AP & ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls

After opening up the season as the No. 4 team in the country, the UConn Huskies women’s basketball team has finished as the No. 3 team in the land in final regular season polls released on Tuesday.

The Baylor Lady Bears remained perfect all season holding on to the No. 1 spot. They are followed by the Stanford Cardinal, UConn, Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Maryland Terrapins in both polls.

Joining the Huskies and Irish in the top 25 from the Big East are the St. John’s Red Storm (14/21), Georgetown Hoyas (17/16), Louisville Cardinals (19/19) and Rutgers Scarlet Knights (23/20). The DePaul Blue Demons are among the others receiving votes in the AP Poll but are ranked No. 23 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll.

The West Virginia Mountaineers are the only team from the Big East among the others receiving votes in both polls.

Overall, the Big East sent eight teams to the NCAA Women’s Tournament. They are UConn, Notre Dame, St. John’s, Georgetown, Louisville, Rutgers, DePaul and West Virginia.

For a complete look at the 2012 NCAA Women’s Basketball Rankings – Postseason, click on the read more button below if you’re on the home page.

AP Top 25 ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll
RK TEAM REC PTS PVS RK TEAM REC PTS PVS
1 Baylor (39) 34-0 975 1 1 Baylor (31) 34-0 775 1
2 Stanford 31-1 927 2 2 Stanford 31-1 740 2
3 Connecticut 29-4 880 4 3 Connecticut 29-4 706 4
4 Notre Dame 30-3 873 3 4 Notre Dame 30-3 687 3
5 Maryland 28-4 821 5 5 Maryland 28-4 654 5
6 Duke 24-5 743 6 6 Duke 24-5 604 6
7 Delaware 30-1 723 7 7 Tennessee 24-8 586 7
8 Miami (FL) 25-5 678 8 8 Delaware 30-1 549 8
9 Tennessee 24-8 664 9 9 Miami (FL) 25-5 540 9
10 Green Bay 30-1 618 10 10 Green Bay 30-1 483 10
11 Penn State 24-6 581 11 11 Kentucky 25-6 471 11
12 Kentucky 25-6 554 12 12 Penn State 24-6 409 12
13 Purdue 24-8 481 14 13 Georgia Tech 24-8 370 13
14 St. John’s 22-9 458 13 14 Texas A&M 22-10 346 14
15 Georgia Tech 24-8 427 15 15 Purdue 24-8 305 15
16 Ohio State 25-6 360 17 16 Georgetown 22-8 282 15
17 Nebraska 24-8 263 18 17 Georgia 22-8 269 18
17 Georgetown 22-8 263 20 18 Ohio State 25-6 255 17
19 Louisville 22-9 260 19 19 Louisville 22-9 235 19
20 Georgia 22-8 225 21 20 Rutgers 22-9 185 20
21 St. Bonaventure 29-3 216 16 21 St. John’s 22-9 171 21
22 Texas A&M 22-10 205 22 22 Nebraska 24-8 129 22
23 Rutgers 22-9 110 24 23 DePaul 22-10 84 23
24 Princeton 24-4 96 NR 24 Gonzaga 26-5 59 24
25 South Carolina 23-9 78 NR 25 St. Bonaventure 29-3 43 25
Dropped from rankings: Dropped from rankings:
Gonzaga 23, West Virginia 25 None
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes:
West Virginia 67, Gonzaga 44, LSU 27, FGCU 13, California 11, Dayton 10, DePaul 5, Arkansas 5, Brigham Young 5, Middle Tennessee 3, San Diego State 3, Vanderbilt 2, UTEP 1 LSU 26, FGCU 23, California 17, Middle Tennessee 17, Princeton 14, West Virginia 12, Vanderbilt 11, South Carolina 7, Arkansas 3, Fresno State 3, Wake Forest 3, UTEP 2

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