The top 25 teams in the The Associated Press' preseason 2009-10 women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, final 2008-09 records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last year's final ranking: Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 137, Maryland 114, Mississippi St. 110, San Diego St. 78, S. Dakota St. 70, Pittsburgh 48, Purdue 45, Kansas St. 33, Gonzaga 30, Marist 26, UCLA 26, Michigan 16, Iowa St. 14, Minnesota 14, Boston College 12, Louisiana Tech 11, Tulane 9, Bowling Green 8, Arkansas 7, TCU 7, Wis.-Green Bay 7, Auburn 6, Nebraska 6, Texas Tech 6, Southern Cal 5, Florida 3, Fresno St. 3, Oklahoma St. 3, Delaware 1, Florida Gulf Coast 1, Temple 1.
Record
Pts
Fin
1. Connecticut (40)
39-0
1,000
1
2. Stanford
33-5
951
2
3. Ohio St.
29-6
862
10
4. Notre Dame
22-9
799
23
5. North Carolina
28-7
798
11
6. Duke
27-6
772
6
7. Baylor
29-6
744
5
8. Tennessee
22-11
676
18
9. LSU
19-11
600
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10. Michigan St.
22-11
521
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11. Xavier
25-7
492
20
12. Texas
21-12
487
25
13. Oklahoma
32-5
444
4
14. Virginia
24-10
394
24
15. Florida St.
26-8
385
12
16. Arizona St.
26-9
317
19
17. DePaul
23-10
301
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18. California
27-7
294
13
19. Georgia Tech
22-10
262
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20. Kansas
22-14
241
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21. Georgia
18-14
201
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22. Vanderbilt
26-9
165
14
23. Louisville
34-5
156
7
24. Middle Tennessee
28-6
143
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25. Rutgers
21-13
138
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Edward joined the News & Observer staff in 2004. He is a graduate of American University and Johns Hopkins University. He covers Wake Forest football and women's college basketball for the N&O. Edward is a native of Washington, D.C. He can be reached at 829-4781 or 
