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11/9/2004 12:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Nov. 9, 2004
SALT LAKE CITY - The Associated Press Preseason Top 25 was released Monday, with the Utah women's basketball team among the squads receiving votes.
Utah garnered 38 points, just three spots out of the Top 25. The Utes' season-opening opponent, Stanford, was ranked No. 7. Utah's third opponent, Michigan State, is ranked No. 15. Another early-season opponent, Oklahoma, was ranked No. 22. Georgia, a potential opponent at the Rainbow Wahine Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii later this month, was ranked No. 5.
The following is a look at the Associated Press Preseason Top 25 ranking:
| Rank | School | Record | Points | Last Ranking |
| 1. | Tennessee (20) | 31-4 | 1085 | 2 |
| 2. | Texas (7) | 30-5 | 1056 | 4 |
| 3. | LSU (12) | 27-8 | 1053 | 19 |
| 4. | Connecticut (6) | 31-4 | 1017 | 6 |
| 5. | Georgia | 25-10 | 887 | 16 |
| 6. | Duke | 30-4 | 838 | 1 |
| 7. | Stanford | 27-7 | 827 | 10 |
| 8. | Baylor | 26-9 | 794 | 15 |
| 9. | North Carolina | 24-7 | 696 | 12 |
| 10. | Notre Dame | 21-11 | 635 | NR |
| 10. | Ohio State | 21-10 | 635 | 21 |
| 12. | Texas Tech | 25-8 | 633 | 14 |
| 13. | Vanderbilt | 26-8 | 525 | 13 |
| 14. | Minnesota | 25-9 | 489 | 24 |
| 15. | Michigan State | 22-9 | 428 | 23 |
| 16. | Purdue | 29-4 | 423 | 3 |
| 17. | Rutgers | 21-12 | 407 | NR |
| 18. | Boston College | 27-7 | 376 | 18 |
| 19. | Kansas State | 25-6 | 358 | 8 |
| 20. | DePaul | 23-7 | 248 | NR |
| 21. | Penn State | 28-6 | 217 | 5 |
| 22. | Oklahoma | 24-9 | 182 | 11 |
| 23. | Maryland | 18-13 | 166 | NR |
| 24. | Arizona | 24-9 | 156 | NR |
| 25. | Louisiana Tech | 29-3 | 137 | 7 |
Others receiving votes: UCLA 96, Villanova 55, Chattanooga 38, Utah 38, Southwest Missouri State 29, UNLV 14, Auburn 13, Old Dominion 11, TCU 11, Virginia Tech 9, UC Santa Barbara 8, Middle Tennesee 7, Arizona State 4, New Mexico 4, Florida 3, Richmond 3, Creighton 2, Miami 2, Virginia 2, Wisconsin-Green Bay 2, George Washington 1, Houston 1, Louisville 1, Mississippi 1, Mississippi State 1, Montana 1.
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