UConn tops 2013-14 Preseason USA Today Coaches Poll
Women’s basketball coaches selected defending national champion Connecticut as the preseason favorite to win the upcoming season’s NCAA Division I title. Coaches on the USA Today voting panel tabbed Duke as number two, followed by Stanford, Tennessee and Louisville.
| RANK | Â Â Â Â TEAM |
| 1 | Connecticut Huskies |
| 2 | Duke Blue Devils |
| 3 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 4 | Tennessee Vols |
| 5 | Louisville Cardinals |
| 6 | Maryland Terrapins |
| 7 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 8 | Kentucky Wildcats |
| 9 | California Golden Bears |
| 10 | Baylor Bears |
| 11 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 12 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 13 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 14 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 15 | Penn State Lions |
| 16 | Dayton Flyers |
| 17 | LSU Tigers |
| 18 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 19 | Colorado Buffaloes |
| 20 | Iowa State Cyclones |
| 21 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 22 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 23 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 24 | Oklahoma State Cowgirls |
| 25 | UCLA Bruins |
Others Receiving Votes: Vanderbilt 99; Gonzaga 68; DePaul 54; West Virginia 53; South Florida 37; Georgia Tech 34; Kansas 32; Florida State 18; Wisconsin-Green Bay 18; Marist 17; Rutgers 11; Creighton 10; Saint Marys 8; Syracuse 8; Toledo 6; Middle Tennessee 6; San Diego 4; Quinnipiac 4; Iowa 4; Delaware 2; Minnesota 2; Pacific 1; Florida 1; Brigham Young 1; Southern Methodist 1; St. Johns 1.
List of Voters: The USA TODAY Sports Board of Coaches is made up of 32 head coaches a Division I institutions. All are members of the Women”s Basketball Coaches Association. The board for the 2013-14 season: Joan Bonvicini, Seattle University; Joanne Boyle, Virginia; Lynn Bria, Stetson; June Daugherty, Washington State; Kathy Delany-Smith, Harvard; Brooks Donald-Williams, McNeese State; Tonya Edwards, Alcorn State; Oties Epps, Evansville; Jose Fernandez, South Florida; Stephanie Gaitley, Fordham; Sue Guevara, Central Michigan; Joe Haigh, St. Francis (Pa.); Bonnie Henrickson, Kansas; Rick Insell, Middle Tennessee; Jeff Judkins, Brigham Young; Krista Kilburn-Steveskey, Hofstra; Andy Landers, Georgia; Kellie Lewis-Jay, Florida Atlantic; Kevin McMillan, Tennessee-Martin; Dave Magarity, Army; Suzy Merchant, Michigan State; Faith Mimnaugh, Cal Poly; Brenda Mock Kirkpatrick, North Carolina-Asheville; John Olenowski, Manhattan; Kathy Olivier, UNLV; Kate Peterson Abiad, Cleveland State; Jennifer Rizzotti, Hartford; Susan Robinson-Fruchtl, Providence; David Six, Hampton; Charlotte Smith, Elon; Jaime White, Northern Colorado; Amy Williams, South Dakota.
