The Louisville women’s basketball team earned its highest preseason ranking yesterday when the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll came out. The Cardinals are ranked fifth in the poll. The Cardinals were ranked No. 8 in last season’s preseason poll, which was the previous high.
The Cardinals tip off the season in the preseason WNIT on Nov. 9. Four of the Cards’ possible opponents are ranked or receiving votes in the poll. Oklahoma is ranked #14, LSU is ranked #17 while Gonzaga and Quinnipiac are both receiving votes.
| USA Today Coaches Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM |
RECORD |
PTS |
| 1 | Connecticut (31) |
0-0 |
799 |
| 2 | Duke |
0-0 |
735 |
| 3 | Stanford |
0-0 |
714 |
| 4 | Tennessee (1) |
0-0 |
663 |
| 5 | Louisville |
0-0 |
631 |
| 6 | Maryland |
0-0 |
630 |
| 7 | Notre Dame |
0-0 |
624 |
| 8 | Kentucky |
0-0 |
621 |
| 9 | California |
0-0 |
490 |
| 10 | Baylor |
0-0 |
407 |
| 11 | North Carolina |
0-0 |
387 |
| 12 | Nebraska |
0-0 |
381 |
| 13 | Texas A&M |
0-0 |
368 |
| 14 | Oklahoma |
0-0 |
354 |
| 15 | Penn State |
0-0 |
313 |
| 16 | Dayton |
0-0 |
307 |
| 17 | LSU |
0-0 |
276 |
| 18 | Michigan State |
0-0 |
185 |
| 19 | Colorado |
0-0 |
172 |
| 20 | Iowa State |
0-0 |
163 |
| 21 | South Carolina |
0-0 |
158 |
| 22 | Georgia |
0-0 |
152 |
| 23 | Purdue |
0-0 |
129 |
| 24 | Oklahoma State |
0-0 |
127 |
| 25 | UCLA |
0-0 |
114 |
- Others receiving votes: Vanderbilt 99, Gonzaga 68, DePaul 54, West Virginia 53, South Florida 37, Georgia Tech 34, Kansas State 32, Green Bay 18, Florida State 18, Marist 17, Rutgers 11, Creighton 10, Saint Mary’s 8, Syracuse 8, Toledo 6, Middle Tennessee 6, San Diego 4, Quinnipiac 4, Iowa 4, Delaware 2, Minnesota 2, Pacific 1, Florida 1, Brigham Young 1, Southern Methodist 1, St. John’s 1
