Syracuse women’s basketball ranked No. 14 in preseason AP Top 25 poll
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Quentin Hillsman's team has matched its highest ever ranking, No. 14. The Orange returns guards Alexis Peterson and Brittney Sykes.
Syracuse placed No. 14 in the Associated Press preseason Top 25 poll released on Tuesday morning. It matches Syracuse’s highest ranking in program history.
Four other Atlantic Coast Conference schools slotted inside the Top 25. They include No. 1 Note Dame, No. 5 Louisville, No. 12 Florida State and No. 14 Miami. (SU and Miami both rank No. 14.) UND is the only team listed that Syracuse didn’t beat at least once last year. The Orange placed fourth in the preseason ACC poll, ahead of Miami.
Joining Notre Dame and Louisville in the rest of the top five is Baylor, Connecticut, and South Carolina. SU beat South Carolina in the Sweet 16 last year before falling to Connecticut in the national championship.
This marks the first time since 2012 that Connecticut hasn’t been ranked the preseason No. 1.
Syracuse opens up its regular season at home on Nov. 11 against Rhode Island.
Published on November 1, 2016 at 9:37 am
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