Women's basketball receives votes in coaches poll
December 29, 2009 | Women's Basketball
Dec. 29, 2009
MADISON, Wis. - Following Monday night's win over No. 16 Michigan State, the University of Wisconsin women's basketball team is receiving votes in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll released today. The Badgers earn four votes in the poll.
The Badgers downed Michigan State 62-54 on Monday night at the Kohl Center in Madison. Wisconsin has defeated the Spartans the last three meetings. MSU was also the first ranked team that the UW has beaten this season.
Wisconsin, which is tied for fourth in the Big Ten Conference standings at 1-1, takes to the road for its next two games. The Badgers take on Iowa (7-6, 0-2) on Thursday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa. Tip off is at 5 p.m. Wisconsin continues its road trip on Sunday, playing at Illinois (8-3, 0-1). Game time is 3 p.m. from Assembly Hall in Champaign, Ill.
ESPN/USA TODAY Coaches POLL, Dec. 29
Rk Name (1st place) W-L Points
1. Connecticut (31) 11-0 775
2. Stanford 9-1 724
3. Notre Dame 11-0 717
4. Tennessee 10-1 675
5. Baylor 11-1 639
6. Ohio State 14-1 615
7. North Carolina 9-1 574
8. Georgia 12-0 534
9. Duke 10-2 521
10. Texas A&M 10-1 496
11. Florida State 11-2 439
11. LSU 10-1 399
13. Xavier 9-2 393
14. Nebraska 11-0 391
15. Oklahoma 9-2 324
16. Vanderbilt 11-1 295
17. Arizona State 8-3 240
18. Pittsburgh 10-1 221
19. West Virginia 11-1 204
20. Green Bay 11-0 146
21. Virginia 8-3 144
22. Texas 8-3 120
23. Syracuse 11-0 104
24. Michigan State 9-4 86
25. James Madison 8-1 48
Receiving votes—Kansas 34, Dayton 32, St. John’s 22, Kentucky 19,
Iowa State 16, Georgia Tech 15, TCU 14, Gardner-Webb 11, Oklahoma State 11,
Miami (FL) 10, Georgetown 9, DePaul 8, Michigan 7, East Carolina 6, Maryland 6,
Temple 6, Vermont 6, Southern Methodist 4, Wisconsin 4, Northwestern 3,
St. Bonaventure 3, Tulsa 3, Gonzaga 1, Hartford 1
