Women's Preseason AP Poll Released - ISU #23

[CarrollCyclone]

Preseason AP Women's Basketball Top 25 (11/1)
1. Connecticut (36)
2. Duke
3. Stanford
4. Tennessee
5. Louisville
6. Notre Dame
7. Kentucky
8. Maryland
9. California
10. Baylor
11. Oklahoma
12. North Carolina
13. Penn State
14. Dayton
15. LSU
16. Texas A&M
17. Nebraska
18. Purdue
19. Colorado
20. Michigan State
21. Oklahoma State
22. South Carolina
23. Iowa State
24. Georgia
25. Gonzaga

Others Receiving Votes
West Virginia, UCLA, Vanderbilt, Wisconsin-Green Bay, DePaul, Chattanooga, Georgia Tech, Creighton, Middle Tennessee State, Missouri, Marist, Texas, Washington, Quinnipiac, Florida State, James Madison, South Florida, Tennessee-Martin

 

[NenoFone]

Why isn't Iowa getting any votes? I don't follow their program that close but seems they've been pretty good the last couple years.

 

[twistedredbird]

Why isn't Iowa getting any votes? I don't follow their program that close but seems they've been pretty good the last couple years.

They are much like ISU, they are very thin in the post, though they don't have an AA candidate there. They will be running a 4 guard line-up, and have a returning point guard.

Also like ISU, they will likely be starting frosh in the guard court, and having a tall guard playing at the 4.

The loss of Johnson(post) and Printy (shooting guard), their top two scorers, is a big hit IMO.

Logic, their PG like Moody, is a pass first. Like BF, Bludder wants to see more scoring from her.

Very similar, but in the end, I don't think Doolittle is going to weather the big tough centers and banging of the Big 12 well.

 

[cyclones500]

How often does Big 12 get no teams inside higher than 10th in preseason? Seems rare in WBB. I suppose there was quite a split on BU/OU (haven't checked the vote totals).

 

[Jambalaya]

the Old Big 12 has 7 teams in there---

Frau Bluder is Bill's biaaaatch

 

[mitten1975]

This team, I am a skeptic. We are going to have to have some real fighters on defense, positioning, and rebounding in order to be competitive.