Associated Press and USA Today rank UConn No.2 ahead of the season.
On Oct. 20, the Associated Press released its Top 25 preseason rankings. The University of Connecticut was ranked No. 2, ahead of the defending National Champions, the University of California, Los Angeles, which ranked No. 11. The University of South Carolina was ranked No. 1. Last season, South Carolina made it to the National Championship game.
In addition to the AP Poll, the USA Today Coaches Poll also ranks UConn as No. 2. Like the AP Poll, South Carolina is No. 1 and USC is No. 3. The rest of the poll is similar to the AP Poll, having almost identical rankings.
UConn is playing nine of the 24 other ranked teams. In November, they will be playing No. 1 South Carolina, Duke (4), Michigan (5), Louisville (7), Iowa (10) and Ohio State (18). In December, they will play No. 9 LSU, Notre Dame (13) and Maryland (20).
In preseason games, UConn is 2-0. They defeated Syracuse 88-60 and 83-61. Their last preseason game will be on Sunday, Oct. 25, against Army at home at Gampel Pavilion. UConn plays its first regular-season game against Cornell on Nov. 2 at PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford, Connecticut.
AP Top 25
South Carolina
UConn
USC
Duke
Michigan
Texas
Louisville
Vanderbilt
LSU
Iowa
ULCA
North Carolina
Notre Dame
Kentucky
TCU
Washington
Minesota
Ohio State
Ole Miss
Maryland
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Illinois
West Virginia
NC State
