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USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION I TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Week 8 Poll: January 6, 2009
The 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 last week’s poll and first-place votes.
| Rank |
School
(First Place Votes) |
Record |
Points |
Last Week |
1. |
Connecticut (31) |
13-0 |
775 |
1 |
2. |
North Carolina |
14-0 |
744 |
2 |
3. |
Oklahoma |
11-2 |
694 |
5 |
4. |
Notre Dame |
12-1 |
648 |
6 |
5. |
Baylor |
12-1 |
634 |
7 |
6. |
Texas A&M |
12-1 |
568 |
3 |
7. |
Stanford |
11-3 |
565 |
8 |
8. |
Auburn |
15-0 |
523 |
10 |
9. |
California |
11-2 |
521 |
9 |
10. |
Duke |
12-1 |
491 |
11 |
11. |
Tennessee |
11-2 |
472 |
12 |
12. (tie) |
Texas |
12-2 |
463 |
4 |
12. (tie) |
Louisville |
14-1 |
463 |
13 |
14. |
Virginia |
13-2 |
359 |
15 |
15. |
Maryland |
12-2 |
338 |
16 |
16. |
Rutgers |
8-3 |
305 |
14 |
17. |
Ohio State |
12-2 |
292 |
17 |
18. |
Kansas State |
13-0 |
259 |
18 |
19. |
Florida |
14-1 |
229 |
20 |
20. |
Pittsburgh |
11-2 |
183 |
22 |
21. |
Oklahoma State |
10-2 |
114 |
23 |
22. |
Georgia Tech |
12-2 |
93 |
24 |
23. |
South Dakota State |
14-2 |
90 |
21 |
24. |
Vanderbilt |
11-4 |
82 |
19 |
25. (tie) |
Wake Forest |
12-0 |
41 |
NR |
25. (tie) |
Iowa State |
11-2 |
41 |
NR |
Dropped out: No. 25 New Mexico (11-2).
Others receiving votes: Xavier (12-4) 28; Florida State (12-4) 14; New Mexico 11; Marist (12-1) 9; DePaul (12-3) 5; Gonzaga (12-4) 4; Middle Tennessee (11-4) 4; TCU (8-5) 3; Arizona State (8-6) 2; Arkansas-Little Rock (11-3) 2; Houston (8-4) 2; North Carolina A&T (7-5) 1; Purdue (9-5) 1; St. John?s (13-1) 1; Wisconsin (12-3) 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, Sacramento 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, Lisa Bluder, University of Iowa (chair).
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