All but one of our panelists believe that Connecticut's Geno
Auriemma once again has the best women's basketball team in
the country. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
The 2009-10 women's college basketball season tips off Friday, Nov. 13. Here's how a panel of eight Sports Examiners ranked the top 25 teams heading into the first week of action (first-place votes in parentheses):
| Rank | Team | Record | Points |
| 1. | Connecticut (7) | 0-0 | 199 |
| 2. | Stanford (1) | 0-0 | 191 |
| 3. | Ohio State | 0-0 | 176 |
| 4. | North Carolina | 0-0 | 173 |
| 5. | Notre Dame | 0-0 | 170 |
| 6. | Duke | 0-0 | 159 |
| 7. | Baylor | 0-0 | 148 |
| 8. | Tennessee | 0-0 | 141 |
| 9. | LSU | 0-0 | 135 |
| 10. | Michigan State | 0-0 | 128 |
| 11. | Texas | 0-0 | 111 |
| 12. | Virginia | 0-0 | 105 |
| 13. | Oklahoma | 0-0 | 101 |
| 14. | Xavier | 0-0 | 100 |
| 15. | Florida State | 0-0 | 80 |
| 16. | California | 0-0 | 73 |
| 17. | Arizona State | 0-0 | 71 |
| 18. | DePaul | 0-0 | 68 |
| 19. | Georgia | 0-0 | 50 |
| 20. | Georgia Tech | 0-0 | 47 |
| 21. | Kansas | 0-0 | 44 |
| 22. | Vanderbilt | 0-0 | 37 |
| 23. | Louisville | 0-0 | 24 |
| 24. | Rutgers | 0-0 | 18 |
| 25. | Middle Tennessee State | 0-0 | 16 |
Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 7, Maryland 6, Mississippi State 6, Boston University 4, Bowling Green 3, Marist 3, UC Santa Barbara 2, Gonzaga 1, USC 1, Prairie View 1, South Dakota State 1
Thanks to the following Examiners for their contributions to these rankings:
Rob Calonge, Cal Bears
Neal Leitereg, USC Trojans
Jake Curtis, Stanford Cardinal Basketball
Dennis Farmer, Tennessee Volunteers
Mike Moguin, Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Jayson Rasheed, Cincinnati Sports
Gregory Smith, Black College Sports
Ari Bluestein, Drexel Dragons Basketball
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