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Connecticut picked up right where it left off last season: unanimous No. 1 in the women's basketball poll.

The Huskies received all 40 first-place votes Friday from a national media panel. It's the seventh time in school history UConn has held the top preseason ranking by The Associated Press.

Connecticut was the unanimous choice atop the poll the final 15 weeks last season, winning its sixth national championship to cap a 39-0 run. Huskies coach Geno Auriemma returns four starters from that team, including player of the year Maya Moore.

Stanford was voted second and Ohio State third, with Notre Dame and North Carolina rounding out the first five. The Big East and ACC each have five teams in the Top 25.

The Women's Top 25

The top 25 teams in the The Associated Press' preseason 2009-10 women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, final 2008-09 records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last year's final ranking:

1. Connecticut (40) 39-0 1,000 1
2. Stanford 33-5 951 2
3. Ohio State. 29-6 862 10
4. Notre Dame 22-9 799 23
5. North Carolina 28-7 798 11
6. Duke 27-6 772 6
7. Baylor 29-6 744 5
8. Tennessee 22-11 676 18
9. LSU 19-11 600 —
10. Michigan State 22-11 521 —
11. Xavier 25-7 492 20
12. Texas 21-12 487 25
13. Oklahoma 32-5 444 4
14. Virginia 24-10 394 24
15. Florida State 26-8 385 12
16. Arizona State 26-9 317 19
17. DePaul 23-10 301 —
18. California 27-7 294 13
19. Georgia Tech 22-10 262 —
20. Kansas 22-14 241 —
21. Georgia 18-14 201 —
22. Vanderbilt 26-9 165 14
23. Louisville 34-5 156 7
24. Middle Tennessee 28-6 143 —
25. Rutgers 21-13 138 —

Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 137, Maryland 114, Mississippi State 110, San Diego State 78, South Dakota State. 70, Pittsburgh 48, Purdue 45, Kansas State 33, Gonzaga 30, Marist 26, UCLA 26, Michigan 16, Iowa State 14, Minnesota 14, Boston College 12, Louisiana Tech 11, Tulane 9, Bowling Green 8, Arkansas 7, TCU 7, Wisc.-Green Bay 7, Auburn 6, Nebraska 6, Texas Tech 6, Southern Cal 5, Florida 3, Fresno State 3, Oklahoma State 3, Delaware 1, Florida Gulf Coast 1, Temple 1.