Thursday, October 20, 2011

Pac-12, Big East, Big 12 polls out

Pac-12 coaches voted, and picked Stanford to win the conference this year:

2011-12 PAC-12 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COACHES’ POLL

1. Stanford (11) 121
2. USC (1) 111
3. California 98
4. UCLA 83
5. Arizona State 68
6. Utah 61
7. Washington State 59
8. Oregon 51
9. Arizona 48
10. Washington 38
11. Colorado 36
12. Oregon State 18

Fascinating poll, and I don't agree with it at all.

Notre Dame was projected as the Big East Conference champs by coaches:

1. Notre Dame
2. Connecticut
3. Louisville
4. Rutgers
5. Georgetown
6. DePaul
7. St. John's
8. Syracuse
9. West Virginia
10. South Florida
11. Marquette
12. Pittsburg
13. Villanova
14. Providence
15. Cincinnati
16. Seton Hall

They better begin conference play in December if they hope to finish on time.

Baylor is on top of the Big 12, aka the Big 10:

2011-12 Women's Basketball Preseason Poll

1. Baylor
2. Texas A&M
3. Texas
4. Oklahoma
5. Iowa State
6. Texas Tech
7. Kansas
8. Oklahoma State
9. Kansas State
10. Missouri

Connecticut Coach Geno Auriemma blames Notre Dame for the Big East realignment.

Baylor Coach Kim Mulkey had some choice words about the Big 12's realignment at yesterday's media day.

2 comments:

Matt said...

What do you think the Pac12 poll should look like in your opinion?

Sue Favor said...

Let me wait to get into that until I've posted all of the Pac-12 write ups, which will be next week. In the meantime, feel free to tell us your picks.