The Huskies (13-0) earned all 45 first-place votes yet again for a total 1,125 points from a nationwide media panel.

The rest of the top three remained the same, as North Carolina (14-0) held onto the second spot, with Texas A&M (12-0) coming in at number three.

Due to the light schedule during the holiday week, the top 23 spots did not change a bit.

The Huskies (11-0) received all 45 first-place votes and a total of 1,125 points from a nationwide media panel.

The Huskies (10-0) received all 45 first-place votes and a total of 1,125 points from a nationwide media panel.

North Carolina (12-0) kept the second slot, while Texas A&M, Texas and Oklahoma each moved up one spot to round out the top five.

The Huskies (7-0) received all 45 first-place votes and a total of 1,125 points from a nationwide media panel to earn a unanimous selection for the fourth time in the past five weeks.

North Carolina (10-0) stayed in the second slot for the fourth consecutive week, as there was no change to the top four. Stanford and Texas A&M remained in third and fourth places, respectively. Texas rose one spot to fifth, while Oklahoma dropped down a place to sixth.

The Huskies (6-0) received all 45 first-place votes and a total of 1,125 points from a nationwide media panel to earn a unanimous selection for the third time in the past four weeks.

North Carolina (9-0) kept the second slot for the third straight week and was followed by Stanford, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Texas, Tennessee, Notre Dame, California and Baylor.

The Huskies (5-0) received all 45 first-place votes and a total of 1,125 points from a nationwide media panel to earn a unanimous selection for the second time in the past three weeks. Last week, North Carolina notched one first-place vote.

North Carolina (8-0), despite losing the No. 1 tally, kept the second slot for the second straight week and was followed by California, Stanford, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Maryland, Texas and Baylor.

Maya Moore added 27 points and 12 rebounds for UConn (5-0), which dominated by shooting 54.5 percent and limiting the Sooners (4-2) to 38.8 percent. Tina Charles had 18 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks for the Huskies, while Caroline Doty also scored 18 in the win.

Danielle Robinson scored 19, and Ashley Paris ended with 17 points and 13 rebounds for the Sooners. Courtney Paris totaled 14 points and 14 rebounds.

The Huskies (3-0) earned all but one of the 45 first-place votes and a total of 1,124 points from a nationwide media panel.

North Carolina (5-0) picked up the other first-place vote this week and 1,070 points, moving up two spots from fourth to second. The Tar Heels knocked off then No.

The Huskies (1-0) are a unanimous pick this week after coming one first-place vote shy in the preseason poll. UConn received 44 first-place votes in the preseason, but garnered all 45 this week and a total of 1,125 points from a nationwide media panel.

LSU, meanwhile, had been ranked for 117 straight weeks. The Lady Tigers were 24th in the preseason poll, but a 56-50 loss to Notre Dame on Sunday dropped them from the rankings for the first time since February 25, 2002. It was the sixth-longest streak in the country behind Tennessee, Connecticut, Duke, North Carolina and Stanford.

Denver will host the women's Final Four in 2012, followed by New Orleans in 2013, Nashville in 2014, Tampa Bay in 2015, and Indianapolis in 2016. The five cities were chosen from an initial list of 12 that placed bids for the women's Final Four.

The list of 12 was trimmed to eight in August, and site visits were conducted in each of the cities. Final presentations were given this week.

The Huskies received 44 of a possible 45 first-place votes and a total of 1,124 points from a nationwide media panel to earn the top spot in the preseason for the sixth time in school history.

Stanford, which beat UConn in last spring's Final Four, is second after earning one first-place vote and 1,018 points. The Cardinal lost to Tennessee in last year's national championship game.

The move will make her Pitt's head coach through the 2015-16 season.

"We are very pleased to make this commitment to her and for her commitment to the University," Pitt athletic director Steve Pederson said of Berenato. "She has brought this program to heights never before achieved at Pitt and we are pleased to maintain the growth and stability of the program." Berenato went 6-20 in her first year with the school, but has since reeled off threeconsecutive 20-win seasons and last year advanced to the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16 for the first time in school history.

"Pat is doing well," said Jenny Moshak, Tennessee's associate athletics directorforsports medicine.

Moshak saidthat Summitt will begin rehabilitation on the shoulder in about a week.

