University of Oklahoma Athletics

OU Women's Basketball Ranked 14th And 17th In Top Preseason Polls

November 07, 2000 | Women's Basketball

By: Athletics Communications

Nov. 7, 2000

NORMAN, Okla. - The University of Oklahoma women's basketball team has been ranked 14th in the Associated Press and 17th in the USA Today/ESPN/Coaches Top 25 preseason polls released today by the national organizations. OU is coming off of its most successful season in school history with a school-record 25 victories (25-8), a share of the Big 12 Conference regular season title (13-3) and an appearance in the NCAA Sweet 16.

The Sooners have been ranked among the nation's elite in nearly every preseason poll, including No. 14 in the Athlon's Sports Magazine and Basketball News Report, plus 15th in the Street & Smith Magazine.

OU returns 73.7 percent of its points and 79.6 percent of its rebounds from a year ago. In addition, Head Coach Sherri Coale and staff returns four starters, including third team preseason All-American LaNeishea Caufield and preseason All-Big 12 selection Stacey Dales, and adds a pair of junior college All-American to this year's roster.

The Sooners open the 2000-2001 regular season at the Bertha Teague Classic in Tulsa (Nov. 17-18), followed by the elite Coaches vs. Cancer Challenge in Madison, Wis. (Nov. 22-24). OU will host Australia in its last exhibition game on Friday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. at Lloyd Noble Center.

USA Today/ESPN/Coaches Poll

1.Connecticut (39)
2. Tennessee (1)
3. Georgia
4.Duke
5. Notre Dame
6.Purdue
7.Rutgers
8.Louisiana Tech
9.LSU
10.Penn State
11.Iowa State
12Old Dominion
13.Texas Tech
14.Stanford
15.Virginia
16.Mississippi State
17.Oklahoma
18.North Carolina State
19.Vanderbilt
20. Auburn
21. Southwest Missouri State
22. Boston College
23. Wisconsin
24. Illinois
25.North Carolina

Associated Press Poll

1.Connecticut (42)
2.Tennessee
3.Georgia
4.Purdue
5.Duke
6.Notre Dame
7.LSU
8.Rutgers
9.Louisiana Tech
10.Iowa State
11.Stanford
12.Old Dominion
13.Penn State
14.Oklahoma
15.Virginia
16.Texas Tech
17.Mississippi State
18.Wisconsin
19.North Carolina State
20.Vanderbilt
21.Southwest Missouri State
22.North Carolina
23.Oregon
24.Auburn
25.UC Santa Barbara

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