Lady Vols ranked fourth in preseason AP poll
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The Lady Vols were passed in the rankings by an SEC rival, however, and anothepatagonia shoes buy onliner is right on their heels. South Carolina, the defending regular season conference champion, is second. Texas A is fifth.
It s the first time since 2004 that three SEC teams will start in the top 5. A decade ago, Tennessee began as No. 1, followed by No. 3 LSU and Nopatagonia down sweater jacket special edition. 5 Georgia.
Two time defending national champion Connecticut was No. 1, receiving all 35 first place votes. No. 3 Notre Dame, the national runner up last season, rounded out the top 5.
The rankings were released the day after Tennessee previewed as experienced, deep and versatile at its media day.
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UT, which has appeared in every preseason poll since 1977, maintained its preseason ranking despite lospatagonia black friday gifting leading scorer Meighan Simmons from last season.
The Lady Vols also will miss 6 foot 6 center Mercedes Russell, who will spatagonia discount code orbitzit out the season after undergoing surgery on both feet.
But they return six players who started at least 19 games last season, along with 70.7 of their scoring. The top returnee is center Isabelle Harrison. The 6 3 senior centland for sale in patagonia arizona1er was an All SEC first team player last seaspatagonia everlong review yahooon and an honorable mention All American honoree.
The poll holds Tpatagonia fiona parka reviewennessee s schedule in high regard. Along with South Carolina and Texas A the Lady Vols will play three other teams ranked in the Top 10.
They will travel to No. 9 Texas on Nov. 30, play host to No. 6 Stanford on Dec. 20 and visit Notre Dame on Jan. 19. Texas is back in the top 10 for the first time since 2009.
Overall, Tennessee will face three other rankepatagonia guide pants 52d teams: No. 11 Kentucky, No. 20 Oregon State and No. 24 Rutgers. The Lady Vols will face Kentucky twice.
