ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll

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.

For a full look at the 2012 ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Preseason Poll for women’s basketball, please click on the read more button if you’re on the home page.

ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll
Rank Team 2010-11 Record Points Final 2010-11 rank
1 Baylor (17) 34-3 745 5
2 Notre Dame (5) 31-8 728 2
3 Tennessee (3) 34-3 686 6
4 Connecticut (2) 36-2 683 3
5 Stanford (2) 33-3 681 4
6 Texas A&M (2) 33-5 635 1
7 Miami (Fla.) 28-5 557 16
8 Duke 32-4 553 7
9 Louisville 22-13 482 19
10 Maryland 24-8 416 23
11 Georgetown 24-11 415 14
12 Georgia 23-11 376 24
13 Florida State 24-8 332 20
14 Penn State 25-10 320 NR
15 Kentucky 25-9 296 22
16 Oklahoma 23-12 262 15
17 Rutgers 20-13 245 NR
18 DePaul 29-7 182 10
19 North Carolina 28-9 172 12
20 Texas 19-14 161 NR
21 Purdue 21-12 149 NR
22 LSU 19-13 143 NR
23 Southern California 24-13 129 NR
24 Wisconsin-Green Bay 34-2 127 9
25 Michigan State 27-6 88 18
Dropped out:
Gonzaga 8, Xavier 11, UCLA 13, Ohio State 17, Marist 21, Marquette 25
Others receiving votes:
Gonzaga (31-5) 70; Ohio State (24-10) 61; UCLA (28-5) 59; St. Johns (22-11) 57; Marist (31-3) 46; Xavier (29-3) 41; Iowa (22-9) 35; California (18-16) 20; Iowa State (22-11) 20; Vanderbilt (20-12) 19; Georgia Tech (24-11) 18; Dayton (21-12) 16; Middle Tennessee (23-8) 10; Temple (24-9) 10; TCU (22-11) 8; South Dakota State (19-14) 7; Texas Tech (22-11) 7; Marquette (24-9) 3; Syracuse (25-10) 2; Houston (26-6) 1; Memphis (21-13) 1; West Virginia (24-10) 1.

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