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2008-09 Women's Basketball Polls

 
USA Today Coaches: FINAL
Rank School (first-place votes) Rec. Prev.
1. Connecticut (31)
39-0 1
2. Louisville
34-5 7
3. Stanford
33-5 2
4. Oklahoma
32-5 4
5. Maryland
31-5 3
6. Baylor 29-6 5
7. Texas A&M
27-8 9
8. Vanderbilt
26-9 13
9. OHIO STATE
29-6 10
10. California 27-7 14
11. Iowa State
27-9 19
12. Arizona State 26-9 NR
13. Auburn 30-4 6
14. Duke 27-6 8
15. Pittsburgh 25-8 16
16. PURDUE 25-11 NR
17. North Carolina
28-7 11
18. Florida State
26-8 12
19. S. Dakota State
32-3 15
20. Kansas State
25-8 17
21. Rutgers 21-13 NR
22. MICHIGAN STATE
22-11 NR
23. Florida 24-8 21
24. Virginia 24-10 22
25. Xavier 25-7 18
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Notre Dame 65; Gonzaga 37; Tennessee 25; Middle Tennessee 24; Texas 13; Mississippi State 8; Boston College 7; Utah 7; Ball State 6; MINNESOTA 5; San Diego State 5; Bowling Green 4; LSU 3; North Carolina A&T 1; South Florida 1.
AP Top 25: March 16, 2009
Rank School (first-place votes) Rec. Prev.
 1. Connecticut (45)
33-0 1
 2. Stanford
29-4 2
 3. Maryland 28-4 4
 4. Oklahoma 28-4 3
 5. Baylor 27-5 7
 6. Duke 26-5 6
 7. Louisville 29-4 5
 8. Auburn 29-3 8
 9. Texas A&M
25-7 10
 10. OHIO STATE
27-5 9
 11. North Carolina
27-6 11
 12. Florida State
25-7 13
 13. California
25-6 12
 14. Vanderbilt
24-8 15
 15. Pittsburgh 23-7 14
 16. S. Dakota State
31-2 17
 17. Iowa State
24-8 18
 18. Tennessee
22-10 19
 19. Arizona State
23-8 16
 20. Xavier
25-6 20
 21. Kansas State
24-7 22
 22. Florida
23-7 21
 23. Notre Dame
22-8 24
 24. Virginia
23-9 25
 25. Texas
21-11 23
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Middle Tennessee 41, Wis.-Green Bay 30, Marist 22, PURDUE 22, LSU 17, DePaul 13, Southern Cal 4, Utah 4, Gonzaga 3, Montana 3, Ball St. 1, Bowling Green 1, Florida Gulf Coast 1, Villanova 1.
Note: Poll released every Monday.
 
 
 
 
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