| | The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' women's college basketball preseason poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 1998-99 records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last season's final ranking:
Record Pts Pv
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ASSOCIATED PRESS PRESEASON TOP 25
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TEAM
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RECORD
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PTS
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1. Connecticut (29)
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29-5
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1,071
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2. Tennessee (8)
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31-3
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1,032
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3. Georgia (4)
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27-7
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993
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4. Rutgers (1)
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29-6
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971
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5. UCLA (2)
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(26-8)
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942
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6. Louisiana Tech
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30-3
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851
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7. Iowa State
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25-8
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811
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8. Notre Dame
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26-5
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745
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9. North Carolina
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28-8
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676
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10. Penn State
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22-8
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655
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11. Auburn
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20-9
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560
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12. Illinois
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20-9
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522
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13. LSU
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22-8
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461
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14. UCSB
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26-4
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434
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15. Old Dominion
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28-4
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369
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16. Oregon
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25-6
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347
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17. Virginia Tech
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28-2
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312
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18. Kansas
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23-10
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291
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19. Boston College
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22-8
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243
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20. NC State
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17-12
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228
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21. Duke
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29-7
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213
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22. Texas Tech
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30-4
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212
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23. Purdue
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34-1
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197
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24. Nebraska
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21-12
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137
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25. Arizona
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18-11
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122
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Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 113, Tulane 97, Marquette 85, Stanford 70, Texas 70, Virginia 61, George Washington 58, Florida 47, Arkansas 32, SW Missouri St. 31, St. Joseph's 28, Xavier 28, Ohio St. 27, Maine 26, Kentucky 24, Clemson 21, Colorado St. 18, Iowa 18, Utah 17, SMU 12, Alabama 5, Kent 4, St. Mary's (Calif.) 3, UNLV 3, Arkansas St. 2, DePaul 2, Louisville 2, Oral Roberts 1. | |
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