The Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook released its men’s preseason Top 25 on Wednesday and the UConn Huskies come in at No. 16. The defending national champions from Storrs are the highest ranked team from t
Kentucky is Blue Ribbon’s choice for preseason No. 1. John Calipari’s Kentucky Wildcats are followed by Arizona, Wisconsin, North Carolina and Duke in the first five. Kansas, Wichita State, Virginia, Gonzaga and Florida round out the top 10. Louisville, which moves from the AAC to the Atlantic Coast Conference is No. 11.
Earlier preview magazines had the Huskies ranked as high as 15th (Sporting News) and as low as 36th (Lindy’s).
Chris Dortch, Blue Ribbon editor, offers his preview of the season here.
Included in Blue Ribbon preview is my 5,000-word preview of the Huskies as Kevin Ollie begins his third season as head coach. The tablet version of Blue Ribbon goes on sale this week. Yearbooks will be available by mid-October. Both can be ordered here.
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