Men's Basketball: UConn Enters Season Ranked No. 20 in AP Poll

The first AP poll of the season is out, and UConn is tabbed to be one of the nation's top teams.

After last year's disappointing season, the Huskies check in at No. 20 in the initial preseason poll. UConn is the lone representative from the American Athletic Conference, as SMU was 27th in voting. Cincinnati also received votes out of the American. The Huskies are the only New England rep, which is never a surprise, but Providence, Rhode Island and Yale all received votes.

No. 20 is a reasonable spot for the Huskies. Last year was a tough one for UConn, and many people are concerned about what the team will look like without Ryan Boatright. The Huskies begin the regular season Nov. 13. They opened exhibition play with an 88-72 win over Tampa Sunday.

UConn's resident voter, Dave Borges, the Huskies' beat writer for the New Haven Register, had the Huskies up at No. 13.

Other notable voters:

• Dana O'Neil (ESPN): 23
• Dick Vitale (ESPN): 15
• Jon Rothstein (CBS): 18
• Seth Davis (CBS-Sports Illustrated): 15

The full poll is posted below.

2015-16 AP Preseason Poll

RANK	TEAM (FIRST)	POINTS
1	North Carolina Tar Heels (35)	1566
2	Kentucky Wildcats (10)	1520
3	Maryland Terrapins (14)	1487
4	Kansas Jayhawks (5)	1410
5	Duke Blue Devils	1350
6	Virginia Cavaliers (1)	1347
7	Iowa State Cyclones	1185
8	Oklahoma Sooners	1088
9	Gonzaga Bulldogs	1047
10	Wichita State Shockers	1032
11	Villanova Wildcats	1013
12	Arizona Wildcats	917
13	Michigan State Spartans	838
14	California Golden Bears	757
15	Indiana Hoosiers	755
16	Utah Utes	499
17	Wisconsin Badgers	433
18	Vanderbilt Commodores	393
19	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	360
20	Connecticut Huskies	307
21	LSU Tigers	268
22	Baylor Bears	265
23	Purdue Boilermakers	236
24	Butler Bulldogs	223
25	Michigan Wolverines	126
Others Receiving Votes: Oregon (0-0) 116; SMU (0-0) 112; West Virginia (0-0) 84; Texas A&M (0-0) 72; Cincinnati (0-0) 63; Miami (Fla.) (0-0) 48; Louisville (0-0) 46; Georgetown (0-0) 23; NC State (0-0) 19; Florida State (0-0) 18; Texas (0-0) 18; Rhode Island (0-0) 17; Dayton (0-0) 12; Xavier (0-0) 12; Providence (0-0) 10; Iowa (0-0) 6; Brigham Young (0-0) 5; Valparaiso (0-0) 5; Boise State (0-0) 4; Old Dominion (0-0) 3; Oklahoma State (0-0) 2; UCLA (0-0) 2; San Diego State (0-0) 2; Central Michigan (0-0) 1; UC Irvine (0-0) 1; Iona (0-0) 1; Yale (0-0) 1