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Spiders Receive Votes in USA TODAY Sports Preseason Coaches Poll
10/23/2025 | Women's Basketball
RICHMOND, Va. — The University of Richmond women's basketball team earned 67 points in the USA TODAY Sports Preseason Top 25 Coaches Poll, landing among the teams receiving votes ahead of the 2025-26 season.
Richmond is coming off a 28-7 campaign in which it captured the Atlantic 10 regular season title and advanced to the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament. The Spiders were also ranked No. 24 in the Associated Press Preseason Top 25 earlier this month, marking their first appearance in program history in the AP poll.
The Spiders tip off the 2025-26 season on Tuesday, Nov. 4, playing host to Mount St. Mary's at 6 p.m. inside the Robins Center.
USA TODAY Sports Preseason Top 25 Coaches Poll
Dropped out: No. 19 West Virginia (25-8); No. 21 Alabama (24-9); No. 23 South Dakota State (30-4); No. 24 Florida State (24-9); No. 25 Creighton (26-7).
Others receiving votes: West Virginia (25-8) 72; Richmond (28-7) 67; Michigan State (22-10) 64; Alabama (24-9) 40; South Dakota State (30-4) 19; Florida State (24-9) 15; Creighton (26-7) 9; Princeton (21-8) 9; Washington (19-14) 8; Indiana (20-13) 7; James Madison (30-6) 4; Stanford (16-15) 4; Nebraska (21-12) 2; California (25-9) 1; Fairfield (28-5) 1; George Mason (27-6) 1; Minnesota (25-11) 1; South Florida (23-11) 1.
The USA TODAY Sports Board of Coaches is composed of 31 Division I head coaches who are members of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association.
Richmond is coming off a 28-7 campaign in which it captured the Atlantic 10 regular season title and advanced to the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament. The Spiders were also ranked No. 24 in the Associated Press Preseason Top 25 earlier this month, marking their first appearance in program history in the AP poll.
The Spiders tip off the 2025-26 season on Tuesday, Nov. 4, playing host to Mount St. Mary's at 6 p.m. inside the Robins Center.
| Rank | School (record) | Points | Last season's final rank | First-place votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connecticut (37-3) | 772 | 1 | 28 |
| 2 | South Carolina (35-4) | 741 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Texas (35-4) | 688 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | UCLA (34-3) | 686 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | LSU (31-6) | 628 | 8 | 0 |
| 6 | Duke (29-8) | 594 | 7 | 0 |
| 7 | Oklahoma (27-8) | 559 | 11 | 0 |
| 8 | North Carolina State (28-7) | 516 | 10 | 0 |
| 9 | Tennessee (24-10) | 509 | 16 | 0 |
| 10 | Maryland (25-8) | 487 | 14 | 0 |
| 11 | North Carolina (29-8) | 431 | 12 | 0 |
| 12 | TCU (34-4) | 390 | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | Notre Dame (28-6) | 351 | 9 | 0 |
| 14 | Mississippi (22-11) | 346 | 20 | 0 |
| 15 | Michigan (23-11) | 322 | NR | 0 |
| 16 | Southern California (31-4) | 291 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | Iowa State (23-12) | 285 | NR | 0 |
| 18 | Baylor (28-8) | 282 | 18 | 0 |
| 19 | Louisville (22-11) | 198 | NR | 0 |
| 20 | Kentucky (23-8) | 164 | 13 | 0 |
| 21 | Vanderbilt (22-11) | 148 | NR | 0 |
| 22 | Oklahoma State (25-7) | 113 | 22 | 0 |
| 23 | Iowa (23-11) | 91 | NR | 0 |
| 24 | Ohio State (26-7) | 82 | 17 | 0 |
| 25 | Kansas State (28-8) | 76 | 15 | 0 |
Others receiving votes: West Virginia (25-8) 72; Richmond (28-7) 67; Michigan State (22-10) 64; Alabama (24-9) 40; South Dakota State (30-4) 19; Florida State (24-9) 15; Creighton (26-7) 9; Princeton (21-8) 9; Washington (19-14) 8; Indiana (20-13) 7; James Madison (30-6) 4; Stanford (16-15) 4; Nebraska (21-12) 2; California (25-9) 1; Fairfield (28-5) 1; George Mason (27-6) 1; Minnesota (25-11) 1; South Florida (23-11) 1.
The USA TODAY Sports Board of Coaches is composed of 31 Division I head coaches who are members of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association.
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