The first "coaches’ poll" is out and, once again, the Lady Bulldogs are a top-ten pick:

1. Tennessee
2. Connecticut
3. Rutgers
4. Maryland
5. LSU 
6. Oklahoma
7. North Carolina
8. Stanford
9. Duke
10. GEORGIA

Click here for the rest of the ESPN/USA Today preseason top-25.

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These two are courtesy of Athlon and Lindy’s, two of the most respected preseason publications on the market. As you can see, both are picking Georgia to play deep into the month of March.

Athlon Top-25
1. Connecticut
2. LSU
3. Tennessee
4. Rutgers
5. Maryland
6. GEORGIA
7. Stanford
8. California
9. Texas A&M
10. North Carolina
11. Duke
12. Arizona State
13. Baylor
14. West Virginia
15. Oklahoma
16. Texas A&M
17. DePaul
18. Ohio State
19. Auburn
20. Wisconsin
21. Pittsburgh
22. Florida State
23. Michigan State
24. George Washington
25. Louisville

Lindy’s Top-25
1. Tennessee
2. Connecticut
3. Rutgers
4. Maryland
5. LSU
6. Oklahoma
7. North Carolina
8. Duke
9. Texas A&M
10. Stanford
11. Arizona State
12. GEORGIA
13. George Washington
14. Baylor
15. California
16. Florida State
17. Michigan State
18. Pittsburgh
19. Notre Dame
20. Texas A&M
21. Louisville
22. Middle Tennessee
23. Oklahoma State
24. West Virginia
25. Purdue

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Gball Online Magazine, a website published "for girls who play basketball," has Georgia ranked tenth in their preseason NCAA top ten. Here’s what they had to say about the Lady Bulldogs:

No. 10 Georgia (27-7, 11-3 SEC) won two games in the NCAA tournament before losing to Purdue 78-65 in the Sweet Sixteen. The Lady Dawgs return an outstanding player in 6-3 senior forward Tasha Humphrey (16.1 ppg.), 6-5 sophomore center Angel Robinson (8.0 ppg.) and 6-1 sophomore forward Christy Marshall (7.8 ppg.). Sophomore guard Ashley Houts (9.4 ppg.) balances out the offense from behind the 3-pt. arc. Georgia has to be good to compete in the tough SEC, and annually ranks near the top.

Click here to see the rest of Gball’s preseason top ten.

The Sporting News has released its annual college basketball preview issue and preseason rankings. Our Lady Bulldogs check in at number-eight in TSN’s preseason top-25. Here’s the complete rundown:

The Sporting News Top-25
1. Tennessee
2. Connecticut
3. Maryland
4. Rutgers
5. Oklahoma
6. North Carolina
7. Duke
8. GEORGIA
9. Ohio State
10. Stanford
11. George Washington
12. LSU
13. Middle Tennessee
14. Texas A&M
15. California
16. Arizona State
17. Baylor
18. Vanderbilt
19. Michigan State
20. Xavier
21. North Carolina State
22. Notre Dame
23. Florida State
24. Texas
25. Pittsburgh

We reported here Friday that former Lady Bulldog Teresa Edwards had been named as head coach for the new WNBA expansion franchise in Atlanta. The reports that story was based on have turned out to be erroneous. The new Atlanta franchise has, in fact, still not yet named a head coach. Please accept my apologies in getting this "story" out without proper verification. In attempting to get an exciting story out to our membership as quickly as possible, I got sloppy and neglected to do my due diligence. It won’t happen again.

Fastbreaker Dr. Evan Greller highly recommends "The Heart Of The Game," a critically acclaimed film documenting six seasons of Roosevelt Roughriders (Seattle, WA) girl’s high school basketball.

"Extraordinary. Combines nonstop action with an absorbing story to become a classic on par with ‘Hoosiers’ and ‘Hoop Dreams.’ It has unexpected depth and urgency." (Critic’s Pick) Ann Hornaday, Washington Post

Here’s a link to the film’s official website.

Netflix customers can use this link to find out more.

Or you can click here to order it from Amazon.

Here’s the official trailer for "The Heart Of The Game."

Thanks for the heads-up, Dr. Greller!

Another day, yet another preseason poll. This one, on the SPM Sportspage website, has the Lady Bulldogs ranked eleventh in the nation heading into the season.

Click here to check out the rest of the SPM Sportspage top-25.