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The Iowa women's basketball team went 30 years between Final Four appearances until the Hawkeyes snapped the drought last season. Based on preseason expectations, they might not even go one year without a Final Four trip this time around. The Iowa women's basketball team is ranked No. 3 in the country in the AP women's college basketball preseason poll.That ranking comes as no surprise to most college women's basketball fans. The Hawkeyes went 31-7 last season, including a 15-3 record in Big Ten play. They earned a 2-seed in the NCAA Tournament and upset No. 1 South Carolina in the Final Four before falling to LSU in the national title game, 102-85.Iowa returns Caitlin Clark, widely considered to be the best women's college basketball player in the country, along with seniors and key returning contributors Gabbie Marshall and Kate Martin.Clark averaged 27.8 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 8.6 assists as a junior and was named National Player of the Year. She was already named the Big Ten preseason Player of the Year.The Hawkeyes begin the regular season on Monday, Nov. 6 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson.The full preseason poll is below.Women's college basketball preseason top 25 pollLSU (35)UConn (1)IowaUCLAUtahSouth CarolinaOhio St. Virginia TechIndianaNotre DameTennesseeMississippiTexasMarylandStanfordNorth CarolinaLouisvilleFlorida St.BaylorColorado 0-0Southern CalCreightonIllinoisWashington St.Mississippi St.