The NCAA women’s basketball rankings are out for the week and the UConn Huskies find themselves as the No. 2 in the team behind the Baylor Lady Bears.

Of course those two teams will matchup in Waco, TX on Sunday night at 8:30 p.m. on ESPN so it’s quite possible we could have a new No. 1 team in women’s basketball. Or the Huskies will drop a spot or two in the poll. I’m hoping for the former and not the latter myself.

Baylor and UConn are followed in the top five by Notre Dame, Stanford and Maryland in the AP Poll. In the top five of the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll, they are followed by Notre Dame, Stanford and Duke.

Joining the Huskies and Fighting Irish in the top 25 from the Big East are the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (11/11), Louisville Cardinals (14/13), Georgetown Hoyas (17/19) and the DePaul Blue Demons (23/21).

There are no Big East teams among the others receiving votes in the AP Poll. West Virginia and Villanova are among the others receiving votes in the coaches’ poll.

For a complete look at the 2012 NCAA Women’s Basketball Rankings for Week 5 (Dec. 13), click on the read more button below if you’re on the home page.

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The UConn Huskies women’s basketball team will enter their game against the No. 8/7 Texas A&M Aggies on Tuesday night as the No. 2 team in the latest polls that were released.

The Baylor Lady Bears are still the No. 1 team in the land and are followed by UConn, Notre Dame, Stanford and Maryland in the AP Poll. In the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll, it’s the same top four with Duke as the No. 5 team.

Joining the Huskies and Fighting Irish in the top 25 from the Big East are the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (11/11), Louisville Cardinals (15/13), Georgetown Hoyas (19/20) and DePaul Blue Demons (20/21).

There are no teams from the Big East among the others receiving votes in the AP Poll. The Syracuse Orange received one vote in the coaches’ poll.

For a complete look at the 2012 NCAA Women’s Basketball Rankings for Week 4 (Dec. 6), click on the read more button below if you’re on the home page.

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The NCAA Women’s Basketball rankings are out and the UConn Huskies women’s basketball team remains as the second ranked team in both polls.

The Baylor Lady Bears are No. 1 and are followed by the Huskies, Notre Dame, Texas A&M and Stanford in both polls.

Joining the Huskies and Fighting Irish in the top 25 from the Big East are the Louisville Cardinals (10/11), Rutgers Scarlet Knights (11/12), Georgetown Hoyas (20/20) and DePaul Blue Demons (22/21).

There are no Big East teams among the others receiving votes in the AP Poll. The Syracuse Orange are among the others receiving votes in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll.

For a complete look at the 2012 NCAA Women’s Basketball Rankings for Week 3 (Nov. 29), click on the read more button below if you’re on the home page.

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The complete NCAA women’s basketball rankings are out for the week and after some upsets at the top, the UConn Huskies have moved up to No. 2 in both polls.

For those who didn’t know this, the AP Poll comes out on Mondays while the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll comes out on Tuesdays. So if you’re wondering why the Stanford Cardinal moved up in the AP Poll but dropped in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll after losing to UConn last night, you now know why.

The Baylor Lady Bears have a nice firm grasp on the No. 1 spot in both polls and are followed by UConn, Stanford, Notre Dame and Texas A&M in the AP Poll. In the Coaches’ Poll, Baylor is followed by UConn, Notre Dame, Texas A&M and Stanford.

Joining the Huskies and Fighting Irish in the top 25 from the Big East are the Louisville Cardinals (11/12), Rutgers Scarlet Knights (13/13), Georgetown Hoyas (21/21) and the DePaul Blue Demons (23/20).

There are no Big East teams among the others receiving votes in the AP Poll. The Syracuse Orange, St. John’s Red Storm and Villanova Wildcats are among the others receiving votes in the Coaches’ Poll.

For a complete look at the 2012 NCAA Women’s Basketball Rankings for Week 2 (Nov. 22), click on the read more button below if you’re on the home page.

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The NCAA women’s basketball rankings came out on Tuesday for the first time since the preseason and the UConn Huskies women’s team still finds themselves as the No. 4 team in both polls.

There are no changes to the top five in either poll which are the same. Texas A&M is ranked No. 1 and is followed by Notre Dame, Tennessee, UConn and Stanford.

Joining the Irish and Huskies in the top 25 from the Big East are the Louisville Cardinals (9/10), Georgetown Hoyas (14/16), Rutgers Scarlet Knights (15/15) and DePaul Blue Demons (18/18).

The St. John’s Red Storm are the only team from the Big East among the others receiving votes in both polls. The Villanova Wildcats, Syracuse Orange and Marquette Golden Eagles are among the others receiving votes in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll.

The polls actually came out yesterday and it totally slipped my mind. With that said, the records of the teams may not reflect their current record if they played on Tuesday night.

For a full look at the 2012 NCAA Women’s Basketball Rankings for Week 1 (Nov. 15), click on the read more button below if you’re on the home page.

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Just like the AP Preseason Top 25 women’s basketball preseason poll that came out last week, the UConn Huskies women’s basketball team is ranked No. 4 to begin the 2011-12 season.

As it is in the AP Poll, the Baylor Lady Bears are No. 1 here as well. They are followed by Notre Dame, Tennessee, UConn and Stanford.

Joining Notre Dame and UConn from the Big East in the top 25 are Louisville (9), Georgetown (11), Rutgers (17) and DePaul (18). St. John’s, Marquette and Syracuse are among the others receiving votes.

