Coaches Poll top 25: Houston Cougars No. 4 in preseason men’s basketball rankings

Date:

The Big 12 continues to dominate preseason men’s basketball rankings.

And the Houston Cougars are near the top of the heap.

The 2024-25 preseason USA Today Coaches Poll was released Wednesday morning and five Big 12 teams are in the top nine. Kansas is ranked No. 1, followed by Houston at No. 4, Iowa State at No. 6, Baylor at No. 8 and Arizona at No. 9.

Cincinnati is the final Big 12 team ranked at No. 20, and three more Big 12 teams received votes: Texas Tech (60), BYU (16) and Kansas State (11).

The SEC has the most ranked teams with nine.

Here’s the complete preseason USA Today men’s basketball coaches poll:

USA Today Coaches Poll Top 25

Oct. 23, 2024

  1. Kansas (15)
  2. Alabama (6)
  3. UConn (6)
  4. Houston (4)
  5. Duke
  6. Iowa State
  7. Gonzaga
  8. Baylor
  9. Arizona
  10. North Carolina
  11. Auburn
  12. Tennessee
  13. Purdue
  14. Creighton
  15. Texas A&M
  16. Arkansas
  17. Marquette
  18. Indiana
  19. Texas
  20. Cincinnati
  21. Florida
  22. UCLA
  23. Kentucky
  24. Illinois
  25. Ole Miss

Others receiving votes (2023-24 record in parentheses):Texas Tech (23-11) 60; Rutgers (15-17) 57; St. John’s (20-13) 42; Xavier (16-18) 26; Michigan State (20-15) 25; Brigham Young (23-11) 16; Oregon (24-12) 16; Kansas State (19-15) 11; Boise State (22-11) 9; Saint Mary’s (26-8) 9; Clemson (24-12) 8; Dayton (25-8) 7; Ohio State (22-14) 7; Maryland (16-17) 4; Grand Canyon (30-5) 3; Mississippi State (21-14) 2; Princeton (24-5) 2; San Diego State (26-11) 2; Virginia (23-11) 2; Wake Forest (21-14 ); Wisconsin (22-14)

More Houston & Big 12 Analysis

Share post:

Popular

More like this
Related

Brown states Kings fans ‘deserve better’ after loss to Pacers

Brown states Kings fans ‘deserve better' after loss to...

Video – Five Classic Inter Milan Goals Vs Como In Serie A Over The Years

Inter Milan take on Como in Serie A this...

Week 16 fifth quarter: Pickett doesn’t scare Commanders & Justin Jefferson is too elite to be stopped | Football 301

This embedded content is not available in your region.Week...

How Deebo, Kittle showed Purdy their ‘character’ in 49ers’ loss

How Deebo, Kittle showed Purdy their ‘character' in 49ers'...