Orange Receiving Votes in Coaches' Poll
10/29/2015 2:13:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Syracuse opens the year at Rhode Island
SYRACUSE, N.Y – The Syracuse University women's basketball team earned 42 points in the first release of the USA Today Coaches Poll for the 2015-16 season. Syracuse received the sixth-most votes out of teams not ranked in the top 25 of the coaches' rankings.
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Three-time defending national champion Connecticut opens the year as the unanimous preseason favorite, earning 800 points and all 32 first-place votes. South Carolina, Notre Dame, Tennessee, and Baylor comprise the rest of the top five, respectively.
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The Atlantic Coast Conference and Southeastern Conference lead the nation with five member schools ranked in the top 25 of the Preseason USA Today Coaches Poll. Notre Dame, Florida State, Louisville, Duke, and North Carolina all appeared in the top 25 of the first rankings release.
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Syracuse will play eight teams that appeared in the top 25 of the first coaches' poll. The Orange will play 11 programs that received votes in the preseason rankings. SU will take on No. 4 Tennessee in its second game of the year on Friday, Nov. 20 in Knoxville, Tenn.
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The team opens its season on Friday, Nov. 13 at Rhode Island. Tipoff is slated for 5:00 p.m. in Kingston, R.I.
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Tickets for the 2015-16 Syracuse home slate are now available. Fans can catch the Orange 16 times in the friendly confines of the Carrier Dome this upcoming year. Tickets can be purchased online, by phone at 1-888-DOMETIX, or by visiting the Carrier Dome Box Office (Gate B) during normal business hours.
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For the latest news on the Syracuse women's basketball program, follow /SyracuseWBB on Facebook, @CuseWBB on Instagram, and @CuseWBB on Twitter.
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Three-time defending national champion Connecticut opens the year as the unanimous preseason favorite, earning 800 points and all 32 first-place votes. South Carolina, Notre Dame, Tennessee, and Baylor comprise the rest of the top five, respectively.
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The Atlantic Coast Conference and Southeastern Conference lead the nation with five member schools ranked in the top 25 of the Preseason USA Today Coaches Poll. Notre Dame, Florida State, Louisville, Duke, and North Carolina all appeared in the top 25 of the first rankings release.
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Syracuse will play eight teams that appeared in the top 25 of the first coaches' poll. The Orange will play 11 programs that received votes in the preseason rankings. SU will take on No. 4 Tennessee in its second game of the year on Friday, Nov. 20 in Knoxville, Tenn.
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The team opens its season on Friday, Nov. 13 at Rhode Island. Tipoff is slated for 5:00 p.m. in Kingston, R.I.
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Tickets for the 2015-16 Syracuse home slate are now available. Fans can catch the Orange 16 times in the friendly confines of the Carrier Dome this upcoming year. Tickets can be purchased online, by phone at 1-888-DOMETIX, or by visiting the Carrier Dome Box Office (Gate B) during normal business hours.
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For the latest news on the Syracuse women's basketball program, follow /SyracuseWBB on Facebook, @CuseWBB on Instagram, and @CuseWBB on Twitter.
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