Earlier in the day on Thursday, we learned that the UConn Huskies men’s basketball team was ranked No. 14 in the Coaches Poll. Now the AP Men’s Basketball Preseason Top 25 Poll is out and we find UConn ranked No. 12.
Joining the Huskies in the Top 25 from the Big East are Villanova (5), West Virginia (8), Louisville (19) and Georgetown (20). Notre Dame, Syracuse and Pittsburgh are in the other teams receiving votes.
During the season when the polls come out, they will be posted along side each other. This will hold true in the women’s as well.
| NCAA Division I: Associated Press Top 25 Poll | |||
| Rank | Team | Record | Votes |
| 1 | Kansas (55) | 0-0 | 1612 |
| 2 | Michigan State (5) | 0-0 | 1515 |
| 3 | Texas (1) | 0-0 | 1397 |
| 4 | Kentucky (3) | 0-0 | 1372 |
| 5 | Villanova | 0-0 | 1347 |
| 6 | North Carolina (1) | 0-0 | 1320 |
| 7 | Purdue | 0-0 | 1284 |
| 8 | West Virginia | 0-0 | 1115 |
| 9 | Duke | 0-0 | 1064 |
| 10 | Tennessee | 0-0 | 897 |
| 11 | Butler | 0-0 | 864 |
| 12 | Connecticut | 0-0 | 844 |
| 13 | California | 0-0 | 800 |
| 14 | Washington | 0-0 | 776 |
| 15 | Michigan | 0-0 | 578 |
| 16 | Ohio State | 0-0 | 465 |
| 17 | Oklahoma | 0-0 | 410 |
| 18 | Mississippi State | 0-0 | 393 |
| 19 | Louisville | 0-0 | 335 |
| 20 | Georgetown | 0-0 | 326 |
| 21 | Dayton | 0-0 | 318 |
| 22 | Georgia Tech | 0-0 | 301 |
| 23 | Illinois | 0-0 | 282 |
| 24 | Clemson | 0-0 | 217 |
| 25 | Minnesota | 0-0 | 172 |
| Others Receiving Votes: | |||
| Maryland 171, Siena 112, Notre Dame 107, Florida State 92, Vanderbilt 90, Syracuse 83, Oklahoma State 65, UCLA 63, Florida 53, Wake Forest 50, Xavier 42, Gonzaga 37, South Carolina 28, Kansas State 24, Brigham Young 21, Northern Iowa 16, Tulsa 16, Mississippi 15, Texas A&M 10, Missouri 8, Boston College 6, Pittsburgh 4, Utah State 2, Virginia Commonwealth 2, Western Kentucky 2, Holy Cross 1, Old Dominion 1 | |||
