UConn HuskiesThe ESPN/USA Today Men’s Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll was released on Thursday morning and we find our UConn Huskies men’s basketball team ranked No. 14 to start the season.

Joining the Huskies from the Big East in the top 25 are Villanova (6), West Virginia (9),  Georgetown (21), Louisville (23) and Syracuse (25). Notre Dame and Pittsburgh are listed in the other teams receiving votes.

After exhibition games with AIC (11/4) and UMass Lowell (11/8), the Huskies will kick off the 2009-10 season against William & Mary on November 13 at Gampel Pavilion.

NCAA Division I: ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll
RANK TEAM RECORD PTS PVS
1 Kansas (27) 0-0 770 10
2 Michigan State (3) 0-0 732 2
3 Texas 0-0 676 23
4 North Carolina (1) 0-0 653 1
5 Kentucky 0-0 635 NR
6 Villanova 0-0 620 4
7 Purdue 0-0 586 14
8 Duke 0-0 528 11
9 West Virginia 0-0 501 NR
10 Butler 0-0 408 25
11 Tennessee 0-0 406 NR
12 California 0-0 370 NR
13 Washington 0-0 364 16
14 Connecticut 0-0 361 3
15 Michigan 0-0 279 NR
16 Oklahoma 0-0 244 7
17 Ohio State 0-0 241 NR
18 Minnesota 0-0 151 NR
19 Mississippi State 0-0 149 NR
20 Georgia Tech 0-0 136 NR
21 Georgetown 0-0 134 NR
22 Dayton 0-0 130 NR
23 Louisville 0-0 123 5
24 Clemson 0-0 114 NR
25 Syracuse 0-0 111 12
Others Receiving Votes
Maryland 100, Illinois 83, Siena 72, UCLA 59, Vanderbilt 38, Oklahoma State 29, Missouri 28, Xavier 25, Gonzaga 24, Notre Dame 22, USC 22, Pittsburgh 19, Tulsa 17, Kansas State 16, Brigham Young 16, Florida State 15, Florida 13, Wake Forest 13, San Diego State 8, Creighton 7, Boston College 4, Texas A&M 4, Southern Illinois 3, Utah State 3, Cornell 3, Memphis 3, Mississippi 3, UNLV 2, South Carolina 1, Northern Iowa 1.
Dropped From Rankings
Pittsburgh 6, Missouri 8, Memphis 9, Gonzaga 13, Xavier 15, UCLA 18, Wake Forest 20, Florida State 22.