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2008-2009 Pre-Season Rankings

November 2, 2008 · Leave a Comment

1 Connecticut (Big East)
2 Stanford (Pac 10)
3 Maryland (ACC)
4 Oklahoma (Big 12)
5 Rutgers (Big East)
6 North Carolina (ACC)
7 Tennessee (SEC)
8 Duke (ACC)
9 California (Pac 10)
10 Louisville (Big East)
11 Texas A&M (Big 12)
12 Vanderbilt (SEC)
13 Texas (Big 12)
14 Oklahoma St. (Big 12)
15 Virginia (ACC)
16 Notre Dame (Big East)
17 Arizona St. (Pac 10)
18 Ohio St. (Big 10)
19 Baylor (Big 12)
20 Auburn (SEC)
21 Florida St. (ACC)
22 Xavier (Atlantic 10)
22 Purdue (Big 10)
24 LSU (SEC)
25 Old Dominion (Colonial Athletic)

How the conferences fared:
ACC – 5 Teams
Atlantic 10 – 1 Team
Big East – 4 Teams
Big 10 – 2 Teams
Big 12 – 5 Teams
Colonial Athletic – 1 Team
Pac 10 – 3 Teams
SEC – 4 Teams

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Top 20 Action – December 18

December 18, 2007 · Leave a Comment

TCU 97 – (20) Oklahoma State 63

(14) Duke 95 – Utah Valley State 61

(5) StanfordĀ  73 – New Mexico 54

Categories: NCAA · Teams · WBB · Woman's Basketball

Top 20 Action – December 6

December 7, 2007 · Leave a Comment

(20) Vanderbilt 75 – Western Kentucky 54

(17) Duke 49 – (3) Rutgers 44 (Duke’s win prevented them from having a 4 game losing streak.

(12) Texas A&M 81 – Florida State 67

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How Does a Pregnant Coach Cope with the Pressures of being on Top

November 27, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Form Maryland’s coach Brenda Frese, it’s to follow the advice of doctors.

See the Article in the Baltimore Sun

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/basketball/womens/bal-sp.frese27nov27,0,7557708,print.story

Categories: NCAA · Teams · WBB · Woman's Basketball

Top 20 Action – November 26

November 27, 2007 · Leave a Comment

(20) Michigan St. 65 – Delaware St. 62

(1) Tennessee 81 – LA Tech 60

Categories: NCAA · Teams · Top 20 · WBB · Woman's Basketball

AP Rankings – November 19

November 19, 2007 · Leave a Comment

 

 

  1. Tennessee – (SEC) – No Change – Record 3-0
  2. Connecticut – (Big East) – No Change – Record 2-0
  3. Maryland – (ACC) – No Change – Record 5-0
  4. Stanford – (Pac-10) – Up from Number 5 – Record 3-0
  5. North Carolina – (ACC) – Up from Number 7 – Record 5-0
  6. LSU – (Big East) – Down from Number 4 – Record 3-1
  7. Rutgers – (Big East) – Down from Number 6 – Record 2-1
  8. Georgia – (SEC) – No Change – Record 4-0
  9. Duke – (ACC) – Up from Number 10 – Record 3-0
  10. Oklahoma – (Big 12) – Down from Number9 – Record 0-2

All of the teams that were in the Top 10 on November 12 remain in the Top 10, even though Oklahoma has yet to win a game. Their two lost came against the current Number 3 Maryland and Number 1 Tennessee.

Louisville and Wisconsin fell out of the Top 25 while Purdue and Auburn both unranked last week entered the Top 25.

Categories: NCAA · Teams · Top 20

AP Rankings – November 12

November 12, 2007 · Leave a Comment

  1. Tennessee – (SEC) – No Change
  2. Connecticut – (Big East) – No Change
  3. Maryland – (ACC) – Up from Number 4
  4. LSU – (SEC) – Up from Number 5
  5. Stanford – (Pac-10) – Up from Number 7
  6. Rutgers – (Big East) – Down from Number 3
  7. North Carolina – (ACC) – Up from Number 8
  8. Georgia – (SEC) – Up from Number 9
  9. Oklahoma – (Big 12) – Down from Number 6
  10. Duke – (ACC) – No Change

