The Associated Press released its preseason poll yesterday and there seems to be a mistake. Despite being tagged as the preseason favorites to win the American Athletic Conference by the league’s coaches and earning the No. 25 spot on the USA Today Coaches Preseason Poll, the Cincinnati Bearcats were not included in the AP poll.
It was by the slimmest of margins that they were left out, as the Bearcats received 110 votes, which was good enough for No. 26. Fellow AAC team/rival UConn was ranked No. 18 in the preseason poll.