Nov. 4, 2009
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - For the fourth consecutive season, the Texas A&M women's basketball team was selected to the preseason ESPN/USA TODAY Coaches Top 25 poll released on Wednesday.
Coming off a successful 27-8 NCAA Sweet 16 campaign, the Aggies were picked No. 16 by a voting panel that tabbed defending national champion Connecticut as the preseason favorite with 31 first-place votes. It marked A&M's fourth all-time appearance in the preseason Coaches Poll next to being selected a program-best No. 10 in the nation leading into the 2008-09 season, No. 11 in 2007-08 and No. 14 in 2006-07.
The Aggies host Oklahoma City University in an exhibition game scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. (CT), prior to commencing the 2009-10 season with their home opener versus No. 6 Duke on Sunday, Nov. 15 at 2 p.m.
The Blue Devils are one of seven opponents on A&M's schedule ranked among the preseason coaches top 25 along with No. 4 Baylor, No. 8 Oklahoma, No. 11 Arizona State, No. 13 California, No. 14 Texas and No. 24 Iowa State.
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2009-10 PRESEASON ESPN/USA TODAY COACHES TOP 25 POLL
1. Connecticut (31)
2. Stanford
3. Ohio State
4. Baylor
5. North Carolina
6. Duke
7. Notre Dame
8. Oklahoma
9. Tennessee
10. Michigan State
11. Arizona State
12. Florida State
13. California
14. Texas
15. Xavier
16. Texas A&M
17. LSU
18. Virginia
19. Louisville
20. Vanderbilt
21. Maryland
22. Pittsburgh
23. Purdue
24. Iowa State
25. DePaul