Categories: NCAA · Teams

November 11 – How the Top 20 Fared

November 11, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Penn St. 80 – (20) Pittsburgh 74

(19) Florida State 75 – N. Florida 48

(17) Michigan St. 73 – Evansville 53

(16) Ohio State 63 – Marist 57

(15) Baylor 89 – PV A&M 61

(10) Duke 57 – Denver 37

(9) Georgia 84 – George Mason 56

(8) North Carolina 75 – (12) Arizona St. 60

(7) Stanford 60 – (3) Rutgers 58

(4) Maryland 76 – (6) Oklahoma 66

(2) UConn 98 – Stony Brook 35

(1) Tennessee 76 – Chattanooga 56

Categories: NCAA · Teams

November 10 – How the Top 20 Fared

November 10, 2007 · Leave a Comment

(20) Pittsburgh 81 – Arizona 58

(13) California 83 – Fresno St. 79

(15) Baylor 101 – St. Mary’s 47

Categories: NCAA · Teams

Teams with new Coaches

November 9, 2007 · Leave a Comment

School * New Coach * Previous Coach 
Central Conn. St. * Beryl Piper * Yvette Harris 
Central Michigan * Sue Guevara * Eileen Kleinfelter 
Colgate * Pamela Bass * Kristen Hughes 
Duke * Joanne McCallie * Gail Goestenkors 
Duquesne * Suzie McConnell * Dan Durkin 
Eastern Michigan * Ann Marie Gilbert * Suzy Merchant
Fairfield * Joe Frager * Dianne Nolan 
Fairleigh Dickinson * Peter Cinella * Sandy Gordon
Lamar * Larry Tidwell * Leonard Drake 
Longwood * Kristin Caruso * Pamela Bass
LSU * Van Chancellor * Pokey Chatman 
McNeese St. * Brooks Williams * Freddie Murray
Mercer * Janell Jones * Sybil Blalock
Michigan St. * Suzy Merchant * Joanne McCallie 
Missouri St. * Nyla Milleson * Katie Abrahamson-Henderson 
Morehead * Mike Bradbury * Matthew Mitchell 
Mount St. Mary’s * Bryan Whitten * Vanessa Blair 
Murray St. * Jody Adams * Joi Felton
NJIT * Margaret McKeon * Kim Bowen-Lusk
Niagara * Kendra Faustin * Bill Agronin
Norfolk * St. Tara Owens * James Sweat
Penn State * Coquese Washington * Rene Portland 
Portland St. * Sherri Murrell * Charity Elliott
Princeton * Courtney Banghart * Richard Barron 
San Jose St. * Pam DeCosta * Janice Richard 
SE Missouri St. * John Ishee * John Ishee 
St. Francis, Pa. * Susan Fruchtl * Jill Poe 
Stony Brook * Michele Cherry * Maura McHugh
U. Arkansas-Fayetteville * Tom Colleen * Susie Gardner 
Central Florida * Joi Felton * Gail Striegler 
Cincinnati * Kelley Hall * Laurie Pirtle 
Florida * Amanda Butler * Carolyn Peck
Illinois * Jolette Law * Theresa Grentz 
Indianapolis * LeAnn Freeland * Teri Moren 
Kentucky * Matthew Mitchell * Mickie DeMoss 
Louisiana-Lafayette * Errol Rogers * Kelley Hall 
Louisville * Jeff Walz * Tom Colleen 
Maine * Cindy Blodgett * Ann McInerney
Michigan * Kevin Borseth * Cheryl Burnett
Mississippi * Renee Ladner * Carol Ross 
Missouri-Kansas City * Candace White * Bo Overton 
New Hampshire * Kristin Cole * Sue Johnson
UNC-Charlotte * Karen Aston * Amanda Butler
Northern Iowa * Tanya Warren * Tony DiCecco 
Texas * Gail Goestenkors * Jody Conradt 
Texas-Arlington * Samantha Morrow * Donna Capp
Washington * Tia Jackson * June Daugherty 
Wisconsin-Green Bay * Matt Bollant * Kevin Borseth 
Washington St. * June Daugherty * Sherri Murrell

Categories: NCAA · Teams