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USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION I TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Week 1 Poll: November 14, 2006
The first regular-season Top 25 women's basketball coaches poll, with team's
RECORDS THROUGH MONDAY in parentheses, total points based on 25 points for first
place through one point for 25th, ranking in the preseason poll (Nov. 1) and
first-place votes received:
|
Rank
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School (2006-07 record) |
Points
|
Preseason Rank
|
First-Place Votes
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1
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Maryland (2-0) |
770
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1
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28
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2
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North Carolina (2-0) |
730
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2
|
1
|
|
3
|
Oklahoma (1-0) |
714
|
3
|
1
|
|
4
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Tennessee (1-0) |
675
|
5
|
1
|
|
5
|
Duke (1-0) |
633
|
6
|
0
|
|
6
|
Ohio State (1-0) |
614
|
7
|
0
|
|
7
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Connecticut (1-0) |
576
|
8
|
0
|
|
8
|
Georgia (1-0) |
558
|
9
|
0
|
|
9
|
LSU (2-0) |
507
|
10
|
0
|
|
10
|
Stanford (1-1) |
503
|
4
|
0
|
|
11
|
Arizona State (3-0) |
447
|
12
|
0
|
|
12
|
Rutgers (0-1) |
395
|
11
|
0
|
|
13
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Purdue (2-0) |
389
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13
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0
|
|
14
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Texas A&M (1-0) |
378
|
14
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0
|
|
15
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Vanderbilt (1-0) |
318
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15
|
0
|
|
16
|
Baylor (2-0) |
266
|
18
|
0
|
|
17
|
Michigan State (0-0) |
235
|
17
|
0
|
|
18
|
Brigham Young (2-0) |
219
|
24
|
0
|
|
19
|
California (1-0) |
184
|
21
|
0
|
|
20
|
Southern California (1-0) |
182
|
22
|
0
|
|
21
|
UCLA (1-0) |
130
|
23
|
0
|
|
22
|
DePaul (0-1) |
89
|
19
|
0
|
|
23
|
Washington (0-0) |
87
|
25
|
0
|
|
24
|
Kentucky (1-1) |
68
|
16
|
0
|
|
25
|
George Washington (2-0) |
65
|
not ranked
|
0
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Dropped out: No. 20 New Mexico (1-2).
Others receiving votes (2005-06 record in parentheses): Boston College
64; Louisville 39; Texas 37; New Mexico 28; Pittsburgh 22; TCU 22; North Carolina
State 17; Bowling Green 15; Utah 14; Western Kentucky 12; Texas Tech 8; Nebraska
7; South Carolina 7; Indiana 6; Temple 6; Virginia 6; Florida 5; Florida State
5; Tulsa 5; Mississippi 4; Rice 4; Virginia Tech 4; Montana 2; South Florida
2; Louisiana Tech 1; Middle Tennessee 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 2006-07 season: Agnus Berenato, Pittsburgh; Pam Borton, Minnesota;
Beth Burns, San Diego State; Pokey Chatman, LSU; Debra Clark, Florida A&M; Cynthia
Cooper-Dyke, Prairie View; Beth Couture, Butler; Mary Taylor Cowles, Western
Kentucky; Leslie Crane, Western Illinois; Tricia Cullop, Evansville; Brian Giorgis,
Marist; Kellie Harper, Western Carolina; Mary Hegarty, Long Beach State; Melissa
McFerrin, American; Kevin McGuff, Xavier; Tina Martin, Delaware; Curt Miller,
Bowling Green; Dan Muscatell, Sacramento State; Paul Nixon, Columbia; Jill Poe,
St. Francis (Pa.); Jeri Porter, Radford; Rick Reeves, Gardner-Webb; Lee Ann
Riley, Stephen F. Austin; Jennifer Rizzotti, Hartford; Rhonda Rompola, Southern
Methodist; Julie Rousseau, Pepperdine; Brady Sallee, Eastern Illinois; Cindy
Stein, Missouri; LaVonda Wagner, Oregon State; AdrianWiggins, Fresno State;
Kay Yow, North Carolina State.
The WBCA prohibits schools on major NCAA or conference probation from receiving
votes.
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