Updated: April 14, 2005, 1:49 PM ET
Golden Gopher the favorite to go first
Come noon Saturday (ESPN2), we'll finally find out which player goes No. 1 overall in the WNBA draft. And though early speculation had Mississippi State guard Tan White as the first pick, these ESPN.com contributors made Janel McCarville of Minnesota their unanimous No. 1 selection.
A look at how ESPN.com columnist Mechelle Voepel, ESPN.com's Graham Hays and Melanie Jackson, who coordinates ESPN.com's women's basketball coverage, think the first round might shape up:| PICK | VOEPEL | HAYS | JACKSON |
| 1. Charlotte | Janel McCarville | Janel McCarville | Janel McCarville |
| 2. Indiana | Sandora Irvin | Tan White | Sandora Irvin |
| 3. Phoenix | Kara Braxton | Sandora Irvin | Kendra Wecker |
| 4. San Antonio | Kendra Wecker | Kendra Wecker | Jac. Batteast |
| 5. Houston | Tan White | Dionnah Jackson | Tan White |
| 6. Washington | Dionnah Jackson | Kara Braxton | Dionnah Jackson |
| 7. Detroit | Sancho Lyttle | Temeka Johnson | Sancho Lyttle |
| 8. Connecticut | Katie Feenstra | Sancho Lyttle | Katie Feenstra |
| 9. Sacramento | Tanisha Wright | Jac. Batteast | Roneeka Hodges |
| 10. New York | Kristin Haynie | Katie Feenstra | Kristin Haynie |
| 11. Minnesota | Temeka Johnson | Kristin Haynie | Temeka Johnson |
| 12. Seattle | Roneeka Hodges | Tanisha Wright | Tanisha Wright |
| 13. Washington | Angelina Williams | Dee-Dee Wheeler | Angelina Williams |
