The preseason rendition of the ESPN/ USA Today Coaches poll was released on Thursday.
Kansas is ranked first, followed by last year's runner up and Big Ten favorite Michigan State, Texas, defending champion North Carolina and Kentucky in the top five.
Here is the entire Top 25, in order
1. Kansas
2. Michigan State
3. Texas
4. UNC
5. Kentucky
6. Villanova
7. Purdue
8. Duke
9. West Virginia
10. Butler
11. Tennesee
12. California
13. Washington
14. Connecticut
15. Michigan
16. Oklahoma
17. Ohio State
18. Minnesota
19. Mississppi State
20. Georgia Tech
21. Georgetown
22. Dayton
23. Louisville
24. Clemson
25. Syracuse
Not surprisingly, Penn State was not in the Top 25, but the Nittany Lions did not receive any votes either.
With five Big Ten teams ranked to start the year, and Illinois getting 83 votes, leaving them just outside of the poll, Talor Battle and the Lions will face a daunting task trying to win the conference title
- A-Rob
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