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Michigan is ranked 18th in the USA Today/ESPN College Basketball Preseason Top 25 Coaches Poll which was released this afternoon.
Michigan is the one of three Big Ten teams ranked in the top 25, coming in behind Ohio State (3) and Wisconsin (14). Michigan State and Purdue also received votes.
Memphis, the Wolverines’ opening opponent at the Maui Invitational, is ranked 9th in the preseason poll. Three other schools in the Maui Invitational are ranked in the top 25 including Duke (6), Kansas (13) and UCLA (20).
The last time Michigan was ranked in either top 25 poll was November 23rd, 2009 when the Wolverines were ranked 15th. The AP Preseason Top 25 is expected to be released on October 28th.
You can find complete USA Today/ESPN Top 25 after the jump.
Oct. 20, 2011 – USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Preseason Coaches Poll
| Rank | Team (first-place votes) | ’10-11 Record | Points | ’10-11 Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | North Carolina (30) | 29-8 | 774 | 8 |
| 2. | Kentucky (1) | 29-9 | 721 | 3 |
| 3. | Ohio State | 34-3 | 702 | 5 |
| 4. | Connecticut | 32-9 | 655 | 1 |
| 5. | Syracuse | 27-8 | 649 | 18 |
| 6. | Duke | 32-5 | 635 | 7 |
| 7. | Vanderbilt | 23-11 | 567 | NR |
| 8. | Louisville | 25-10 | 514 | 22 |
| 9. | Memphis | 25-10 | 482 | NR |
| 10. | Florida | 29-8 | 474 | 10 |
| 11. | Pittsburgh | 28-6 | 471 | 12 |
| 12. | Baylor | 18-13 | 358 | NR |
| 13. | Kansas | 35-3 | 331 | 4 |
| 14. | Wisconsin | 25-9 | 313 | 15 |
| 15. | Xavier | 24-8 | 277 | NR |
| 16. | Arizona | 30-8 | 269 | 9 |
| 17. | Alabama | 24-11 | 194 | NR |
| 18. | Michigan | 21-14 | 187 | NR |
| 19. | Texas A&M | 24-9 | 161 | NR |
| 20. | UCLA | 23-11 | 147 | NR |
| 21. | Marquette | 22-15 | 145 | 20 |
| 22. | Cincinnati | 26-9 | 141 | NR |
| 23. | Gonzaga | 25-10 | 125 | NR |
| 24. | California | 18-15 | 111 | NR |
| 25. | Missouri | 23-11 | 110 | NR |
Others receiving votes
Florida State (23-11) 108; Texas (28-8) 107; Michigan State (19-15) 73; Temple (26-8) 59; Washington (24-11) 29; Butler (28-10) 25; New Mexico (22-13) 22; Creighton (23-16) 19; Villanova (21-12) 18; Purdue (26-8) 17; UNLV (24-9) 16; West Virginia (21-12) 13; George Mason (27-7) 12; Mississippi State (17-14) 11; St. John’s (21-12) 11; Saint Mary’s (25-9) 5; Virginia (16-15) 5; Virginia Commonwealth (28-12) 4; Drexel (21-10) 2; Kansas State (23-11) 2; Long Beach State (22-12) 2; Brigham Young (32-5) 1; Notre Dame (27-7) 1.
