Cavaliers Receiving Votes in Preseason AP Poll

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Oct. 28, 2012

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia women’s basketball team was listed among teams receiving votes in the preseason Associated Press poll. The USA Today Coaches’ poll’s preseason rankings should be released next week.

Virginia returns preseason All-ACC honoree Ataira Franklin and point guard China Crosby, who missed all but 12 games last season after suffering a knee injury. In addition to their core of six experienced veterans who all played significant minutes for a team that finished 2011-12 with 25 win, the Cavaliers add five new faces this season including transfer Sarah Beth Barnette and freshman guard Faith Randolph.

The Cavaliers open their season on Friday, Nov. 9 when they host James Madison at 7 p.m. at John Paul Jones Arena. Single game tickets are now onsale online at VirginiaSports.com.

2012-13 Preseason Associated Press Poll

1	Baylor (40) 	0-0	1,0002	Connecticut	0-0	9513	Duke	        0-0	9094	Stanford	0-0	8545	Maryland	0-0	8276	Kentucky	0-0	7677	Notre Dame	0-0	7548	Penn State	0-0	6769	Louisville	0-0	65710	Georgia 	0-0	59911	Delaware	0-0	54512	Oklahoma	0-0	47613	California	0-0	42814	St. John's	0-0	42215	Texas A&M	0-0	37016	Vanderbilt	0-0	36117	West Virginia	0-0	33518	Nebraska	0-0	29719	Ohio State	0-0	27320	Tennessee	0-0	25621	Purdue	        0-0	22322	Georgia Tech	0-0	14023	Oklahoma State	0-0	13924	Miami (FL)	0-0	11025	DePaul	        0-0	104

Others receiving votes: Kansas 90, Middle Tennessee 70, Green Bay 57, Texas 52, Iowa State 51, San Diego State 48, Rutgers 41, Georgetown 24, LSU 14, UCLA 14, Virginia 12, Florida State 12, North Carolina 12, Michigan 9, Iowa 6, Princeton 4, UTEP 3, South Carolina 2, Michigan State 2, Fresno State 2, Creighton 1, USC 1