Women's Hoops Ranked 21st By Athlon

The Xavier University women's basketball team has been ranked No. 21 nationally in Athlon's preseason poll. XU is the only team from the A-10 in the poll and is the only team to make the poll that does not play in one of the "Big Six" conferences. XU will play Louisville (No. 10), Arizona State (No. 8) and Michigan State (No. 23) and could play Oklahoma (No. 7) and North Carolina (No. 12) in the Preseason WNIT.

1. Connecticut
2. California
3. Stanford
4. Texas A&M
5. Duke
6. Maryland
7. Oklahoma
8. Arizona State
9. Tennessee
10. Louisville
11. Rutgers
12. North Carolina
13. Ohio State
14. Texas
15. Old Dominion
16. Vanderbilt
17. Oklahoma State
18. Virginia
19. Kansas State
20. Florida State
21. Xavier
22. Auburn
23. Michigan State
24. Utah
25. Pittsburgh