The USA Today/ESPN Top 25 preseason women's college basketball

coaches' poll, with number of first-place votes and last

season's records in parentheses and total points.

TEAM, PTS

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1. Connecticut (39) (36-1) 999

2. Tennessee (1) (33-4) 946

3. Georgia (32-4) 903

4. Duke (28-6)790

5. Notre Dame (27-5) 764

6. Purdue (23-8) 748

7. Rutgers (26-8) 695

8. Louisiana Tech (31-3) 684

9. LSU (25-7) 663

10. Penn St (30-5) 541

11. Iowa St (27-6) 530

12. Old Dominion (29-5) 508

13. Texas Tech (28-5) 445

14. Stanford (21-9) 379

15. Virginia (25-9) 354

16. Mississippi St (24-8) 340

17. Oklahoma (25-8) 264

18. No Carolina St (20-9) 258

19. Vanderbilt (21-13) 217

20. Auburn (22-8) 177

21. Sw Missouri St (23-9) 175

22. Boston College (26-9) 172

23. Wisconsin (21-12) 167

24. Illinois (23-10) 127

25. North Carolina (20-13) 121

Others Receiving Votes: Florida 120, Santa Barbara 114,

Xavier 108, Oregon 103, Arizona 71, Clemson 66, Tulane 62,

UAB 52, Geo Washington 43, Texas 36, Kansas 31, USC 30,

UCLA 25, Iowa 23, Western Ky 21, Michigan 18, Stephen F.

Austin 13, Nebraska 11, Evansville 9, Mississippi 8,

Arkansas 7, SMU 7, Utah 7, Pepperdine 6, St Josephs Pa 6,

Chattanooga 5, Depaul 5, Rice 5, Colorado St 4, Kent 4,

Virginia Tech 4, BYU 3, Alabama 1, Colorado 1, Fairfield 1,

Florida Intl 1, Ohio St 1, Vermont 1.