USA Today-ESPN Women's Top 25
The preseason top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, final 2008-09 records, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and last year's final regular season ranking:
Rec Pts Pr
1. UConn (31) 39-0 775 1
2. Stanford 33-5 739 3
3. Ohio State 29-6 653 9
4. Baylor 29-6 649 6
5. N. Carolina 28-7 561 17
6. Duke 27-6 547 14
7. Notre Dame 22-9 438 -
8. Oklahoma 32-5 416 4
9. Tennessee 22-11 412 -
10. Michigan St. 22-11 353 22
11. Arizona State 26-9 328 12
12. Florida State 26-8 323 18
13. California 27-7 314 10
14. Texas 21-12 311 -
15. Xavier 25-7 303 25
16. Texas A&M 27-8 302 7
17. LSU 19-11 298 -
18. Virginia 24-10 246 24
19. Louisville 34-5 232 2
20. Vanderbilt 26-9 223 8
21. Maryland 31-5 209 5
22. Pittsburgh 25-8 127 15
23. Purdue 25-11 126 16
24. Iowa State 27-9 125 11
25. DePaul 23-10 121 -
Others receiving votes: Middle Tennessee 118; Kansas 110; Rutgers 106; Auburn 84; Georgia 76; Georgia Tech 73; South Dakota State 70; Mississippi State 66; Gonzaga 48; Kansas State 39; San Diego State 39; Florida 31; TCU 12; North Carolina State 11; Arizona 10; Michigan 10; Bowling Green 7; South Florida 6; Syracuse 6; South Carolina 3; Arkansas-Little Rock 2; Ball State 2; Georgetown 2; Richmond 2; Southern Methodist 2; Temple 2; Central Florida 1; Charlotte 1; Fresno State 1; Hartford 1; Minnesota 1; West Virginia 1; Western Kentucky 1.
