I’d like to introduce the new weekly feature here at SOX & Dawgs, Musings From the College Hardwood. This weekly feature will bring you the men’s and women’s top 25 polls along with the news from around the Division I campuses in the country. It will more than likely run on Mondays once the college basketball season gets underway.
Hope you enjoy.
The men’s ESPN/USA Today Coaches Preseason Poll is out and it has North Carolina as #1. UCLA and Memphis are a very close 2nd and 3rd. My UConn Huskies didn’t make the Top 25 but did receive some votes. Here is your look at the Top 25.
| ESPN/USA Today Poll |
| 1. North Carolina (10) 0-0 739 |
| 2. UCLA (12) 0-0 734 |
| 3. Memphis (8) 0-0 731 |
| 4. Kansas (1) 0-0 669 |
| 5. Georgetown 0-0 625 |
| 6. Louisville 0-0 620 |
| 7. Tennessee 0-0 598 |
| 8. Michigan State 0-0 503 |
| 9. Indiana 0-0 479 |
| 10. Washington State 0-0 464 |
| 11. Duke 0-0 390 |
| 12. Marquette 0-0 381 |
| 13. Oregon 0-0 360 |
| 14. Gonzaga 0-0 252 |
| 14. Texas A&M 0-0 252 |
| 16. Texas 0-0 216 |
| 17. Arizona 0-0 205 |
| 18. USC 0-0 189 |
| 19. Arkansas 0-0 173 |
| 20. Pittsburgh 0-0 160 |
| 21. Stanford 0-0 158 |
| 22. Kentucky 0-0 155 |
| 23. Southern Illinois 0-0 137 |
| 24. North Carolina State 0-0 119 |
| 25. Villanova 0-0 111 |
| Others Receiving Votes |
| Kansas State 94, Syracuse 69, Ohio State 65, Clemson 56, Connecticut 55, Butler 42, Davidson 39, Xavier 38, Alabama 31, Mississippi State 30, Florida 26, Wisconsin 21, Illinois 16, Washington 12, Brigham Young 12, Nevada 8, Bradley 7, Virginia 7, Virginia Commonwealth 5, Utah 4, Baylor 3, Old Dominion 3, Saint Joseph’s 3, Fresno State 2, George Mason 2, Utah State 2, Notre Dame 1, California 1, Maryland 1. |
