10-29-2004, 02:29 AM
The University of Kansas tops the preseason ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll, holding a narrow 17-point advantage over Wake Forest, which garnered the most first-place votes with 12.
ACC teams are third and fourth also, with North Carolina (6 first-place votes) and Georgia Tech (1) following the Demon Deacons. Rounding out the top 10 are Illinois (1), Syracuse, defending champion Connecticut, Oklahoma State, Kentucky and Michigan State.
The ACC had the most Top 25 teams, with six. The Big East and SEC had four each.
The ESPN/USA Today coaches poll encompasses the voting of 31 Division I head coaches.
ACC teams are third and fourth also, with North Carolina (6 first-place votes) and Georgia Tech (1) following the Demon Deacons. Rounding out the top 10 are Illinois (1), Syracuse, defending champion Connecticut, Oklahoma State, Kentucky and Michigan State.
The ACC had the most Top 25 teams, with six. The Big East and SEC had four each.
The ESPN/USA Today coaches poll encompasses the voting of 31 Division I head coaches.