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	Tuesday, October 31 The race to Philly has begun
	Shea Ralph leads the Huskies. So the first season of the new millennium -- and the first in four years without Chamique Holdsclaw dominating courts around the country -- is under way. But as Connecticut entered the season as No. 1 in nearly every poll, including top 10 rankings by ESPN's Robin Roberts and Beth Mowins, March and the Final Four Philadelphia Experiment are a long way off. One thing is for certain, though: Tennessee's 6-foot-1 junior, Tamika Catchings, is the preseason Player of the Year favorite, and is being counted on to pick up where Holdsclaw left off. Basketball News' preseason top 64 Mowins: The top five players at each position Conference-by-conference breakdown News and Features One-on-One: Best team of the 1990s? Just two teams -- Tennessee and UConn -- went undefeated in the 1990s. Pat Summitt and Jennifer Rizzotti tell us which team was the decade's best. Chat wrap: Pat Summitt The coach of the second-ranked Lady Vols discusses her role on and off the court. Voepel: Can UConn win when it matters? ESPN.com's Mechelle Voepel takes a look at why UConn lost last season, and how it will prevent similar stumblings in '99. Video highlights from 1998-99 Check out some video highlights of some of the country's top returning players. Top games to watch in 1999-2000 Get out your calendars. Here's ESPN.com's picks as the top regular-season games to watch this year. Smith: The state of women's basketball ESPN.com's Michelle Smith takes a look at how far the game has come since women started playing basketball 107 years ago. Basketball News' top 50 recruits Steve Tucker names the top 50 recruits for the Class of 2000 -- and tells us where they're going. Mowins: Holding court with the country's best ESPN's play-by-play announcer Beth Mowins picks the country's best backcourts and frontcourts. Vols place two on preseason All-America team Tamika Catchings was the top vote-getter on the Associated Press preseason All-America team. Purdue returns with many changes The Boilermakers lost coach Carolyn Peck and their top two players after winning the 1999 NCAA title. But is Purdue worried? Nah. Basketball News preseason awards Basketball News picks Tamika Catchings as its preseason Player of the Year, and names its first and second All-America teams. Preseason conference coaches polls Many conferences around the country have made their picks. Now see who the coaches tabbed as the preseason favorites.