The new deal, announced by director of athletics Joe Maturi, was announced on Tuesday.

"I am excited about this new contract because Minnesota is where I want to be for a long time," said Borton. "This is a special place and one of the best places to coach college women's basketball in the nation because of the support and our fans." Borton has led the Golden Gophers to five NCAA Tournament appearances in six seasons on the bench. She is 132-61 with Minnesota and led the club to the 2004 Final Four.

Williams-Flournoy is starting her fifth season as head coach at Georgetown after spending four seasons as an assistant coach with the Hoyas in the 1990s.

"We're excited that Terri will continue to lead the women's basketball program," Georgetown director of athletics Bernard Muir said. "We've seen steady improvements and we look forward to more progressive success in the Big East standings." The Hoyas are coming off a 15-14 season in 2007-08.

The contract will average $330,000 over the next seven years and will serve as a second amendment to a contract initially signed in 2002 and amended in 2006.

Hatchell led the Tar Heels to a fourth consecutive ACC title last season in her 22nd season at the helm. She led North Carolina to an NCAA championship in 1994 and two Final Four appearances in the last four years, having reached at least the NCAA regional final in the other two.

Cardoza spent the past 14 years as an assistant at Connecticut under the highly-successful Geno Auriemma. She was a part of five national championship teams with the Huskies.

"Tonya Cardoza brings successful coaching experience from one of the premier programs in the history of intercollegiate athletics," said Temple athletic director Bill Bradshaw.

Director of Athletics, Dr, Darren J.

Hamilton announced the move would be effective July 7 of this year, pending approval by the Board of Trustees. A press conference is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday.

Fisher guided the Toreros back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2000 as USD earned the West Coast Conference's automatic bid by winning the WCC Championship Tournament this past season. The Toreros began conference play 0-5, but finished strong in the second half.

The Toreros' trip the NCAA Tournament marked the second consecutive season the Toreros have been in the post season under Fisher, which is a first in program history. The Toreros made the program's first appearance in the WNIT in 2007.

Auriemma, who has spent all 23 of his head coaching years at UConn, owns a career record of 657-122 with four NCAA national championships (1995, 2000, 2002, 2003) and nine Final Four appearances, including one this past season.

The Huskies have also appeared in the Sweet 16 for the past 15 consecutive seasons and have made the NCAA Tournament every year since 1989.

Bozeman becomes the eighth head coach in the 34-year history of the program. He takes over for Joe McKeown, who resigned earlier in the month to take a similar position with Northwestern.

Over the last three seasons with Bozeman as an assistant, the Colonials have racked up a 78-20 overall mark with a 39-5 record in Atlantic 10 play and made the Sweet 16 in each of the last two years.

Thepenaltiesin thewomen's program involve impermissible housing, transportation and meals. Also included is a lack of institutional control for the university and a failure to monitor by former head coach of the women's basketball team, B.J. Smith.

The case included violations for impermissible travel expenses in the men's basketball program. Three student-athletes traveled with the team and received travel expenses even though they were ineligible to compete because they were serving a year in residence.

"We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Joe, his wife Laura, and their children to the Northwestern family," Phillips said. "There is no question that he is one of the best and most accomplished coaches in college basketball right now. Joe's experience and commitment is unmatched. His team's academic successes speak very clearly to his unwavering commitment to the most critical element of the student-athlete experience.

In addition to that, Joe is just a tremendous individual who has an incredible passion for coaching student- athletes and helping them reach their potential, both as players and young adults." McKeown had been the head women's basketball coach at George Washington University the past 19 years and brings a wealth of experience to the

"I thank Molly for the passion and commitment she has shown to UC Irvine and wish her well in her future endeavors," said UC Irvine athletic director Mike Izzi.

Tuter posted a record of 30-81 in four years at UC Irvine, including a 7-24 mark last season.

The 30-year-old Sobolewski had spent the last six seasons as an assistant at UC-Riverside. During his time there, Sobolewski recruited and coached Big West Conference player of the year Kemie Nkele.

"We are excited to have Seton as our new head women's basketball coach," said ISU acting director of athletics Jeff Tingey. "Seton is one of the game's bright young minds. His knowledge of the motion offense should make for a very smooth transition." The Bengals ended 20-10 in 2007-08 and lost in the second round of the WNIT.