The last of the preseason polls for women's basketball came out on Tuesday and this time around it's the USA Today Coaches Preseason Poll.
In it, just like the AP Poll, the Baylor Lady Bears are the No. 1 team in the land. Our UConn Huskies come in at No. 2.
Those two teams are followed by the Duke Blue Devils, Stanford Cardinal and Maryland Terrapins.
Joining the Huskies from the Big East are the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6), Louisville Cardinals (9) and the St. John's Red Storm (13).
The DePaul Blue Demons, Georgetown Hoyas, Rutgers Scarlet Knights and Syracuse Orange are among the others receiving votes.
For a full look at the 2013 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings – USA Today Coaches Poll Preseason, please click on the continue reading button below if you're on the home page.
USA Today Coaches Poll | ||||
Rank | Team | 2011-12 record | Pts | Last year's final ranking |
1 | Baylor (31) | 40-0 | 775 | 1 |
2 | Connecticut | 33-5 | 736 | 4 |
3 | Duke | 27-6 | 674 | 6 |
4 | Stanford | 35-2 | 669 | 3 |
5 | Maryland | 31-5 | 656 | 5 |
6 | Notre Dame | 35-4 | 617 | 2 |
7 | Kentucky | 28-7 | 599 | 8 |
8 | Penn State | 26-7 | 521 | 9 |
9 | Louisville | 23-10 | 460 | 16 |
10 | Delaware | 31-2 | 411 | 14 |
11 | Georgia | 22-9 | 409 | 20 |
12 | Texas A&M | 24-11 | 361 | 12 |
13 | St. John's | 24-10 | 315 | 15 |
14 | Oklahoma | 21-13 | 308 | NR |
15 | California | 25-10 | 294 | NR |
16 | Tennessee | 27-9 | 284 | 7 |
17 | Vanderbilt | 23-10 | 241 | NR |
18 | Purdue | 25-9 | 240 | 18 |
19 | Nebraska | 24-9 | 203 | NR |
20 | Georgia Tech | 26-9 | 198 | 10 |
21 | Ohio State | 25-7 | 185 | 22 |
22 | West Virginia | 24-10 | 182 | NR |
23 | Miami (Fla.) | 26-6 | 95 | 11 |
24 | Oklahoma State | 22-12 | 94 | NR |
25 | Kansas | 21-13 | 89 | 25 |
25 | Wisconsin-Green Bay | 31-2 | 89 | 13 |
Dropped from rankings: | ||||
Georgetown 17, Gonzaga 19, South Carolina 21, St. Bonaventure 23, DePaul 24 | ||||
Others receiving votes: | ||||
DePaul 68, South Carolina 49, Gonzaga 43, Georgetown 38, Iowa State 33, Rutgers 33, Middle Tennessee 28, Texas 20, UCLA 11, LSU 11, Virginia 7, Michigan 7, St. Bonaventure 6, Iowa 4, Arkansas 4, San Diego State 3, Syracuse 2, Brigham Young 2, Marist 1 |
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