ESPN Women's Basketball

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, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and 2008-09 final regular-season ranking:

Record Pts Pvs

1. Connecticut (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. North 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 State 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.

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