Women's Basketball Picked 14th In BIG EAST Preseason Poll
10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Seton Hall women's basketball has been picked 14th among the BIG EAST's 16-teams in the 2009-10 Preseason Coaches' Poll; it was announced by the conference office at Media Day, Oct. 22, from the ESPN Zone in New York City.
Defending National Champion Connecticut was picked unanimously to win the 2009-10 BIG EAST women's basketball regular-season title. The selections were made by the league's 16 head coaches, who were not permitted to select their own teams.
The 2009-10 BIG EAST Preseason Coaches' Poll:
| | School (first place votes) | Votes |
| 1. | Connecticut (15) | 225 |
| 2. | Notre Dame (1) | 210 |
| 3. | DePaul | 171 |
| | Louisville | 171 |
| 5. | Pittsburgh | 167 |
| 6. | Rutgers | 156 |
| 7. | Syracuse | 126 |
| 8. | Georgetown | 124 |
| 9. | West Virginia | 121 |
| 10. | Marquette | 111 |
| 11. | USF | 86 |
| 12. | St. John's | 84 |
| 13. | Villanova | 78 |
| 14. | SETON HALL | 33 |
| 15. | Providence | 31 |
| 16. | Cincinnati | 26 |
