When ESPN.com decided to name its top five players in the country, we knew we'd be asking for it.

And we had a feeling we'd take some flack for omitting Jackie Stiles. We just didn't know how many users were online in Springfield, Mo.

We were also criticized for leaving Connecticut's Shea Ralph and Duke's Georgia Schweitzer off the list, but complimented for including Husky junior Sue Bird.

And before anyone else brings up Erin Buescher, the former UC Santa Barbara wasn't eligible for our list because she's now an NAIA player since transferring to The Master's College over the summer.

Read on to see what the users had to say:

Why wasn't Southwest Missouri State's Jackie Stiles in the top five? Stiles is one of those players you have to see to believe; unfortunately, she's in a "smaller market." We're glad she's here, anyway. Jackie and Brad Pitt in the same place? Is this heaven? No, it's Springfield, Mo.!

Mary Chiles
Springfield, Mo.

Until you've seen her play, you can't even imagine Jackie Stiles' talent. She is so incredibly athletic, quick, and can score anywhere in anyway. She is the master of the pull-up jumper, and her moves are absolutely incredible. Not to mention that she has range out to about 35 feet. Eventually ignorance will be no more with people about Jackie, because she's about to make a big jump onto the national scene.

Nathan Erisman
Springfield, Mo.

Jackie Stiles leads the nation in scoring last year by a wide margin, and not only doesn't make the top five but barely gets picked? The last time I checked, the MVC put three teams into the NCAA tourney last year. I know that relatively unknown players at schools like Maine and Grambling State have had players that score a bunch, but SMS is a school with a great women's basketball tradition. What else do you want her to do -- sell hot dogs in the stands between plays?

Darin J. Keener
St. Louis, Mo.

Jackie Stiles is the nation's leading scorer, on everyone's All-American list, on the Jones Cup Team, and is poised to be the leading scorer in women's college basketball. No, she is not attending Connecticut or any of the "big-name" schools, but that doesn't mean she is not an incredible player, as well as person, and most of those "big-name" schools wanted her. We got lucky!

Karolyn Kime
Springfield, Mo.

I agree with the picks. The WNBA must be licking its chops over this group of seniors.

Traci Eder
Waxahachie, Texas

I agree with all of the selections. It must have been hard to leave Shea Ralph out of the top five, but it shows the amazing depth of the Huskies to have two players in the top five and another player as the reigning Big East Player of the Year. I also love the pick of Taurasi. From everything I've heard and seen, she's gonna be great. I remember reading about her turnover from the All-America High School game last year. She threw a no-look, twirling pass that hit her teammate in the face and rolled out of bounds. Now that's how you turn the ball over.

Todd
New York

It's a shame that you don't have the guts to include three Huskies in your top five. Shea Ralph has proven that she is the heart and soul of the top team in the country, as well as one of the premier players in the game. Her tenacious defense alone should put her in the top five, not to mention her ability to play four positions and her floor leadership. And when it comes to heart and guts, I'll take a roster full of Shea Ralphs over any other team you can come up with any day of the week.

Milkman
Damascus, Md.

When it comes to Sue Bird, there's no need to wonder why UConn went 36-1 last year. She' a key piece. But while Bird might "drive the UConn Ferrari," Shea Ralph is the engine.

D.C. Merrer
Columbus, Ohio

Sue Bird is a great selection. She is the heart and soul of women's college basketball. It is because of her that I have gained interest in the sport. After seeing her play in the East Regionals in Richmond last year, I wanted to marry her.

Matt McCarthy
Greenville, S.C.

I don't question your picks, I just question how you can leave Georgia Schweitzer of Duke off the list entirely. Last time I checked, she was ACC player of the year last season and is a preseason candidate for both All-America honors and the Naismith Player of the Year award.

Kevin Mullen
Boston

Anyone care to mention Ms. Everything, Georgia Schweitzer of Duke? She play the 1, 2 or 3. She has great touch from 3-point range, but also is a good rebounder and dishes out quite a few assists. Georgia might not be flashy, but at the end of the night, she will be leading in at least six statistical categories.

Barry
Phoenix

I have a name for you and you better learn it well because you will be singing it for four more years. The name is Alana Beard, who is a freshman at Duke and the next big-time women's college basketball player. We're talking Chamique Holdsclaw/Sheryl Swoopes/Lisa Leslie-type great. I have been fortunate enough to follow women's basketball thoroughly here at Duke, and let me tell you, when I see her play, I get downright giddy about the idea of watching her grow, mature and dominate over the course of the next four years.

Neil Johnson
Durham, N.C.

There is no player who is more valuable to her team then Sue Bird of the Huskies. Watching her now for more than four years in high school and in college playing my beloved Orangewomen, I can easily say that I have never seen a player push the ball up the court quicker and be more unselfish then she is. The true mark of an MVP is making the players around her/him better and no one is better than Sue Bird at doing that.

Sean K. Palmer
Syracuse and Syosset, N.Y.

I agree that Svet, Catchings, Miller and Bird should be on the list, but I think LaToya Thomas of Mississippi State also should have been included. She led Mississippi State to the NCAA Tournament and the SEC championship game against Tennessee. Not only did she lead them, but she put up a fight. She took over the game and no one on Tennessee could stop her. Even the great Pat Summitt admitted to that. LaToya's the first freshman to led the SEC in scoring and not even the great Holdsclaw put up the numbers that Thomas put up last season. When you are playing against the best like Tennessee, La. Tech and Georgia, and prove that you can dominate a game, than you deserve to be ranked among the top five players.

