The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Women’s Basketball ranked No. 3 in preseason USA TODAY Sports/WBCA coaches poll
10.26.2022 | Women's Basketball
The Longhorns host DePaul in a charity exhibition game at Moody Center on Sunday, Oct. 30.
AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas Women's Basketball team is ranked No. 3 in the USA TODAY Sports/WBCA coaches' poll announced today.
Coming off a second straight appearance in the NCAA Elite Eight and a 29-7 record in the 2021-22 season Texas returns Rori Harmon and Aaliyah Moore, both picked to the All-Big 12 Preseason Team. Harmon earned All-America honors as a freshman and was selected the Big 12 Freshman of the Year. Moore, a two-time Oklahoma Gatorade Player of the Year and 2021-22 Preseason Big 12 Freshman of the Year returns after missing a significant portion of the 2021-22 season due to injury.
Harmon was selected Associated Press preseason All-America honorable mention and All-America Second Team by The Athletic.
Texas is one of three programs in NCAA DI women's basketball to have a player selected for each of the Naismith Hall of Fame position award watchlists.
The Longhorns added a trio of players selected All-Big 12 Preseason Honorable Mention, including Shaylee Gonzales, Sonya Morris and Taylor Jones.
Texas head coach Vic Schaefer enters his third season in Austin. Schaefer's teams have advanced to five straight NCAA Elite Eight appearances. Schaefer guided the Longhorns to the 2022 Big 12 Tournament Championship.
|
Rank |
School (record) |
Points |
Last year's |
First-place |
|
1 |
South Carolina (35-2) |
798 |
1 |
30 |
|
2 |
Stanford (32-4) |
762 |
3 |
1 |
|
3 |
Texas (29-7) |
703 |
6 |
0 |
|
4 |
Tennessee (25-9) |
655 |
15 |
0 |
|
5 |
Louisville (29-5) |
642 |
4 |
0 |
|
6 |
Connecticut (30-6) |
614 |
2 |
0 |
|
6 |
Iowa (24-8) |
614 |
14 |
0 |
|
8 |
North Carolina State (32-4) |
530 |
5 |
0 |
|
9 |
Iowa State (28-7) |
521 |
8 |
1 |
|
10 |
Notre Dame (24-9) |
492 |
17 |
0 |
|
11 |
Indiana (24-9) |
457 |
10 |
0 |
|
12 |
North Carolina (25-7) |
428 |
16 |
0 |
|
13 |
Virginia Tech (23-10) |
398 |
25 |
0 |
|
14 |
LSU (26-6) |
360 |
12 |
0 |
|
15 |
Ohio State (25-7) |
341 |
13 |
0 |
|
16 |
Oklahoma (25-9) |
318 |
21 |
0 |
|
17 |
Baylor (28-7) |
309 |
11 |
0 |
|
18 |
Maryland (23-9) |
303 |
9 |
0 |
|
19 |
Arizona (21-8) |
233 |
18 |
0 |
|
20 |
Oregon (20-12) |
181 |
NR |
0 |
|
21 |
Creighton (23-10) |
153 |
23 |
0 |
|
22 |
Nebraska (24-9) |
100 |
NR |
0 |
|
23 |
Michigan (25-7) |
88 |
7 |
0 |
|
24 |
South Dakota State (29-9) |
85 |
NR |
0 |
|
25 |
Princeton (25-5) |
66 |
NR |
0 |
