The Associated Press has released its preseason poll and the defending national champion Huskies are ranked 17th. The American Athletic Conference is also represented by SMU at No. 22. Memphis and Cincinnati also received votes.
Here's a look at the top 25:
1. Kentucky
2. Arizona
3. Wisconsin
4. Duke
5. Kansas
6. North Carolina
7. Florida
8. Louisville
9. Virginia
10. Texas
11. Wichita St.
12. Villanova
13. Gonzaga
14. Iowa St.
15. Virginia Commonwealth
16. San Diego St.
17. UConn
18. Michigan St.
19. Oklahoma
20. Ohio St.
21. Nebraska
22. SMU
23. Syracuse
24. Michigan
25. Harvard
25. Utah
The Huskies were 15th in the USAToday/coaches poll, and No. 1 in the AAC coaches poll.
