CSTV High on Sooner Women

NORMAN, Okla. -- A number of question marks surround how far the OU women's basketball team can go this season. Early rankings have the Sooners everywhere from the top five to the fringe of the top 25. However, CSTV.com writer Jeff Lippman has Oklahoma as one of the teams that can win it all.

Lippman writes: "For Oklahoma, the Road to Tampa has to go through Paris. Courtney Paris will once again be the most dominant big-bodied offensive and rebounding force in the country next season, just her junior campaign. And while they are unlike the aforementioned teams due to the graduation of two of their leading scorers from last year, they have more than enough talent to fill all the gaps, and even improve in many areas.

"With sophomores forward Amanda Thompson and point guard Jenna Plumley having a year in Norman under their belts, both are primed to have break-out years. The Native American Plumley will enjoy feeding Paris all day long down low and Thompson being able to grab any stray board that somehow escapes Paris' black hole-like reach."

CSTV has marked Oklahoma as one of its Great Eight and has Courtney Paris as a preseason first-team All-American.

Check out the rest of the Great Eight and these women's basketball features, as well as many others, on tap at CSTV.com in the upcoming days.

CSTV Preseason Top 10
1. Tennessee
2. Maryland
3. Rutgers
4. Connecticut
5. LSU
6. Stanford
7. California
8. Oklahoma
9. Georgia
10. Texas A&M

CSTV.com Women's Basketball Preview Features

Oct. 12 - The Great Eight: Teams Who Can Win it All
Oct. 15 - Preseason Top 25 / All-Americans
Oct. 19 - Nation's Best Centers
Oct. 22 - Big 12 Conference Preview
Oct. 23 - Oklahoma Sooners Feature

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