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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