We know the 2000-2001 season doesn't tip off for another seven months, but we can't help thinking about what a great season could be store. Here are 10 things to ponder during the offseason:

10. Super senior class: Abrosimova, Ralph, Catchings, Randall, Riley, Douglas, the Millers ... need we keep going? The WBCA All-Star challenge might need to play an extra half just to get all these players on the court (of course, a handful of them might be in St. Louis for another reason).

	TRACKING TAURASI
	UConn signee Diana Taurasi once scored 55 points in a game. A look at her four-year prep statistics:
	27.5 ppg (3,047 career points)
	10.5 rpg (1,160 career boards)
	4.7 apg (524 career assists)
	50.6 percent FG (750 of 1,481)
	33.9 percent 3-pt. FG (316 of 930)
	81.0 percent FT (597 of 737)

9. Young pup: Talk about high expectations. Diana Taurasi, a 5-foot-11 guard from Don Lugo High School (Chino, Calif.), is touted as the top recruit in the nation, and joins the UConn Huskies this fall. Over 111 high school games, she averaged 27.5 points, scoring 50 or more points in four games and 40 or more point in 10 games. Larry Webster, Taurasi's high school coach, said UConn will be a "great fit" for the Nike All-American. "She thrives on competition, and she's going some place where the players around her will push her to compete to get better. When you do that, everyone gets better." UConn's recruiting class topped several experts' lists.

8. More fab frosh: That being said, how about those incoming freshmen at Duke, Purdue and Stanford?

7. No meek streak: Grambling will tip off the 2000-2001 season on a 66-game home winning streak, just three short of the all-time Division I record of 69, set by Tennessee from Feb. 1, 1991 to Jan. 2, 1996. Third-year Grambling coach David Ponton, who on Friday rejected an offer to return to Southern University, has led the Tigers to a 73-17 record, including three straight SWAC regular-season titles, two SWAC tournament crowns, a 25-0 record at home and a 47-3 record in the conference.

6. Meek effort: After going 1-for-11 in the NCAA title game, we're betting Tennessee All-American Semeka Randall's just waiting for the first whistle to blow.

5. Georgia on my mind: In addition to UConn, you can't talk about the other preseason contenders without bringing up a couple from the SEC, especially the team that handed Tennessee its worst loss in 15 years.

4. Barmore's back: Was Louisiana Tech's Leon Barmore ever really gone? Not really. But in addition to having one of the game's winningest coaches still courtside, we can also look forward to several coaching changes, including first-time head coach Kim Mulkey-Robertson, who replaces her former college coach, Sonja Hogg, at Baylor. Mulkey-Robertson, who won a gold medal at the 1984 Olympics, spent the last 20 years as either a player or assistant coach at La. Tech, winning three national titles and making 11 Final Four trips. She has either played or coached in the national championship game on six occasions.

3. Still in Stiles: So how many more records will Southwest Missouri State's Jackie Stiles break in her final season? As a junior, she became the Lady Bears' career scoring leader and just the second player in Missouri Valley/Gateway conference history to pass the 2,000-point plateau. Over 32 games, Stiles led the nation with a 27.8 scoring average and enters her senior season with 2,331 points. She shot 49.9 percent from the field (297 of 595), 45.3 percent from 3-point range (58 of 128) and 85.9 percent from the foul line (going 238 for 277 as she made and attempted more free throws than anyone else in the country). She also averaged 4.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 34.2 minutes. Her only weak spot? A 0.6 assist to turnover ratio.

2. Repeat the feat? We know we should let the Huskies enjoy their national title, but it's not too early to begin to wonder if they can repeat. Since the first women's NCAA Tournament in 1982, just two teams -- USC (1983, '84) and Tennessee (1996, '97, '98) -- have been able to win two consecutive national titles. Still, that hasn't prevented Huskies coach Geno Auriemma from promising to be top dog a year from now. At a parade Sunday to honor the national champions, Auriemma told the crowd of 30,000, "We'll be back here next year with a third one. I promise you that."

1. Time for a new T-shirt? After that 71-52 rout in the national title game, will Tennessee coach Pat Summitt trade in her Duke T-shirt -- you know, the one she wears while working out -- for one from UConn?

Melanie Jackson is the College Sports Editor for ESPN.com.