Women's Basketball Ranks No. 14 in AP Preseason Poll

The Penn State women's basketball team is ranked No. 14 in the 2002-03 Associated Press Preseason Poll. The Lady Lions garnered 506 poll points, 45 points behind No. 13 North Carolina and 53 points ahead of No. 15 Minnesota. Duke topped the preseason rankings as it received 38 of the 44 first place votes. Tennessee and Louisiana State followed the Blue Devils to round out the top-three. Penn State was one of three Big Ten teams in the preseason rankings, joining No. 8 Purdue and No 15 Minnesota. For more on this story, go to