For the first time since the 2016-17 season, UConn men’s basketball received votes in the AP Preseason Top 25 poll, garnering six in total.
The Huskies received the 37th-most votes, which puts them slightly above where KenPom’s ranked preseason rankings had them, which was at No. 43 overall.
UConn last received AP votes in Week 3 of the 2019-20 season, when they got two shortly after beating then-No. 15 Florida. The Gators swiftly fell out of the AP Top 25 following their loss to the Huskies.
UConn was one of five Big East schools to earn votes this preseason, alongside No.