Even without its best player, UConn women’s basketball is still the prohibitive favorite in the Big East.
At the conference’s media day on Tuesday, the Huskies were unanimously picked to finish first in the Big East Preseason Coaches’ Poll. Creighton earned second place but Villanova received Geno Auriemma’s first-place vote since coaches can’t vote for their own team.
BREAKING: @UConnWBB leads the way in the #BIGEASTwbb Preseason Coaches' Poll! @CreightonWBB, @novawbb, @DePaulWBBHoops and @SHUWBB fill out the top five spots in the conference.