The first preseason poll for NCAA women’s basketball came out on Thursday and as you might expect, we find the three-time defending champions UConn Huskies women’s basketball team on top of the poll.
They are followed by the South Carolina Gamecocks, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Tennessee Lady Vols and Baylor Lady Bears in the top five.
The South Florida Bulls are the only other team from the American Athletic Conference in the top 25 coming in at No. 19. There are no teams from the American in the others receiving votes.
| USA Today Coaches Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS |
| 1 | Connecticut (32) | 0-0 | 800 |
| 2 | South Carolina | 0-0 | 757 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 0-0 | 719 |
| 4 | Tennessee | 0-0 | 689 |
| 5 | Baylor | 0-0 | 666 |
| 6 | Maryland | 0-0 | 620 |
| 7 | Florida State | 0-0 | 542 |
| 8 | Louisville | 0-0 | 528 |
| 9 | Oregon State | 0-0 | 460 |
| 10 | Ohio State | 0-0 | 435 |
| 11 | Texas | 0-0 | 429 |
| 12 | Duke | 0-0 | 388 |
| 13 | Mississippi State | 0-0 | 385 |
| 14 | Stanford | 0-0 | 382 |
| 15 | Arizona State | 0-0 | 377 |
| 16 | Texas A&M | 0-0 | 304 |
| 17 | Kentucky | 0-0 | 303 |
| 18 | Oklahoma | 0-0 | 210 |
| 19 | South Florida | 0-0 | 183 |
| 20 | North Carolina | 0-0 | 143 |
| 21 | George Washington | 0-0 | 109 |
| 22 | DePaul | 0-0 | 106 |
| 23 | Iowa | 0-0 | 101 |
| 24 | Northwestern | 0-0 | 98 |
| 25 | Princeton | 0-0 | 84 |
| Dropped from rankings: | |||
| Dayton 17, Gonzaga 19, Florida Gulf Coast 21, Rutgers 23 | |||
| Others receiving votes: | |||
| Michigan State 79, Dayton 76, Florida Gulf Coast 68, Gonzaga 63, Rutgers 44, Syracuse 42, Chattanooga 41, St John’s 33, California 28, UCLA 22, Iowa State 17, LSU 17, Miami (FL) 11, Nebraska 9, Seton Hall 8, Middle Tennessee 6, Washington 4, West Virginia 3, Villanova 2, Virginia 2, Arkansas-Little Rock 2, Arkansas State 1, Green Bay 1, Albany 1, BYU 1, James Madison 1 | |||
