Women's Basketball Preseason Rankings and All Big-East Teams

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2008-09 Preseason BIG EAST Coaches' Poll

1.  Connecticut (14) 224
2.  Rutgers (1) 201
3.  Louisville (1) 200
4.  Notre Dame 182
5.  Pittsburgh 162
6.  Syracuse 156
7.  Marquette 147
8.  DePaul 132
9.  West Virginia 109
10.  Villanova 85
11.  Georgetown 77
12.  USF 76
13.  St. John's 66
14.  Seton Hall 40
15.  Cincinnati 33
16.  Providence 30

2008-09 Preseason BIG EAST Honors

2008-09 Preseason Player of the Year
Maya Moore, Connecticut, So., F

2008-09 Preseason Freshman of the Year
April Sykes, Rutgers, Fr., G/F (Starkville, Miss.)

2008-09 Preseason All-BIG EAST Team
Candyce Bingham, Louisville, Sr., F
*Tina Charles, Connecticut, Jr., C
*Krystal Ellis, Marquette, Sr., G
Shantia Grace, USF, Sr., G
Chandrea Jones, Syracuse, Sr., G
*Angel McCoughtry, Louisville, Sr., F
Renee Montgomery, Connecticut, Sr., G
*Maya Moore, Connecticut, So., F
*Epiphanny Prince, Rutgers, Jr., G
Kia Vaughn, Rutgers, Sr., C
*Shavonte Zellous, Pittsburgh, RS-Sr., G

2008-09 Preseason All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention
Laura Kurz, Villanova, Sr., F
Deirdre Naughton, DePaul, Jr., G
Lindsay Schrader, Notre Dame, Sr., G

* - unanimous selection

Not too bad of placement for Marquette with Ellis earnign Big East all Conference team honors as a unanimous selection.  Congrats.  We have Notre dame, UCONN, and Louisville at home this year and it should make for some awesome 3 games for the lady warriors. (Athletics has tickets for those three games for $10)