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UConn Men's Basketball ranked 17th in AP Poll

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The AP released their Preseason Top 25 today, UConn fell a shade lower than they were in the coaches poll released earlier this month.

Remember this for the end of the season- people paid to write about sports, specifically college basketball, thought the following teams were better than UConn:

Villanova- ew

Virginia- not sure why everyone's so high on them this year

Wichita State- do we really have to go through this again?

Gonzaga- see above

VCU- come on

At first I thought the 15 range was about right for UConn, but then after taking a hard look at the field I think the Huskies really should be just outside the Top 10 somewhere near Texas and Virginia. I don't care all that much because it's the Preseason AP Poll, and the winner of this beautiful game is decided on the court, but unfortunately these things shape national perceptions in college basketball and can have lasting effects across a season. It would be nice to see a little more respect for a reigning national champion that isn't rebuilding, but reloading.

2014-15 AP Preseason Top 25

Rank Team Record Pts
1 Kentucky Wildcats (52) 0-0 1604
2 Arizona Wildcats (5) 0-0 1518
3 Wisconsin Badgers (8) 0-0 1483
4 Duke Blue Devils 0-0 1415
5 Kansas Jayhawks 0-0 1346
6 North Carolina Tar Heels 0-0 1274
7 Florida Gators 0-0 1153
8 Louisville Cardinals 0-0 1114
9 Virginia Cavaliers 0-0 1090
10 Texas Longhorns 0-0 1061
11 Wichita State Shockers 0-0 1027
12 Villanova Wildcats 0-0 885
13 Gonzaga Bulldogs 0-0 840
14 Iowa State Cyclones 0-0 781
15 Virginia Commonwealth Rams 0-0 574
16 San Diego State Aztecs 0-0 560
17 Connecticut Huskies 0-0 552
18 Michigan State Spartans 0-0 521
19 Oklahoma Sooners 0-0 426
20 Ohio State Buckeyes 0-0 340
21 Nebraska Cornhuskers 0-0 309
22 SMU Mustangs 0-0 285
23 Syracuse Orange 0-0 178
24 Michigan Wolverines 0-0 167
25 (Tie) Harvard Crimson 0-0 98
25 (Tie) Utah Utes
Others Receiving Votes: Utah 98, Stanford 71, Iowa 58, Colorado 57, UCLA 35, Minnesota 34, Kansas St. 27, Arkansas 21, Pittsburgh 20, Memphis 15, N.C. State 14, Louisiana Tech 9, Cincinnati 8, LSU 8, Geo. Wash. 7, Oklahoma St. 6, Notre Dame 6, Dayton 6, Florida St. 5, Georgetown 5, Maryland 3, Illinois 3, UNLV 2, BYU 2, UTEP 1, S.F. Austin 1, Baylor 1, West Virginia 1