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Iowa State University Athletics
Cyclones Ranked No. 17 In USA Today/ESPN Coaches? Poll
11.02.2010 | Women's Basketball
AMES, Iowa - The Iowa State women's basketball team has been ranked No. 17 in the 2010-11 USA Today/ESPN preseason coaches' poll. The Cyclones are one of six Big 12 teams in the top-25.
Iowa State will play a total of eight games against seven teams ranked in the top-25 and four others that open the season receiving votes. Among Iowa State's opponents that are ranked are Baylor (No. 2), Texas A&M (No. 8), Oklahoma (No. 9), West Virginia (No. 11), Texas (No. 20), Nebraska (No. 23) and Iowa (No. 25). Michigan, Oklahoma State, TCU and Virginia are also receiving votes.
The Cyclones return three starters and six letterwinners from last season's squad that went 25-8 and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Championships. Iowa State's top returnee is Kelsey Bolte, who was named to the preseason All-Big 12 team after averaging 12.3 points per game as a junior.
USA Today/ESPN Preseason Coaches' Poll
1. Connecticut
2. Baylor
Stanford
4. Tennessee
5. Duke
6. Xavier
7. Ohio State
8. Texas A&M
9. Oklahoma
10. Kentucky
11. West Virginia
12. Notre Dame
13. Georgetown
14. Florida State
15. UCLA
16. St. John's
17. Iowa State
18. North Carolina
19. Georgia
20. Texas
21. Vanderbilt
22. Gonzaga
23. Nebraska
24. Michigan State
25. Iowa
Others receiving votes: TCU, Maryland, Green Bay, LSU, Dayton, DePaul, Georgia Tech, Virginia, San Diego State, Oklahoma State, Hartford, California, James Madison, Arkansas-Little Rock, Auburn, Mississippi State, North Carolina State, Temple, Marist, Rutgers, Gardner-Webb, Purdue, Southern California, Bowling Green, Fresno State, Liberty, Louisville, Michigan, Princeton, Western Kentucky.
Iowa State opponents in bold.
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