The preseason women's basketball coaches poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2001-02 record, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, and final 2001-02 ranking (first regular-season poll to be released Nov. 19):

TEAM	REC	PTS	LAST	ESPN.COM SAYS ...
1. Duke (25)	31-4	976	4	In Coach G we trust. Beard ain't bad, either.
2. Tennessee (8)	29-5	944	3	Could be in seventh heaven by season's end.
3. Connecticut (6)	39-0	804	1	Two words: Diana Taurasi.
4. LSU	18-12	786	22	Magnificent Seven roster doubles to 14.
5. Kansas State	26-8	773	10	And you thought Manhattan, N.Y., was exciting.
6. Stanford	32-3	755	8	Won't last long if Powell isn't playing.
7. Texas Tech	20-12	735	12	Hoping to put missing Pierson bureau out of biz.
8. Purdue	24-6	665	14	Boilers still have Wright stuff.
9. Georgia	19-11	630	NR	Lady Bulldogs tall and talented in paint.
10. Vanderbilt (1)	30-7	598	5	Can Balcomb bring it all together?
11. Texas	22-10	551	13	As good for real as they are on paper.
12. Notre Dame	20-10	535	NR	Ratay, seven underclassmen eyeing Big East.
13. North Carolina	26-9	457	11	Waiting to see who'll take over Teasley's duties.
14. Penn State	23-12	403	18	Can anyone stop Mazzante from scoring?
15. Louisiana Tech	25-5	329	19	No Barmore, no Walker, but don't underestimate.
16. Arkansas	20-12	322	NR	Sister Christon oh your time has come.
17. Minnesota	22-8	306	21	Note to Borton: Keep giving Whalen the ball.
18. Colorado State	24-7	217	24	Gorton gone but Rams still tough.
19. Oklahoma	32-4	200	2	Jackson next big thing to come out of Norman.
20. TCU	24-7	181	25	Could be this year's South Carolina.
21. Iowa State	24-19	172	16	Still can't believe they lost so early in NCAAs.
22. Cincinnati	27-5	166	23	King is queen of Conference USA.
23. Old Dominion	28-6	161	7	Replacing Maiga and Berthieu one tough task.
24. Boston College	23-8	156	NR	Big difference between first and third in Big East.
25. George Washington	21-9	124	NR	Coaches have basketball Joens for Colonials.
Others receiving votes (with 2001-02 record): Colorado (24-10) 119; Mississippi State (19-12) 107; Virginia (17-13) 106; Tulane (24-11) 102; Oregon (21-13) 79; UC-Santa Barbara (26-6) 77; Washington (19-11) 74; South Carolina (25-7) 63; North Carolina State (14-15) 43; Clemson (17-12) 40; Florida (18-11) 32; Ohio State (14-15) 25; Southern California (16-14) 23; Houston (26-8) 22; Florida International (27-6) 21; New Mexico (22-9) 20; Baylor (27-6) 18; Liberty (23-8) 14; Brigham Young (24-9) 13; Rice (21-9) 13; Santa Clara (21-10) 7; Drake (25-8) 6; UNLV (23-8) 6; Virginia Tech (21-11) 6; Villanova (20-11) 5; Pepperdine (23-8) 4; Kent State (20-11) 2; Arizona State (25-9) 1; James Madison (16-12) 1; St. Peter's (25-5) 1; Wisconsin-Green Bay (24-7) 1.

The USA TODAY/ESPN Board of Coaches is made up of 40 head coaches at Division I institutions. All are members of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association. The 2002-03 board: Jane Albright, Wisconsin; Dallas Bolla, Long Beach State; Brian Boyer, Arkansas State; Duffy Burns, Cleveland State; Gina Castelli, Siena; Bud Childers, James Madison; Martin Clapp, Louisville; Jim Davis, Clemson; Kathy Delaney-Smith, Harvard; Dan Durkin, Duquesne; Bill Fennelly, Iowa State; Cindy Fisher, Wyoming; Keith Freeman, Valparaiso; Bill Gibbons, Holy Cross; Carey Green, Liberty; Cindy Griffin, Saint Joseph's; Gail Goestenkors, Duke; Kelly Graves, Gonzaga; Sue Gunter, LSU; Myndi Hill, St. Francis (Pa.); Cathy Inglese, Boston College; Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame; Kathy Olivier, UCLA; Cathy Parson, Howard; Rene Portland, Penn State; Robin Potera, Montana State; Sandy Pugh, Southern; Rhonda Rompola, Southern Methodist; Darryl Smith, Wichita State; James Smith, Northwestern State (La.); Ron Stewart, Western Michigan; Lisa Stockton, Tulane; Lisa Stone, Drake; Gail Striegler, Central Florida; Pat Summitt, Tennessee; Tara VanDerveer, Stanford; Sharon Versyp, Maine; Marian Washington, Kansas; Annette Watts, Davidson; Bill Worrell, Tennessee Tech.