Women's Basketball ranked No. 12 in The Associated Press' preseason poll
Oct. 30, 2009 AUSTIN, Texas -- The University of Texas women's basketball team is ranked No. 12 in The Associated Press' preseason poll. The Longhorns return three starters and eight letterwinners from last year's team that posted a 21-12 record and earned their second-consecutive NCAA Tournament berth under third-year head coach Gail Goestenkors. UT will face six opponents in the regular season who are ranked in the preseason poll: No. 1 Connecticut (Nov. 17 in San Antonio), No. 7 Baylor (Jan. 31 in Austin, March 7 in Waco), No. 8 Tennessee (Dec. 6 in Knoxville), No. 13 Oklahoma (Feb. 3 in Norman, Feb. 27 in Austin), No. 20 Kansas (Feb. 13 in Lawrence), and No. 25 Rutgers (Nov. 28 in U.S. Virgin Islands). Texas is one of four Big 12 Conference teams selected in the AP Preseason Top 25 along with Baylor (No. 7), Oklahoma (No. 13) and Kansas (No. 20). Texas opens the 2009-10 season at home against UTSA on Friday, Nov. 13. Tip is set for 7 p.m. (Central) at the Frank Erwin Center. For season ticket information, please call 1-800-982-BEVO or 512-471-3333 or visit TexasBoxOffice.com. For individual game tickets, please call 512-477-6060 or visit TexasBoxOffice.com. Associated Press Preseason Top 25 (first-place votes in parentheses) 1. Connecticut (40) 1000 2. Stanford 951 3. Ohio State 862 4. Notre Dame 799 5. North Carolina 798 6. Duke 772 7. Baylor 744 8. Tennessee 676 9. LSU 600 10. Michigan State 521 11. Xavier 492 12. TEXAS 487 13. Oklahoma 444 14. Virginia 394 15. Florida State 385 16. Arizona State 317 17. DePaul 301 18. California 294 19. Georgia Tech 262 20. Kansas 241 21. Georgia 201 22. Vanderbilt 165 23. Louisville 156 24. Middle Tennessee State 143 25. Rutgers 138
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