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Given the fact that Maya Moore has graduated from UConn, we really couldn’t expect the UConn Huskies women’s basketball team to be ranked No. 1 when the 2011-12 AP Top 25 Preseason poll. And they weren’t as they are ranked No. 4 to start the season.

For the first time ever, the Baylor Lady Bears are ranked No. 1 to start the season. They are followed in the poll by Notre Dame, Tennesse, UConn and Stanford.

Joining the Irish and Huskies in the top 25 from the Big East are the Louisville (9), Georgetown (10), Rutgers (16), DePaul (19) and St. John’s (25). The Pittsburgh Panthers are the only team from the Big East in the others receiving votes.

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Just like the final men’s basketball ESPN/USA Today Coaches Top 25, the women’s poll features a non-unanimous No. 1 team. Texas A&M, who beat Notre Dame in the women’s finals on Tuesday night, received 29-of-30 first place votes in the final poll. One coach didn’t vote and the other voted for the UConn Huskies, who finish the season as the No. 3 team in the land.

Joining the Huskies in the top 10 from the Big East are the runnerup Notre Dame Fighting Irish (No. 2) and the DePaul Blue Demons (No. 10). Other Big East teams in the top 25 are the Georgetown Hoyas (No. 14), Louisville Cardinals (No. 19) and the Marquette Golden Eagles (No. 25).

The West Virginia Mountaineers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights and the St. John’s Red Storm were among the others receiving votes.

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INDIANAPOLIS – The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and State Farm® announced today the 2011 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I State Farm Coaches’ All-America Basketball Team.  The 10-member team was decided from a group of 40 finalists by the selection committee at an in-person meeting held during the 2011 WBCA National Convention.

The members of the 2011 NCAA Division I State Farm Coaches’ All-America Basketball Team are as follows:

“The coaches who were selected by their peers to choose this year’s State Farm Coaches’ All-America Team debated for one-and-a-half days, which is the longest deliberation I can recall in my 15 years with this organization,” said WBCA CEO Beth Bass.  “Their commitment and hard work is a testament to the forethought, conscientiousness and professionalism of the committee.  Because of their effort I know, without a doubt, that these 10 players are the best in women’s basketball for 2011 and are truly deserving of this great honor.

“The committee’s job isn’t getting any easier,” Bass continued.  “And that is a good thing because it means the number of truly outstanding players they must consider each year is increasing.  It speaks volumes about where our sport is and where it’s going.”

“State Farm is truly honored to recognize these outstanding student-athletes for their wonderful achievements, their dedication to the game of basketball and their commitment to their communities,” said Pam El, Marketing Vice President for State Farm.  “The State Farm Coaches’ All-America Team represents true excellence in the sport of women’s basketball, and we are extremely proud to be associated with these remarkable student-athletes.”

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The following have been recognized as State Farm Coaches’ All-America Team Honorable Mentions for NCAA Division I:

In the history of the Women’s Basketball AP All-America Team, there has only been one four-time All-American in Oklahoma’s Courtney Paris. Well now she’ll have to make a little room on that elite mantle.

UConn Huskies senior Maya Moore was a unanimous choice for the 2010-11 AP All-America First Team making her the second women’s basketball player to be named four times. It’s the third straight year that Moore has been an unanimous selection.

Moore is joined on the First Team by Baylor’s Brittney Griner, Stanford’s Jeanette Pohlen, Texas A&M’s Danielle Adams and Ohio State’s Jantel Lavender.

Moore’s teammate, Tiffany Hayes, was named an Honorable Mention All-America.

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2010-11 Women’s Basketball AP All-America Team

First Team

• Maya Moore, Connecticut
• Brittney Griner, Baylor
• Jantel Lavender, The Ohio State
• Danielle Adams, Texas A&M
• Jeanette Pohlen, Stanford

Second Team

• Danielle Robinson, Oklahoma
• Amber Harris, Xavier
• Courtney Vandersloot
• Nnemka Ogwumike
• Jasmine Thomas, Duke

Third Team

• Shekinna Strickland, Tennessee
• Shenise Johnson, Miami (FL)
• Victoria Dunlap, Kentucky
• Ta’Shia Phillips, Xavier
• Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame

Honorable Mention

Kachine Alexander, Iowa; Angie Bjorklund, Tennessee; Kelsey Bolte, Iowa State; Jessica Breland, North Carolina; Cierra Brevard, Florida State; Kourtney Brown, Buffalo; Sydney Colson, Texas A&M; Jasmine Dixon, UCLA; Elena Delle Donne, Delaware; Dawn Evans, James Madison; Shante Evans, Hofstra; Briana Gilbreth, Southern Cal.

Keisha Hampton, DePaul; Tiffany Hayes, Connecticut; Courtney Hurt; Virginia Commonwealth; Ify Ibukwe, Arizona; Amy Jaeschke, Northwestern; Jessica Jenkins, Hampton; Adrienne Johnson, Louisiana Tech; Melissa Jones, Baylor; Kalisha Keane, Michigan State; Kevi Luper, Oral Roberts.

Deirdre Naughton, DePaul; Yinka Olorunnife, Idaho; Kayla Pedersen, Stanford; Jaime Printy, Iowa; Jence Rhoads, Vanderbilt; Sugar Rodgers, Georgetown; Odyssey Sims, Baylor; Meighan Simmons, Tennessee; Carolyn Swords, Boston College; Riquna Williams, Miami.