2015-16 USA Today Coaches’ Preseason Poll, UConn unanimous choice for No. 1

The poll is conducted weekly throughout the regular season using a panel of head coaches at Division I schools. The panel is chosen by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. The members represent each of the 32 Division I conferences that receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Records from 2014-15 are in parentheses. Total points are based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th.

RANK	TEAM	RECORD	POINTS	1ST PLACE VOTES
1	Connecticut	38-1	800	32
2	South Carolina	34-3	757	0
3	Notre Dame	36-3	719	0
4	Tennessee	30-6	689	0
5	Baylor	33-4	666	0
6	Maryland	34-3	620	0
7	Florida St.	32-5	542	0
8	Louisville	27-7	528	0
9	Oregon St.	27-5	460	0
10	Ohio St.	24-11	435	0
11	Texas	24-11	429	0
12	Duke	23-11	388	0
13	Mississippi St.	27-7	385	0
14	Stanford	26-10	382	0
15	Arizona St.	29-6	377	0
16	Texas A&M	23-10	304	0
17	Kentucky	24-10	303	0
18	Oklahoma	21-12	210	0
19	South Florida	27-8	183	0
20	North Carolina	26-9	143	0
21	George Washington	29-4	109	0
22	DePaul	27-8	106	0
23	Iowa	26-8	101	0
24	Northwestern	23-9	98	0
25	Princeton	31-1	84	0

Others Receiving Votes
Michigan State 79; Dayton 76; Florida Gulf Coast 68; Gonzaga 63; Rutgers 44; Syracuse 42; Chattanooga 41; St. John?s 33; California 28; UCLA 22; Iowa State 17; LSU 17; Miami (Fla.) 11; Nebraska 9; Seton Hall 8; Middle Tennessee 6; Washington 4; West Virginia 3; Virginia 2; Villanova 2; Arkansas-Little Rock 2; Arkansas State 1; Brigham Young 1; Albany 1; James Madison 1; Wisconsin-Green Bay 1.

List of Voters
For the 2015-16 season: Katie Abrahamson-Henderson, Albany; Zenarae Antoine, Texas State; Lynn Bria, Stetson; Joan Bonvicini, Seattle; Dawn Brown, Prairie View A&M; Jamie Craighead, San Jose State; Kristy Curry, Alabama; Denise Dillon, Drexel; Brooks Donald-Williams, McNeese State; Oties Epps, Evansville; Brittney Ezell, East Tennessee State; Jason Flowers, Cal-State Northridge; Susan Robinson Fruchtl, Providence; Stephanie Gaitley, Fordham; LeDawn Gibson, Florida A&M; Joe Haigh, Saint Francis (Pa.); Quentin Hillsman, Syracuse; Ali Jaques, Siena; Jeff Judkins, Brigham Young; Brenda Mock Kirkpatrick, North Carolina-Asheville; Kelly Lewis-Jay, Florida Atlantic; Jim Littell, Oklahoma State; Dave Magarity, Army; David Midlick, Austin Peay; Regina Miller, Illinois-Chicago; Mike Neighbors, Washington; Rhonda Rompola, Southern Methodist; Brady Sallee, Ball State; Wendy Schuller, Eastern Washington; Dayna Smith, Cornell; Coquese Washington, Penn State; Amy Williams, South Dakota.