Sept. 28, 2006
The University of Iowa women’s basketball team is ranked 24th in Lindy’s pre-season rankings.
The 24th-ranked Hawkeyes are one of four Big Ten teams ranked; Ohio State is ranked 10th, followed by 11th-ranked Purdue and 20th-ranked Michigan State. In addition to the Big Ten teams ranked, who Iowa will play each twice, Rutgers (ninth) and Louisiana Tech (23rd) are also on the Hawkeyes’ 2006-07 schedule.
Iowa returns 10 letterwinners, including three starters from last year’s team that finished 17-12 overall, finished fifth in the Big Ten with a 10-6 mark and earned a berth in the NCAA Tournament. The Hawkeyes return the consensus Big Ten Freshman of the Year, Megan Skouby, honorable mention all-Big Ten honoree Krista VandeVenter and starting point guard Kristi Smith.
The Hawkeyes open their season Nov. 1 vs. Northern State in an exhibition game. Tip-off is slated for 6:35 p.m. in Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
| 2006 LINDY’S PRE-SEASON TOP 25 POLL | ||
| 1. | Maryland | |
| 2. | North Carolina | |
| 3. | Stanford | |
| 4. | Connecticut | |
| 5. | Tennessee | |
| 6. | Oklahoma | |
| 7. | Duke | |
| 8. | Georgia | |
| 9. | Georgia | |
| 10. | Ohio State | |
| 11. | Purdue | |
| 12. | LSU | |
| 13. | Arizona State | |
| 14. | Vanderbilt | |
| 15. | Texas A&M | |
| 16. | USC | |
| 17. | New Mexico | |
| 18. | Kentucky | |
| 19. | BYU | |
| 20. | Michigan State | |
| 21. | Bowling Green | |
| 22. | St. John’s | |
| 23. | Louisiana Tech | |
| 24. | IOWA | |
| 25. | California | |