For the first time in 16 years, UConn women’s basketball will begin the season outside the top 10 in the AP Poll. On Tuesday, the Huskies were picked sixth in the AP’s Preseason Poll, behind top-ranked South Carolina, Stanford, Texas, Iowa and Tennessee.
The last time UConn came in lower than five was the 2006-07 season, when they were No. 8. The Huskies were the No. 2 team in the country in last year’s preseason poll and likely would’ve been in the same spot had Paige Bueckers not torn her ACL over the summer.