In 10 days, the Oregon women’s basketball team will begin the season with an exhibition game against Carroll College. They will do so as the No. 20 team in the nation, according to the first Associated Press poll.
The Ducks look to build upon last season, when they finished 20-12 and made the NCAA tournament. Although Oregon was bounced out in the first round in a double-overtime loss to Belmont, the Ducks have revamped the roster and should be a player in the Pac-12 once again.
To no one’s surprise, Stanford enters the season ranked No. 2, right behind top-ranked South Carolina.
Arizona is the only other Pac-12 team ranked: The Wildcats are just above the Ducks at No. 19. Utah and UCLA just missed the poll. They are the first two schools in the “received votes” category. Washington State received one vote.
- South Carolina
- Stanford
- Texas
- Iowa
- Tennessee
- Connecticut
- Louisville
- Iowa State
- Notre Dame
- North Carolina State
- Indiana
- North Carolina
- Virginia Tech
- Ohio State
- Oklahoma
- LSU
- Maryland
- Baylor
- Arizona
- Oregon
- Creighton
- Nebraska
- South Dakota State
- Princeton
- Michigan
Others receiving votes:
Utah 35, UCLA 26, Kansas 25, Villanova 25, DePaul 19, Georgia 17, Belmont 14, Miami (FL) 11, South Dakota 9, Kansas State 5, Ole Miss 5, BYU 4, Florida 3, Gonzaga 3, South Florida 3, Arkansas 3, Alabama 2, Duke 2, UCF 2, Washington State 1
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