Olando
Atlanta

LSU's Marie Ferdinand was a first-team all-SEC pick -- that's right, the best conference in women's basketball -- by both the coaches and the media last year. Of course, that is what happens when you rank in the top three in the league in scoring, assists and steals, while shooting 50 percent. Over the summer, all she did was start on the U.S. Select Team (for the best college players in the country) and lead the team to the Jones Cup gold medal as the second-leading scorer on the team, as well as among the leaders in steals and assists. She has the quickest first step in the game and can consistently hit an 18-foot jumper with someone in her face. In last season's NCAA Regional, she had 22 points and eight assists against Duke (preseason No. 4), and 17 points against national champion UConn. Oh yeah, she also went 16-for-28 from the field against the two. All this and she wasn't even nominated. Oops!

Scott Dean
Baton Rouge, La.

You could have at least mentioned Iowa State's Angie Welle. She's probably one of the best -- if not the best -- centers in college basketball. She's picked as the preseason Big 12 player of the year and will probably improve again this year statistically on her 15.4 ppg and 8.6 rpg to go along with leading the nation in field goal percentage last year at 64.7 percent. Those numbers beat out just about everyone you listed in your top five -- and they're coming from a 6-4 center who runs the floor very well.

Travis Simpson
Ames, Iowa

I think Tweety Nolan from Georgia should be considered as one of the top five. Rutgers' Tasha Pointer also deserves more consideration as one of the top five. The fact that her team didn't win it all probably hurt her chances, but I think she should be a little more selfish this year to get Rutgers over the hump.

Steven Sanders
Michigan City, Ind.

Plenette Pierson of Texas Tech played like an All-American in a game against Tennessee last year in the Big Dance. I think Pat Summitt would agree with this selection. Niesha Butler of Georgia Tech was underrated due to the high school she went to and the competition level. But she has taken over from where Kiesha Ford left off, and is taking the ACC by storm. If Butler's supporting cast shows up, Georgia Tech will make some noise come March. Deanna Jackson of UAB ... come on, this selection speaks volumes for itself. She is a workhorse and the kind of player all coaches love (except when playing her). She is by far deserving of a preseason award. She's a true player ... not complete just yet, but very true. Finally, Oregon's Shaquala Williams might be out with a torn ACL, but she is very worthy of the recognition.

Chadea Wiggins
Rocky Mount, N.C.

I can't believe you guys did not invite Western Kentucky's ShaRae Mansfield to your party of five. The girl has more double-doubles than Dickie V has favorite teams. She is a first-team preseason All-American and plays in the Sun Belt Conference. Ask Louisiana Tech coach Leon Barmore about Mansfield. When the season starts, you'll change your mind. I'll even let you guys go back and fix your mistake. I won't say anything, just do it quietly.

Trav
Louisville, Ky.

I saw Semeka Randall play at Trinity High School. She knows how to take charge of the game as well as motivate her teammates ... I remember when we were in high school, she single-handedly carried her team to the state Final Four. I am sure she will have next in the WNBA.

Sam Watkins
San Jose, Calif.

Camille Cooper is an excellent rebounder/scorer who consistently outplays some of the "best" centers every year.

Bruce Williamson
Lafayette, Ind.

Ruth Riley should've been in the top five instead of just being nominated. "Can you smell what the Ruth is cookin'?"

David Samolczyk
Wakarusa, Ind.

She is out of the ACC and she is a beast. I'm just going to quote her nickname because it says it all: Sky. Yes, Virginia's Schuye Larue, a true sophomore and preseason All-American, is the nastiest player I saw last year around the bucket, and can extend you out from 15 to 20 if you don't respect the J. It seems to me like you guys just picked a list of the most popular, televised players in stead of getting down to the nitty gritty and selecting the best overall talent in the country. Well, this 6-foot-2 roughneck who patrols the paint for the Cavs will make you eat this list at the end of the season. So, look out for "Sky" because she is going to take Virginia to the promised land this year with the help of that slick shooter they have from overseas coming back for her senior campaign. And come on -- if she's not your top five, she at minimum belongs on your list of players considered. Until now, I have always had the utmost respect for all of your commentary until this boo boo was made.

Reggie Rouzan
Miami

You forgot about Niele Ivey from Notre Dame. Ruth Riley gets a lot of deserved credit for the success of the Irish, but an injury to their top point guard two years ago gave the Irish an early exit from the tournament. Face it, without the play of Ivey, the Irish become a mediocre team. Any point guard who leads a conference in both assists and steals should be among the top players in the country.

Nana Andoh
Brooklyn, N.Y.

I think you've got to have Diana Caramanico on that list. She's the forward from U. of Penn who averaged 25 ppg and 12 rpg -- but she's not even honorable mention! Diana just produces every game, in and out.

Dave Terris
Philadelphia

That Janelle Burse of Tulane was overlooked as one of the nation's top five centers is ridiculous. She was the only player in the nation last year in the top 30 in four different categories. She did that while on a top-25 team, and having to balance her offense with one of the nation's top players, Grace Daley, who was a top 5 pick in the WNBA draft. And Burse does it on both ends -- she has won Conference USA defensive player of the year for the past two seasons. Once again, name recognition took the place of genuine talent and qualifications. And frankly, I have had enough of name recognition taking the place of talent/qualifications in politics this year to see it rear it's ugly head in women's college basketball.

Stuart Wexler
East Windsor, N.J.

I think a sleeper for best shooting guard is Wendi Willits from Arkansas. The woman can hit any shot on the floor, and her range extends to the locker room. She's overshadowed in the SEC by the Millers at Georgia, and by the players at Tennessee, but she can light it up with the best of them. Two years ago, she had more 3-pointers than the whole Tennessee team! She led the country in 3-point shooting percentage, something like 47 percent. Give the girl some props, she can play.

Doug Wells
Springfield, Mass.