Boston College Athletics
Women's Basketball Tabbed In Preseason Polls
October 13, 2004 | Women's Basketball
Oct. 13, 2004
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - The Boston College women's basketball team has been getting its fair share of preseason attention this fall. The Eagles have been ranked in three different Top 25 polls, with their highest ranking at No. 7 and their lowest at a respectable No. 22.
Women's Basketball News Service tabbed BC as a No. 7 while Lindy's College Basketball preview (15) and Athlon Magazine (22) also had the Eagles in their picks for the best of the season. Sophomore Kathrin Ress (Salorno, Italy) and senior captain Jessalyn Deveny (Westford, Mass.) were also tabbed by Women's Basketball News Service as preseason All-Americans. Ress appeared on the second team while Deveny found a spot on the third team.
Boston College returns 10 letter winners and three starters in its quest to defend its BIG EAST Championship. The Eagles finished 2003-04 with a 27-7 mark, advancing to their second consecutive NCAA Sweet 16.
Women's Basketball News Service Top 25 1. Louisiana State 2. Texas 3. Connecticut 4. Tennessee 5. Texas Tech 6. Ohio State 7. Boston College 8. Georgia 9. Oklahoma 10. Baylor 11. Stanford 12. Duke 13. Maryland 14. Purdue 15. DePaul 16. North Carolina 17. Notre Dame 18. Vanderbilt 19. Minnesota 20. Villanova 21. UCLA 22. Santa Barbara 23. Michigan State 24. Louisiana Tech 25. West VirginiaLindy's Preseason Women's College Basketball Top 25 1. Tennessee 2. Louisiana State 3. Texas 4. Georgia 5. Connecticut 6. Minnesota 7. Duke 8. Baylor 9. Stanford 10. Vanderbilt 11. Rutgers 12. Texas Tech 13. Ohio State 14. Notre Dame 15. Boston College 16. Louisiana Tech 17. Oklahoma 18. North Carolina 19. Kansas State 20. Arizona 21. Michigan State 22. UCLA 23. Purdue 24. DePaul 25. Utah
Athlon's Preseason Top 25 1. Texas 2. Connecticut 3. Louisiana State 4. Tennessee 5. Georgia 6. Stanford 7. North Carolina 8. Ohio State 9. Duke 10. Baylor 11. Michigan State 12. Maryland 13. Vanderbilt 14. Texas Tech 15. Notre Dame 16. Purdue 17. Kansas State 18. Minnesota 19. Rutgers 20. DePaul 21. Penn State 22. Boston College 23. Chattanooga 24. Southwest Missouri State 25. Middle Tennessee
