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Updated at 8:41 a.m., Saturday, November 1, 2008

CBKB: UConn is AP's preseason No. 1 in women's basketball

By DOUG FEINBERG
AP Sports Writer

AP WOMEN'S TOP 25

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' preseason women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2007-08 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:

Record Pts Pvs

1. Connecticut (44) 36-2 1,124 1

2. Stanford (1) 35-4 1,018 4

3. Maryland 33-4 1,005 5

4. Oklahoma 22-9 946 14

5. Rutgers 27-7 914 7

6. North Carolina 33-3 892 2

7. Tennessee 36-2 857 3

8. Duke 25-10 815 9

9. California 27-7 769 10

10. Louisville 26-10 726 19

11. Texas A&M 29-8 624 8

12. Vanderbilt 25-9 546 21

13. Texas 22-13 501 —

14. Oklahoma St. 27-8 442 13

15. Virginia 24-10 437 24

16. Notre Dame 25-9 374 15

17. Arizona St. 22-11 364 —

18. Ohio St. 22-9 359 25

19. Baylor 25-7 353 12

20. Auburn 20-12 239 —

21. Florida St. 19-14 204 —

22. Xavier 24-9 170 —

23. Purdue 19-15 148 —

24. LSU 31-6 133 6

25. Old Dominion 31-5 124 11

Others receiving votes: Pittsburgh 116, Michigan St. 67, Iowa St. 66, Marist 58, Marquette 56, Utah 50, Georgia 37, Kansas St. 25, Syracuse 20, DePaul 8, George Washington 7, Illinois St. 7, Southern Cal 5, West Virginia 5, Arkansas 3, Georgia Tech 2, Montana 2, UTEP 2, Gonzaga 1, Iowa 1, Liberty 1, S. Dakota St. 1, SMU 1.

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Connecticut is No. 1 in the preseason women's basketball poll for the first time in five seasons.

This is the sixth time in school history the Huskies got the top preseason ranking by The Associated Press.

Connecticut received 44 of the 45 first-place votes Saturday from a national media panel and compiled 1,124 points. No. 2 Stanford drew the other first-place ballot.

UConn lost to Stanford in the Final Four last season. Huskies coach Geno Auriemma returns three starters, including sensational sophomore Maya Moore.