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USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION I TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Week 1: November 17, 2009
The Top 25 women’s basketball coaches poll, with team’s RECORDS THROUGH MONDAY in parentheses, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, ranking in last week’s poll and first-place votes received:
| Rank |
School
(First Place Votes) |
Record |
Points |
Last Week's Ranking |
1. |
Connecticut (31) |
1-0 |
775 |
1 |
2. |
Stanford |
2-0 |
742 |
2 |
3. |
Ohio State |
2-0 |
695 |
3 |
4. |
North Carolina |
1-0 |
647 |
5 |
5. |
Tennessee |
1-0 |
595 |
9 |
6. |
Notre Dame |
1-0 |
578 |
7 |
7. |
Arizona State |
1-0 |
511 |
11 |
8. |
Texas A&M |
1-0 |
494 |
16 |
9. |
Baylor |
0-1 |
487 |
4 |
10. |
Florida State |
1-0 |
435 |
12 |
11. |
California |
1-0 |
413 |
13 |
12. |
Duke |
1-1 |
394 |
6 |
13. |
Texas |
1-0 |
381 |
14 |
14. |
Xavier |
1-0 |
373 |
15 |
15. |
LSU |
1-0 |
326 |
17 |
16. |
Oklahoma |
1-1 |
298 |
8 |
17. |
Virginia |
2-0 |
284 |
18 |
18. |
Vanderbilt |
1-0 |
221 |
20 |
19. |
Louisville |
1-0 |
210 |
19 |
20. |
Maryland |
2-0 |
189 |
21 |
21. |
Michigan State |
1-1 |
171 |
10 |
22. |
Georgia |
1-0 |
151 |
NR |
23. |
Purdue |
1-0 |
119 |
23 |
24. |
Iowa State |
1-0 |
101 |
24 |
25. |
Pittsburgh |
0-0 |
95 |
22 |
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Dropped out: No. 25 DePaul (2-0).
Others receiving votes: DePaul 88; Middle Tennessee 85; Kansas 54; San Diego State 29; Auburn 26; Mississippi State 25; South Dakota State 17; TCU 12; Rutgers 8; Syracuse 6; Kansas State 5; Gonzaga 4; Oklahoma State 4; Temple 4; Dayton 3; Florida 3; Georgetown 3; Richmond 2; Southern Methodist 2; Vermont 2; Western Kentucky 2; East Carolina 1; Hartford 1; Houston 1; Michigan 1; South Florida 1; West Virginia 1.
The USA TODAY ESPN Board of Coaches is made up of 31 head coaches at Division I institutions. All are members of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. The board for the 2009-10 season: Phil Stern, University of Maryland - Baltimore County; Bill Fennelly, Iowa State University; Jose Fernandez, University of South Florida; Jamie White, University of Northern Colorado;
Marcia Foster, Cal State Fullerton;
Dayna Smith, Cornell University;
Mike Bradbury, Morehead State University; Gordy Presnell, Boise State University;
Rick Reeves, Gardner Webb;
Sharon Versyp, Purdue;
LaVonda Wagner, Oregon State University;
Mike Morris, Samford University; Rick Pietri, University of South Alabama;
Tanya Haave, University of San Francisco;
Cynthia Cooper-Dykes, Prairie View A&M Univ.;
Nell Fortner, Auburn;
Jim Flanery, Creighton University;
Michael Shafer, Univ. of Richmond;
Lynn Bria, Stetson;
Kenny Brooks, James Madison; Royce Chadwick, Marshall;
Sandy Botham; University of Wisconsin - Millwaukee,
Stephanie DeWolfe, Saint Peter's College;
Sue Guevara, Central Michigan;
Aaron Johnston, South Dakota State University;
LeDawn Gibson, Florida A&M;
Sue Semrau, Florida State;
Elaine Elliott, University of Utah;
Gela Mikalauskas, Wagner;
Tammy Smith, Lafayette College;
Lee Ann Riley, Stephen F. Austin
Chair: Jennifer Rizzotti, University of Hartford
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