Oct. 28, 1999
NEWARK, N.J. -- The University of Connecticut has
been selected by the league's head women's basketball coaches to win
the 1999-2000 BIG EAST regular season title. Coaches
did not place their own teams on their ballots.
Last season Connecticut advanced to the NCAA Mideast
Region semifinals and finished with a 29-5 mark and a 17-1
conference record. UConn, which shared the '98-99
regular season title with Rutgers, received 10 first-place votes and 142
points in the poll. The Huskies won their eighth BIG
EAST Championship title last season.
Rutgers earned the remaining three first-place votes
and finished second in the poll with 135 points. The Scarlet Knights
advanced to the Midwest Region final and compiled a
29-6 record in 1998-99.
Rounding out the top four choices were >99 NCAA
Championship participants Notre Dame with 121 points and Boston
College with 112 points.
1999-2000 BIG EAST COACHES' PRESEASON POLL
1. Connecticut (10) 142
2. Rutgers (3) 135
3. Notre Dame 121
4. Boston College 112
5. Georgetown 90
6. Villanova 86
7. Miami 79
8. Syracuse 59
9. St. John's 46
10. Pittsburgh 44
11. Seton Hall 39
12. Providence 38
13. West Virginia 23
