland |
31-5 |
209 |
5 |
22. |
Pittsburgh |
25-8 |
127 |
15 |
23. |
Purdue |
25-11 |
126 |
16 |
24. |
Iowa State |
27-9 |
125 |
11 |
25. |
DePaul |
23-10 |
121 |
NR |
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Others receiving votes: Middle Tennessee (28-6) 118; Kansas (22-14) 110; Rutgers (21-13) 106; Auburn (30-4) 84; Georgia (18-14) 76; Georgia Tech (22-10) 73; South Dakota State (32-3) 70; Mississippi State (23-10) 66; Gonzaga (27-7) 48; Kansas State (25-8) 39; San Diego State (24-8) 39; Florida (24-8) 31; TCU (20-11) 12; N.C. State (13-17) 11; Arizona (12-19) 10; Michigan (10-20) 10; Bowling Green (29-5) 7; South Florida (27-10) 6; Syracuse (17-15) 6; South Carolina (10-18) 3; Arkansas-Little Rock (26-7) 2; Ball State (26-9) 2; Georgetown (20-14) 2; Richmond (24-10) 2; Southern Methodist (20-12) 2; Temple (21-10) 2; University of Central Florida (17-17) 1; Charlotte (23-9) 1; Fresno State (24-9) 1; Hartford (20-12) 1; Minnesota (20-12) 1; West Virginia (18-15) 1; Western Kentucky (16-13) 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 2009-10 season: Phil Stern, University of Maryland - Baltimore County; Bill Fennelly, Iowa State University; Jose Fernandez, University of South Florida; Jamie White, University of Northern Colorado;
Marcia Foster, Cal State Fullerton;
Dayna Smith, Cornell University;
Mike Bradbury, Morehead State University; Gordy Presnell, Boise State University;
Rick Reeves, Gardner Webb;
Sharon Versyp, Purdue;
LaVonda Wagner, Oregon State University;
Mike Morris, Samford University; Rick Pietri, University of South Alabama;
Tanya Haave, University of San Francisco;
Cynthia Cooper-Dykes, Prairie View A&M Univ.;
Nell Fortner, Auburn;
Jim Flanery, Creighton University;
Michael Shafer, Univ. of Richmond;
Lynn Bria, Stetson;
Kenny Brooks, James Madison; Royce Chadwick, Marshall;
Sandy Botham; University of Wisconsin - Millwaukee,
Stephanie DeWolfe, Saint Peter's College;
Sue Guevara, Central Michigan;
Aaron Johnston, South Dakota State University;
LeDawn Gibson, Florida A&M;
Sue Semrau, Florida State;
Elaine Elliott, University of Utah;
Gela Mikalauskas, Wagner;
Tammy Smith, Lafayette College;
Lee Ann Riley, Stephen F. Austin
Chair: Jennifer Rizzotti, University of Hartford
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