Texas Basketball Ranked No. 10 in USA Today Coaches’ Preseason Poll | Horns Illustrated

AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas men’s basketball team is ranked No. 10 in the USA Today coaches’ preseason poll announced today. This marks the 12^th time in the last 14 years that Texas Basketball hase been ranked in the coaches’ preseason poll, and it is the highest preseason coaches’ poll ranking for UT since the Horns were tabbed No. 3 in 2009-10.

UT was tabbed No. 22 in 2001-02, No. 5 in 2002-03, No. 11 in 2003-04, No. 15 in 2004-05, No. 3 in 2005-06, No. 19 in 2006-07, No. 16 in 2007-08, No. 8 in 2008-09, No. 3 in 2009-10, No. 25 in 2010-11 and tied for No. 24 in 2012-13. The Horns were unranked in the coaches’ preseason poll in 2011-12 and 2013-14.

The Longhorns are one of four Big 12 Conference teams selected in the Top 25. Kansas is ranked No. 5, while Iowa State is No. 14 and Oklahoma is No. 19.

UT will face at least three opponents in its non-conference schedule who are ranked in the preseason Top 25: No. 1 Kentucky (Dec. 5 in Lexington), No. 15 Connecticut (Nov. 30 in Storrs) and No. 25 Iowa (Nov. 20 in New York City). The Longhorns could also face No. 24 Syracuse in the 2K Classic benefiting Wounded Warrior Project onNov. 21 in New York City.

Texas opens the 2014-15 season with a home game against North Dakota State on Friday, Nov. 14 as part of the 2K Classic benefiting Wounded Warrior Project. Tip is set for 7 p.m. Central at the Frank Erwin Center, and the game will be televised nationally by Longhorn Network.

For ticket information, please call 1-512-471-3333 or visit www.TexasSports.com/tickets.

 

USA Today Coaches’ Preseason Top 25 (first-place votes in parentheses)

Team (First-Place Votes)    Points

 

1. Kentucky (24)                   785

2. Arizona (3)                        746

3. Duke (2)                             715

4. Wisconsin (3)                   706

5. Kansas                                654

6. North Carolina                  598

7. Florida                               568

8. Virginia                              519

9. Louisville                            507

10. TEXAS                              479

11. Wichita State                  471

12. Villanova                         439

13. Gonzaga                          423

14. Iowa State                       323

15. Connecticut                    292

16. VCU                                  259

17. San Diego State              251

18. Michigan State               241

19. Oklahoma                       237

20. Ohio State                       223

21. Nebraska                         156

22. SMU                                 149

23. Michigan                         139

24. Syracuse                          128

25. Iowa                                 56