Sept. 28, 2010
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - The three-time Big 12 Champion Texas A&M women's basketball team was ranked as high as No. 7 in the Athlon Sports preseason poll and was also listed at No. 10 by Lindy's Sports and No. 15 by Sporting News. In addition, Sporting News also selected senior Danielle Adams as a preseason All-American.
Head coach Gary Blair begins his eighth year at the helm of Aggie women's basketball as A&M returns three starters from a 2009-10 squad that finished the season with a 26-8 overall record and its fifth straight NCAA Tournament appearance.
Adams, a 6-foot-1 combination forward/center and member of the 2010-11 Wade Trophy Watch List, was named to the Sporting News' Preseason All-America third team. She was tabbed the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year as well as the Big 12 Tournament Most Outstanding Player as a junior. From Kansas City, Mo., Adams averaged a team-leading 16.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game off the bench. She was a finalist for the prestigious 10-member State Farm All-America Team and an All-Big 12 Second Team and AP All-America Honorable Mention selection.
Six league squads received recognition in the preseason polls.
Connecticut, the two-time defending national champion, is ranked No. 1 in all three polls.
Athlon's
1. Connecticut
2. Stanford
3. Tennessee
4. Baylor
5. Ohio State
6. Xavier
7. Texas A&M
8. Duke
9. West Virginia
10. Maryland
11. Kentucky
12. Georgetown
13. UCLA
14. Notre Dame
15. St. John's
16. Oklahoma
17. Bowling Green
18. Iowa State
19. Florida State
20. Georgia
21. Texas
22. Virginia
23. Vanderbilt
24. LSU
25. Nebraska
Lindy's
1. Connecticut
2. Baylor
3. Stanford
4. Tennessee
5. Xavier
6. Duke
7. Oklahoma
8. Ohio State
9. Kentucky
10. Texas A&M
11. Notre Dame
12. Georgetown
13. St. John's
14. North Carolina
15. Texas
16. UCLA
17. West Virginia
18. Georgia
19. Iowa
20. North Carolina State
21. Florida State
22. Dayton
23. Michigan State
24. TCU
25. California
Sporting News
1. Connecticut
2. Baylor
3. Stanford
4. Xavier
5. Tennessee
6. Duke
7. Ohio State
8. Notre Dame
9. West Virginia
10. Oklahoma
11. North Carolina
12. Kentucky
13. Georgetown
14. St. John's
15. Texas A&M
16. Georgia Tech
17. Iowa State
18. Georgia
19. Texas
20. UCLA
21. Florida State
22. Temple
23. TCU
24. Michigan State
25. Rutgers