Expectations are once again high for Jeff Walz and company.
Here's the preseason coaches' poll:
| USA Today Coaches Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Connecticut (32) | 0-0 | 800 |
| 2 | South Carolina | 0-0 | 757 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 0-0 | 719 |
| 4 | Tennessee | 0-0 | 689 |
| 5 | Baylor | 0-0 | 666 |
| 6 | Maryland | 0-0 | 620 |
| 7 | Florida State | 0-0 | 542 |
| 8 | Louisville | 0-0 | 528 |
| 9 | Oregon State | 0-0 | 460 |
| 10 | Ohio State | 0-0 | 435 |
| 11 | Texas | 0-0 | 429 |
| 12 | Duke | 0-0 | 388 |
| 13 | Mississippi State | 0-0 | 385 |
| 14 | Stanford | 0-0 | 382 |
| 15 | Arizona State | 0-0 | 377 |
| 16 | Texas A&M | 0-0 | 304 |
| 17 | Kentucky | 0-0 | 303 |
| 18 | Oklahoma | 0-0 | 210 |
| 19 | South Florida | 0-0 | 183 |
| 20 | North Carolina | 0-0 | 143 |
| 21 | George Washington | 0-0 | 109 |
| 22 | DePaul | 0-0 | 106 |
| 23 | Iowa | 0-0 | 101 |
| 24 | Northwestern | 0-0 | 98 |
| 25 | Princeton | 0-0 | 84 |
- Others receiving votes: Michigan State 79, Dayton 76, Florida Gulf Coast 68, Gonzaga 63, Rutgers 44, Syracuse 42, Chattanooga 41, St John's 33, California 28, UCLA 22, Iowa State 17, LSU 17, Miami (FL) 11, Nebraska 9, Seton Hall 8, Middle Tennessee 6, Washington 4, West Virginia 3, Villanova 2, Virginia 2, Arkansas-Little Rock 2, Arkansas State 1, Green Bay 1, Albany 1, BYU 1, James Madison 1
- Dropped from rankings: Dayton 17, Gonzaga 19, Florida Gulf Coast 21, Rutgers 23
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