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.

AP Top 25For 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.

For a full look at the AP Top 25 Preseason Poll, click on the read more button below if you’re on the home page.

AP Top 25
RK TEAM REC PTS PREV
1 Baylor (33) 0-0 988 3
2 Notre Dame (6) 0-0 934 10
3 Tennessee 0-0 906 4
4 Connecticut 0-0 876 1
5 Stanford 0-0 852 2
6 Texas A&M (1) 0-0 772 8
7 Miami (FL) 0-0 750 11
8 Duke 0-0 705 6
9 Louisville 0-0 690 NR
10 Georgetown 0-0 585 23
11 Maryland 0-0 569 16
12 Penn State 0-0 491 NR
13 Georgia 0-0 432 NR
14 Florida State 0-0 428 15
15 Oklahoma 0-0 344 21
16 Rutgers 0-0 283 NR
17 Purdue 0-0 277 NR
18 Kentucky 0-0 275 17
19 DePaul 0-0 263 9
20 North Carolina 0-0 261 14
21 LSU 0-0 228 NR
22 UCLA 0-0 175 7
23 USC 0-0 158 NR
24 Texas 0-0 152 NR
25 St. John’s 0-0 151 NR
Dropped out:
Xavier 5, Michigan State 12, Green Bay 13, Ohio State 18, Marist 19, Gonzaga 20, Georgia Tech 23, Marquette 24, Iowa 25
Others receiving votes:
Ohio State 118, Michigan State 95, Gonzaga 57, Texas Tech 41, Green Bay 32, Iowa 20, California 19, Georgia Tech 17, Kansas State 15, Iowa State 12, Xavier 6, Dayton 4, Marist 4, Temple 4, Vanderbilt 4, Florida 2, Oral Roberts 2, Delaware 1, Marquette 1, Pittsburgh 1