Kansas Men's Hoops No. 7 in ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Preseason Poll
Oct. 22, 2010
Kansas men’s basketball is No. 7 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll released Thursday, marking the eighth time in the last 10 seasons the Jayhawks have been ranked seventh or higher in the coaches’ preseason.
Kansas is the six-time defending Big 12 men’s basketball champion entering the 2010-11 season. The Jayhawks have won or tied for 10 of the 14 Big 12 regular-season titles and seven postseason titles. KU returns two starters and 12 letterwinners from last season’s 33-3 team, which went 15-1 in the conference season and won the Big 12 regular-season title and the conference postseason championship.
Last season, KU entered the year No. 1 nationally and held the spot for all but four of the coaches’ polls. The Jayhawks ended the year No. 6 according to the coaches. Since 1993, this is the 14th time Kansas enters the coaches’ preseason poll ranked ninth or higher.
Kansas will face four teams – No. 3 Kansas State, No. 14 Baylor, No. 15 Missouri and No. 25 Texas – which are ranked in the coaches’ preseason poll.
2010-11 ESPN/USA Today Top 25 Preseason Coaches’ Poll
1. Duke
2. Michigan State
3. Kansas State
4. Pittsburgh
5. Ohio State
6. Villanova
7. KANSAS
8. Purdue
9. North Carolina
10. Kentucky
11. Florida
12. Gonzaga
13. Syracuse
14. Baylor
15. Missouri
16. Illinois
17. Washington
18. Butler
19. Memphis
20. Tennessee
21. Georgetown
22. Temple
23. Virginia Tech
24. Wisconsin
25. Texas