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Newsstand: Where Notre Dame women's basketball ranks in the preseason coaches poll

Kyle Kellyby:Kyle Kelly•10/25/24•

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Kylee Watson (22) guard Hannah Hidalgo (3) and forward Maddy Westbeld (21) pause in the second half against the Virginia Tech Hokies at the Purcell Pavilion. (Photo by Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports)

On Thursday, USA TODAY Sports published the first women’s basketball coaches poll for the 2024-25 season. Notre Dame checked in as the No. 5 team in the nation. The Fighting Irish are the highest-ranked ACC team.

Notre Dame’s debut at No. 5 in the coaches poll us the highest in the Niele Ivey era. This year, the Irish are led by the reigning ACC Rookie of the Year and first team All-America selection, sophomore Hannah Hidalgo. Graduate Olivia Miles also returns to the lineup after missing last season with a torn ACL. Miles was a second team All-American in 2022-23.

Last year the Irish opened the season at No. 10 in the coaches poll. Here is the complete breakdown of this year’s rankings:

1. South Carolina
2. UConn
3. Southern Cal
4. Texas
5. Notre Dame
6. UCLA
7. LSU
8. NC State
9. Iowa State
10. Oklahoma
11. Duke
12. Baylor
13. Kansas State
14. Ohio State
15. West Virginia
16. North Carolina
17. Louisville
18. Maryland
19. Florida State
20. Creighton
21. Ole Miss
22. Kentucky
23. Nebraska
24. Indiana
25. Alabama

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