Preseason Coaches Poll - NCAA

The first USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 Coaches Poll was released this evening


First-place votes in parentheses.

Rank School 2003-04 Pts 2003-04 ranking
1. Kansas (8) 24-9 741 9
2. Wake Forest (12)21-10 724 15
3. UNC (6) 19-11 697 22
4. Ga. Tech (1) 28-10 604 3
5. Illinois (1) 26-7 598 11
6. Syracuse 23-8 557 19
7. Connecticut 33-6 541 1
8. Okla. State (1) 31-4 511 4
9. Kentucky 27-5 480 8
10. Michigan State 18-12 476 NR
11. Arizona 20-10 475 NR
12. Duke 31-6 403 2
13. Louisville (1) 20-10 374 NR
14. Miss. State 26-4 365 13
15. Texas 25-8 334 10
16. Maryland 20-12 316 24
17. Pittsburgh 31-5 247 7
18. Alabama 20-13 224 17
19. N.C. State 21-10 218 20
20. Wisconsin 25-7 216 16
21. Notre Dame 19-13 214 NR
22. Florida 20-11 160 NR
23. Memphis 22-8 131 NR
24. Washington 19-12 108 NR
25. Stanford 30-2 64 6


The first regular-season poll will be released Monday, Nov. 22.


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