Media Picks Women's Hoops Preseason No. 15

NORMAN, Okla. -- The Sooners begin the season ranked 15th in The Associated Press Preseason Women's Basketball Poll, released Saturday.

Big 12 rival Baylor received 33 of 40 first-place votes to take the top spot. Notre Dame drew six first-place votes and was second, with Tennessee, Connecticut and Stanford completing the first five.

Texas A&M was sixth, receiving the other first place vote. Miami, Duke, Louisville, and Georgetown round out the first 10.

Maryland was 11th, followed by Penn State, Georgia, Florida State and Oklahoma.

OU is outside the preseason top 10 for just the second time in the past six seasons. The Sooners finished the 2010-11 regular season ranked 21st but upset Miami in the second round of the NCAA tournament to extend its streak of Sweet 16 appearance to three consecutive seasons.

Rutgers was 16th followed by Purdue, Kentucky, DePaul and North Carolina. LSU, UCLA, Southern California, Texas, and St. John's finish the poll.

Oklahoma begins the season Wednesday, Nov. 2, hosting an exhibition game versus Central Oklahoma at the Lloyd Noble Center at 7 p.m.

AP Preseason Women's Basketball Top 25
1. Baylor (33 first-place votes)
2. Notre Dame (6)
3. Tennessee
4. UConn
5. Stanford
6. Texas A&M (1)
7. Miami
8. Duke
9. Louisville
10. Georgetown
11. Maryland
12. Penn St.
13. Georgia
14. Florida State
15. Oklahoma
16. Rutgers
17. Purdue
18. Kentucky
19. DePaul
20. North Carolina
21. LSU
22. UCLA
23. Southern Cal
24. Texas
25. St. John's

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Media Picks Women's Hoops Preseason No. 15

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