The Colorado Buffaloes have had more hype than usual coming into the 2023-24 season. That’s what happens when you bring back two First Team All-Pac-12 contributors, an instant impact transfer and a consensus five-star freshman.
After the Buffs were picked to finish 5th in the Pac-12, national writers unofficially placed them 27th in the pre-season AP Poll. They are the third team from the conference, as only Arizona (12) and USC (21) featured in the Top 25, while UCLA was behind them in votes and Oregon didn’t feature in any media ballots.
This is the joint-highest Colorado has placed in the preseason poll in the Tad Boyle era.