ESPN.com's top five players at each position

Women's Basketball Preview 2009-10

Originally Published: November 11, 2009

ESPN.com's top five at each position

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What's more difficult than finding a flaw in Maya Moore's game? Getting four people to agree on the top five players at each position in women's college basketball. But we crunched the numbers (over and over, as Mechelle Voepel details the process, which took some tinkering after learning North Carolina's Jessica Breland will likely redshirt). Defending champion UConn and Stanford each have three representatives, while Gonzaga, Ohio State and Xavier each put two players on the lists. The player listed first below was voted the top player at her position, as determined by a panel consisting of ESPN.com's Voepel, Graham Hays, Charlie Creme and Melanie Jackson. The other four honorees are listed alphabetically.

Point guard	Shooting guard	Small forward	Power forward	Center
Danielle Robinson Oklahoma 5-9, junior Probably as quick with the ball as anyone in the women's college game. -- Mechelle Voepel	Monica Wright Virginia 5-11, senior Long overshadowed in ACC but was league's top '08-09 scorer. -- Melanie Jackson	Maya Moore Connecticut 6-0, junior No player in college right now makes difficult things look easier. -- Mechelle Voepel	Amber Harris Xavier 6-5, junior Ready to re-establish herself as one of game's most versatile bigs. -- Charlie Creme	Jayne Appel Stanford 6-4, senior One of a kind; seamlessly blends imposing size and intricate skill. -- Graham Hays
Cetera DeGraffenreid North Carolina 5-6, junior	Alexis Gray-Lawson California 5-8, senior	Alysha Clark Middle Tennessee 5-10, senior	Heather Bowman Gonzaga 6-2, senior	Tina Charles Connecticut 6-4 senior
Samantha Prahalis Ohio State 5-7, sophomore	Tiffany Hayes Connecticut 5-10, sophomore	Danielle McCray Kansas 5-11, senior	Kelsey Griffin Nebraska 6-2, senior	Jantel Lavender Ohio State 6-4, junior
Andrea Riley Oklahoma St. 5-5, senior	Allison Hightower LSU 5-10, senior	Kayla Pedersen Stanford 6-4, junior	Ify Ibekwe Arizona 6-2, junior	Ta'Shia Phillips Xavier 6-6, junior
Courtney Vandersloot Gonzaga 5-8, junior	Jeanette Pohlen Stanford 6-0, junior	Shekinna Stricklen Tennessee 6-2, sophomore	Jacinta Monroe Florida State 6-5, senior	Carolyn Swords Boston College 6-6, junior

The following players received at least one vote from our contributors: Angie Bjorklund, Tennessee; Allyssa DeHaan, Michigan State; Tyra Grant, Penn State; Rachele Fitz, Marist; JJ Hones, Stanford; Ashley Houts, Georgia; Glory Johnson, Tennessee; Allison Lacey, Iowa State; Jene Morris, San Diego State; Nnemkadi Ogwumike, Stanford; Brittainey Raven, Texas; Angel Robinson, Georgia; Jenna Smith, Illinois; Helena Sverridottir, TCU; Kalee Whipple, Utah.