USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION I TOP 25 COACHES' POLL - WEEK 9

Week 9 Poll: January 13, 2009 The Top 25 women's basketball coaches poll, with team's RECORDS THROUGH MONDAY in parentheses, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, ranking in last week's poll and first-place votes. Rank School (First Place Votes) Record Points Last Week 1. Connecticut (31) 15-0 775 1 2. North Carolina 16-0 744 2 3. Oklahoma 12-2 701 3 4. Notre Dame 14-1 656 4 5. Baylor 13-1 638 5 6. Texas A&M 13-1 600 6 7. Stanford 13-3 580 7 8. Auburn 17-0 559 8 9. California 13-2 517 9 10. Duke 14-1 516 10 11. Louisville 16-1 498 12 (tie) 12. Virginia 14-2 415 14 13. Ohio State 14-2 378 17 14. Kansas State 14-0 340 18 15. Tennessee 12-3 333 11 16. Maryland 13-3 326 15 17. Texas 12-3 292 12 (tie) 18. Vanderbilt 13-4 229 24 19. Florida 15-2 203 19 20. Iowa State 13-2 180 25 (tie) 21. South Dakota State 16-2 133 23 22. Oklahoma State 11-3 95 21 23. Rutgers 8-5 75 16 24. Xavier 13-4 54 NR 25. Georgia Tech 13-3 46 22 Dropped out: No. 20 Pittsburgh (11-4), No. 25 (Tie) Wake Forest (12-2). Others receiving votes:  Florida State (14-4) 43; New Mexico (13-2) 32; Pittsburgh 31; Marist (15-1) 27; DePaul (13-4) 21; Wake Forest 13; Gonzaga (13-4) 6; Middle Tennessee (13-4) 6; Arkansas-Little Rock (13-3) 4; Syracuse (13-3) 3; Purdue (11-5) 2; Arizona State (10-6) 1; Houston (9-5) 1; North Carolina A&T (9-5) 1; Richmond (13-3) 1. The USA TODAY ESPN Board of Coaches is made up of 31 head coaches at Division I institutions. All are members of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association. The board for the 2008-09 season: Agnus Berenato, Pittsburgh; Pam Borton, Minnesota; Sandy Botham, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Brian Boyer, Arkansas State; Lynn Bria, Stetson; Kenny Brooks, James Madison; Patricia Cage-Gibbs, North Carolina A&T; Royce Chadwick, Marshall; Stephanie DeWolfe, Saint Peter's College; Dana Eikenberg, Southern Illinois; Elaine Elliott, University of Utah; Sharon Fanning, Mississippi State; Julie Goodenough, Charleston Southern; Sue Guevara, Central Michigan; Dr. Maryalyce Jeremiah, Cal State Fullerton; Aaron Johnston, South Dakota State University; Nate Kilbert, Mississippi Valley State; Gela Mikalauskas, Wagner; Mike Morris, Samford University; Dan Muscatell, Sacramento State University; Lee Ann Riley, Stephen F. Austin; Jennifer Rizzotti, Hartford; Julie Rousseau, Pepperdine; Brady Sallee, Eastern Illinois; Sue Semrau, Florida State; Michael Shafer, University of Richmond; Dayna Smith, Cornell University; Tammy Smith, Lafayette College; Cindy Stein, Missouri; LaVonda Wagner, Oregon State; Adrian Wiggins, Fresno State, Lisa Bluder, University of Iowa (chair). Previous Polls -WBCA.org "The Address for Women's Basketball"-