UConn Men Ranked No. 2 In USA Today/Coaches Preseason Poll

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The first of the two major men’s college basketball polls are out and the UConn Huskies men’s basketball team is ranked 2nd behind the North Carolina Tar Heels in the USA Today/Coaches Preseason Top 25.

There are a total of 7 Big East teams ranked in the top 25, including 3 in the top 6 and 4 in the top 10 as the Louisville Cardinals come in at No. 3, the Pittsburgh Panthers at No. 6 and the Notre Dame Fightin’ Irish at No. 9.

NCAA Division I: ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll

RANK

TEAM

RECORD PTS PVS
1 North Carolina (31) 0-0 775 3
2 Connecticut 0-0 707 NR
3 Louisville 0-0 694 6
4 UCLA 0-0 650 4
5 Duke 0-0 578 16
6 Pittsburgh 0-0 576 18
7 Michigan State 0-0 572 13
8 Texas 0-0 538 5
9 Notre Dame 0-0 525 19
10 Purdue 0-0 465 20
11 Gonzaga 0-0 437 NR
12 Memphis 0-0 425 2
13 Tennessee 0-0 408 7
14 Oklahoma 0-0 387 NR
15 Arizona State 0-0 304 NR
16 Miami (FL) 0-0 233 NR
17 Marquette 0-0 219 21
18 Georgetown 0-0 175 12
19 Florida 0-0 161 NR
20 Davidson 0-0 158 9
21 USC 0-0 153 NR
21 Wisconsin 0-0 153 10
23 Kansas 0-0 130 1
24 Wake Forest 0-0 129 NR
25 Villanova 0-0 122 24
Others Receiving Votes
UNLV 60, Saint Mary’s 59, Ohio State 54, Baylor 47, Xavier 27, Syracuse 23, Texas A&M 19, LSU 19, Arizona 18, Virginia Tech 15, Brigham Young 13, West Virginia 10, Washington 8, Siena 8, Kentucky 7, Vanderbilt 7, Oklahoma State 4, Clemson 2, Washington State 1.
Dropped From Rankings
Xavier 8, Washington State 15, West Virginia 17, Vanderbilt 25.

The Huskies will kickoff the regular season on November 14th when they host the Western Carolina Catamounts at Gampel Pavilion.

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