AP Story - Baylor #1 AP Top 25 preseason poll

AP Top 25 rankings

UK will miss Victoria Dunlap big time, but Uconn transfer Samarie Walker will be eligible in late December or early January. The Lady Wildcats should play well enough to qualify for another NCAA tournament.

1. Baylor (33) 
2. Notre Dame (6) 
3. Tennessee 
4. UConn
5. Stanford 
6. Texas A&M (1) 
7. Miami 
8. Duke 
9. Louisville 
10. Georgetown 
11. Maryland 
12. Penn St. 
13. Georgia 
14. Florida State 
15. Oklahoma 
16. Rutgers 
17. Purdue 
18. Kentucky
19. DePaul 
20. North Carolina 
21. LSU 
22. UCLA
23. Southern Cal 
24. Texas 
25. St. John's

Others receiving votes: Ohio St. 118, Michigan St. 95, Gonzaga 57, Texas Tech 41, Green Bay 32, Iowa 20, California 19, Georgia Tech 17, Kansas St. 15, Iowa St. 12, Xavier 6, Dayton 4, Marist 4, Temple 4, Vanderbilt 4, Florida 2, Oral Roberts 2, Delaware 1, Marquette 1, Pittsburgh 1.

This is where I saw UK started in the polls. We need our players to step up big time. I can't wait to see Samarie play for us. 

GO CATS!

WildcatsKentucky wrote: This is where I saw UK started in the polls. We need our players to step up big time. I can't wait until Caldwell (transfer from Cal) is eligible, but at least we will be able to play with Samarie for the 2nd half of the season. 

GO CATS!

The transfer from Cal is DeNesha Stallworth.

ChattyKat wrote:

WildcatsKentucky wrote: This is where I saw UK started in the polls. We need our players to step up big time. I can't wait until Caldwell (transfer from Cal) is eligible, but at least we will be able to play with Samarie for the 2nd half of the season. 

GO CATS!

The transfer from Cal is DeNesha Stallworth.

Thanks. I got her mixed up with the girl who is still at Cal. haha. whoops!

UK is also in the coaches poll.

http://espn.go.com/womens-coll...en-coaches-poll

1. Baylor (17) - 745
2. Notre Dame (5) - 728
3. Tennessee (3) - 686
4. Connecticut (2) - 683
5. Stanford (2) - 681
6. Texas A&M (2) - 635
7. Miami - 557
8. Duke - 553
9. Louisville - 482
10. Maryland - 416
11. Georgetown - 415
12. Georgia - 376
13. Florida State - 332
14. Penn State - 320
15. Kentucky - 296
16. Oklahoma - 262
17. Rutgers - 245
18. DePaul - 182
19. North Carolina - 172
20. Texas - 161
21. Purdue - 149
22. LSU - 143
23. Southern California - 129
24. Wisconsin-Green Bay - 127
25. Michigan State - 88

Others receiving votes: Gonzaga 70; Ohio State 61; UCLA 59; St. John`s 57; Marist 46; Xavier 41; Iowa 35; California 20; Iowa State 20; Vanderbilt 19; Georgia Tech 18; Dayton 16; Middle Tennessee 10; Temple 10; TCU 8; South Dakota State7; Texas Tech 7; Marquette 3; Syracuse 2; Houston 1; Memphis 1; West Virginia 1.