The defending national champion Huskies have been ranked No. 1 in the Athlon Women’s College Basketball Preseason Poll. Stanford, Ohio State, Duke, Michigan State, Texas, Xavier, Baylor, Georgia Tech and North Carolina completed the Top 10.
Also to no surprise, junior Maya Moore and senior Tina Charles were named to the five-player Athlon Preseason All-America Team. Stanford’s Jayne Appel, Oklahoma State’s Andrea Riley and Virginia’s Monica Wright were also named.
UConn was also ranked No. 1 by Lindy’s.
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