These are the All-Americans on the women's side...a certain freshman may see her name written twice.
Women's College Basketball All-Americans C - Brittney Griner (Baylor) F - Jayne Appel (Stanford) F - Maya Moore (Connecticut) G - Monica Wright (Virginia) C - Tina Charles (Connecticut) F - Alysha Clark (Middle Tennessee State) F - Elena Delle Donne (Delaware) C - Jantel Lavender (Ohio State) G - Andrea Riley (Oklahoma State) G - Courtney Vandersloot (Gonzaga)
F - Deirdre Naughton (DePaul) G - Danielle Robinson (Oklahoma) ------------------------------------------------------------
Women's College Basketball Freshman All-Americans C - Britney Griner (Baylor) G - China Crosby (Virginia) G - Skyler Diggins (Notre Dame) F - Elena Della Donne (Delaware) C - Kelsey Bone (South Carolina) F - Destiny Williams (Illinois) G - Tierra Ruffin-Pratt (North Carolina) F - Tierra Rogers (California) C - Monique Oliver (Rutgers) C - Joslyn Tinkle (Stanford) F - Markel Walker (UCLA) C - Cokie Reed (Texas)
Amateur Status hasn't shown to much love to the women's game so far, but with the ladies tipping off this week along with the men, it's time to let you know who will be the teams to beat in women's college basketball. Here is the Amateur Status Women's College Basketball Pre-Season Top 25.
1. Connecticut Huskies 2. Baylor Bears 3. Stanford Cardinal 4. Notre Dame Fighting Irish 5. Ohio State Buckeyes 6. North Carolina Tar Heels 7. Duke Blue Devils 8. Tennessee Volunteers 9. Michigan State Spartans 10. Virginia Cavaliers 11. Oklahoma Sooners 12. Texas Longhorns 13. Arizona State Sun Devils 14. Florida State Seminoles 15. California Bears 16. LSU Tigers 17. Louisville Cardinals 18. Pittsburgh Panthers 19. DePaul Blue Demons 20. Rutgers Scarlet Knights 21. Xavier Musketeers 22. Kansas Jayhawks 23. Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders 24. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 25. Maryland Terrapins
After ranking the top eight teams, this ended up being one of the hardest polls I've ever done. After the elite teams, there is a lot of parity in the women's game.