University of Colorado Athletics
BUFF WOMEN RANKED NO. 20 IN COACHES POLL
BOULDER - The University of Colorado women's basketball team has been rated No. 20 in the nation according the ESPN/USA Today Preseason WBCA Coaches Poll, the WBCA announced Tuesday.
This marks the second time in the past three seasons that the Buffs have made the preseason coaches poll, and the seventh time in the last 10 years. It also marks the 11th season that CU has made a coaches poll appearance, the fourth in a row. CU was last ranked in the coaches poll at the end of last season, when they were rated No. 19 following their NCAA Sweet 16 appearance.
The Buffaloes were picked fifth in the Big 12 Media Preseason poll which was released Monday, and were also fifth in the Big 12 Coaches Preseason Poll.
Colorado opens the regular season on Friday, Nov. 14, when they host the WBCA Classic at the Coors Events Center. The tournament gets underway at 6 p.m. when No. 16 Notre Dame takes on Postseason WNIT Champion Auburn, followed by CU vs. Old Dominion at 8:15 p.m. Tickets are still available this outstanding tournament by calling 303-49-BUFFS.
CU opened the season on Tuesday night, defeating Metro State 102-63. Randie Wirt scored 21 points and added 10 rebounds as four
The Buffs will play their second and final exhibition this Friday, Nov. 7 when they face defending NCAA Division II champions South Dakota State. Fans can get a “Chip’s Court” ticket for just $5 - which includes a general admission ticket, hot dog and soda. “Chip’s Court” is limited to the first 1,000 purchasing in advance. Also available are general admission tickets for only $1. Both are on sale in advance at TicketsWest in all King Soopers or on the web at CUBuffs.com. The $1 general admission tickets will also be available at the door the night of the game. Fans will be able to check out seat locations and ticket office staff will be available to take orders for Season Tickets & Fan Packs.
The NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Coaches Poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, season record, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, and last week’s ranking.
The first regular-season poll will be available the afternoon of Nov. 18.
| Rank | School | Record | Total Points | Previous Rank |
| 1. | Connecticut (40) | (37-1) | 1000 | 1 |
| 2. | Duke | (35-2) | 932 | 4 |
| 3. | Texas | (29-6) | 896 | 3 |
| 4. | Tennessee | (33-5) | 883 | 2 |
| 5. | Kansas State | (29-5) | 824 | 10 |
| 6. | Texas Tech | (29-6) | 727 | 6 |
| 7. | Stanford | (27-5) | 688 | 14 |
| 8. | Penn State | (26-9) | 630 | 12 |
| 9. | Purdue | (29-6) | 621 | 7 |
| 10. | LSU | (30-4) | 605 | 5 |
| 11. | Georgia | (21-10) | 550 | 11 |
| 12. | Louisiana Tech | (31-3) | 507 | 9 |
| 13. | Minnesota | (25-6) | 472 | 13 |
| 14. | North Carolina | (28-6) | 467 | 15 |
| 15. | Ohio State | (21-10) | 314 | NR |
| 16. | Notre Dame | (21-11) | 291 | 21 |
| 17. | Rutgers | (21-8) | 276 | NR |
| 18. | UC-Santa Barbara | (27-5) | 272 | 22 |
| 19. | Utah | (24-7) | 271 | NR |
| 20. | Colorado | (24-8) | 241 | 19 |
| 21. | Oklahoma | (19-13) | 184 | NR |
| 22. | Arizona | (22-9) | 153 | NR |
| 23. | TCU | (20-14) | 150 | NR |
| 24. | Virginia | (17-14) | 133 | NR |
| 25. | Auburn | (23-11) | 109 | NR |
Others receiving votes: George Washington (25-7) 108; Boston College (22-9) 94; Villanova (28-6) 70; Virginia Tech (22-10) 64; Vanderbilt (22-10) 57; DePaul (22-10) 53; South Carolina (23-8) 48; Washington (22-8) 44; Mississippi State (24-8) 29; Arkansas (22-11) 28; Michigan State (17-11) 27; Cincinnati (23-8) 21; Liberty (26-4) 18; Old Dominion (20-11) 14; Creighton (24-9) 11; Houston (15-13) 11; New Mexico (24-9) 10; Western Kentucky (22-9) 10; Chattanooga (26-5) 9; Southwest Missouri State (18-13) 9; Clemson (14-15) 8; Wisconsin-Green Bay (28-4) 8; North Carolina-Wilmington (22-6) 7; Saint Joseph’s (19-11) 7; Charlotte (21-9) 6; Colorado State (20-13) 6; Arizona State (16-14) 4; Pepperdine (22-8) 4; Xavier (20-10) 4; Iowa (17-15) 3; Florida State (17-13) 2; Oregon (12-16) 2; Toledo (20-10) 2; UCLA (18-11) 2; Brigham Young (19-12) 1; Holy Cross (24-8) 1; Middle Tennessee (18-12) 1; Montana (20-10) 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 2003-04 board: Jane Albright, Wichita State; Ceal Barry, Colorado; Candace Cage, Loyola (Md.); Royce Chadwick, Marshall; Tricia Cullop, Evansville; Joe Curl, Houston; Marnie Dacko, Massachusetts; Kathy Delaney-Smith, Harvard; Chancellor Dugan, Florida Atlantic; Bill Fennelly, Iowa State; Keith Freeman, Valparaiso; Bill Gibbons, Holy Cross; Kelly Graves, Gonzaga; Carey Green, Liberty; Cindy Griffin, Saint Joseph’s; Sylvia Hatchell, North Carolina; Caren Horstmeyer, California; Cathy Inglese, Boston College; Joe Legerski, Wyoming; Felisha Legette-Jack, Hofstra; Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame; Rick Moody, Alabama; Cathy Parson, Howard; Rene Portland, Penn State; Robin Potera-Haskins, Montana State; Sandy Pugh, Southern; Rick Reeves, Southern Mississippi; Rae Rippetoe-Blair, Texas-San Antonio; Rhonda Rompola, Southern Methodist; Debbie Ryan, Virginia; Patricia Sacca-Fabbri, Quinnipiac; Lisa! Stone, Wisconsin; Pat Summitt, Tennessee; Pam Tanner, Denver; Charli Turner Thorne, Arizona State; Sharon Versyp, Maine; Mary Helen Walker, Loyola (Ill.); Annette Watts, Davidson; Bill Worrell, Tennessee Tech; Jennifer Young, California-Riverside.