Utah Women's Basketball Ranked In Pre-Season Polls
11/6/2001 12:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Nov. 6, 2001
Salt Lake City - The University of Utah Women's Basketball team ranked in at No. 24 in the USA Today/ESPN and No. 25 in the Associated Press Top-25 poll, released on Mon., Nov. 5. Utah was also ranked No. 21st in Lindy's magazine and No. 22 in Athlon Sports magazine Top-25 poll.
The Utes return three starters and nine letterwinners from a team which posted a perfect 14-0 league record and a 28-4 overall mark. Utah, which led the nation in scoring defense and made its 11th appearance in the NCAA tournament a year ago, has won or shared a conference title each of the past six years. The Utes add four newcomers to the roster this season. The Utes add four newcomers to the roster this season.
The Utes open their regular-season schedule on the road at the Gopher Basketball Classic on Sat.-Sun. Nov. 17-18, in Minneapolis, Minn. Utah will face Santa Clara in the tourney on Nov. 17 at 4:30 p.m. and play either Minnesota or Butler on Nov. 18.