The University of Louisville Women’s Basketball team enters the season ranked 8th in the USA Today Coaches Poll. The Cardinals join fellow ACC members Notre Dame (3) and Florida State (7) in the top 10.
According to the poll, this means Louisville will face six pre-season top 25 schools. Notre Dame (3), Florida State (7), Duke (12), Kentucky (17), South Florida (19) and UNC (20). The Cardinals will open the season on November 15th at home against the California Bears. Tickets for this game, and season tickets, are still available on GoCards.com.
| USA Today Coaches’ Poll (Oct. 29) | ||
| Rk. | School (first-place votes) | Points |
| 1. | Connecticut (32) | 800 |
| 2. | South Carolina | 757 |
| 3. | Notre Dame | 719 |
| 4. | Tennessee | 689 |
| 5. | Baylor | 666 |
| 6. | Maryland | 620 |
| 7. | Florida State | 542 |
| 8. | Louisville | 528 |
| 9. | Oregon State | 460 |
| 10. | Ohio State | 435 |
| 11. | Texas | 429 |
| 12. | Duke | 388 |
| 13. | Mississippi State | 385 |
| 14. | Stanford | 382 |
| 15. | Arizona State | 377 |
| 16. | Texas A&M | 304 |
| 17. | Kentucky | 303 |
| 18. | Oklahoma | 210 |
| 19. | South Florida | 183 |
| 20. | North Carolina | 143 |
| 21. | George Washington | 109 |
| 22. | DePaul | 106 |
| 23. | Iowa | 101 |
| 24. | Northwestern | 98 |
| 25. | Princeton | 84 |
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Keith Poynter graduated from the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law in May of 2011. While in law school, Keith studied Sports Law as well as other core curriculum. Prior to becoming an attorney, Keith worked in the insurance industry for 6 years, and was a police officer in both Kentucky and Tennessee for 6 years. As an avid sports fan, former basketball official and current youth sports coach, Keith is heavily involved in sports when not at work or with his family at the lake.
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