Iowa State Ranked 20th in the USA Today Preseason Top 25 Poll
October 29th, 2013 by Jim Field
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State women’s basketball team debuted at No. 20 in the USA Today Coaches preseason rankings.
The Cyclones return three starters from last year’s team and eight letter winners. Iowa State also returns senior Hallie Christofferson, who was a unanimous selection to the All-Big 12 First-Team and named to the John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top 30.
Iowa State returns 61 percent of its scoring and 58 percent of its rebounding from last season’s team, which advanced to the NCAA second round.
USA Today Top 25:
- Connecticut
- Duke
- Stanford
- Tennessee
- Louisville
- Maryland
- Notre Dame
- Kentucky
- California
- Baylor
- North Carolina
- Nebraska
- Texas A&M
- Oklahoma
- Penn State
- Dayton
- LSU
- Michigan State
- Colorado
- Iowa State
- South Carolina
- Georgia
- Purdue
- Oklahoma State
- UCLA