AP Women's poll; UConn No.1, St. John's 14th

The Associated Press released its preseason top-25 poll. And to no one's surprise, Connecticut was No.1. But it wasn't unanimous. Baylor, led by 6-8 sophomore sensation Brittney Griner, was picked second and actually got one first-place vote.

Locally, St. John's was ranked 14th. It's the first time in program history the Red Storm women received a preseason spot in the AP poll. The Red Storm was 15th in last season's final AP poll.

Overall, the Big East has five teams in the top 25, with West Virginia, Notre Dame and Georgetown manning 11th through 13th.

1. Connecticut (39)

2. Baylor (1)

3. Stanford

4. Tennessee

5. Xavier

6. Duke

7. Ohio State

8. Texas A&M

9. Kentucky

10. Oklahoma

11. West Virginia

12. Notre Dame

13. Georgetown

14. St. John's

15. North Carolina

16. UCLA

17. Texas

18. Florida State

19. Georgia

20. Iowa State

21. Maryland

22. Iowa

23. TCU

24. Vanderbilt

25. Michigan State