Sooners No. 14, Cowgirls No. 24 In Coaches' Poll

The Sooners and Cowgirls both made the preseason USA Today/ESPN Top 25 women's basketball poll released Tuesday.

OU was picked No. 14 and OSU was picked No. 24 in the poll.

In the preseason Associated Press poll released Saturday, the Sooners were No. 12 and the Cowgirls were No. 23.

The coaches' top five replicated the media's top five with Baylor the unanimous choice for No. 1 followed by Connecticut, Duke, Stanford and Maryland, respectively.

Notre Dame, Kentucky, Penn State, Louisville and Delaware complete the top 10.

Other opponents in the top 25 include No. 17 Vanderbilt, No. 22 West Virginia, and Kansas, which tied for 25th.

The Sooners first game will be Thursday, Nov. 1 when they host Oklahoma Christian at the Lloyd Noble Center. Tip-off time is at 7 p.m.

The first appearance for the Cowgirls will be Nov. 7 when they host UCO at Gallagher-Iba Arena. Tip-off time is at 7 p.m.