Houston Cougars Men's Basketball ranked 3rd in USA Today Coaches Preseason Poll

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POSTED: October 26, 2022 -- 7:51 a.m. CT

The Houston Cougars Men's Basketball program received 713 points and one first-place vote to stand at No. 3 in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches preseason poll, released Tuesday.

This marked the highest preseason ranking for the Cougars in the Coaches poll since the 1967-68 team appeared at No. 2 in 1967.

With Tuesday's preseason poll, the Coogs have been ranked for 39 consecutive weeks in the Coaches poll, dating back to March 2, 2020.

North Carolina held the top spot with 778 points and 23 first-place votes, while Gonzaga stood at No. 2 with 769 points and five first-place votes. Kentucky received 697 points and the three first-place votes to check in at No. 4 with Kansas (660), Baylor (632), UCLA (560), Duke (552), Creighton (500) and Arkansas (498) completing the Top 10.

Three Houston opponents also appeared in the Coaches Preseason Top 25. Virginia, who the Cougars will face on Dec. 17 (1 p.m. CDT) in Charlottesville, Va., stood at No. 18 with 287 points.

The Coogs will play host to No. 19 Alabama inside the Fertitta Center at 2 p.m., December 10, and meet No. 21 Oregon in Eugene, OR, on November 20 (8:30 p.m. CDT). Houston also faces Saint Mary's (CA) at 8:30 p.m., December 3, inside Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, as part of The Battleground 2K22. The Gaels received eight points in the preseason poll.

1. North Carolina

2. Gonzaga

3. Houston

4. Kentucky

5. Kansas

6. Baylor

7. UCLA

8. Duke

9. Creighton

10. Arkansas

11. Tennessee

12. Texas

13. Arizona

14. Indiana

15. Auburn

16. TCU

17. Villanova

18. Virginia

19. Alabama

20. San Diego State

21. Oregon

22. Michigan

23. Illinois

24. Texas Tech

25. Dayton

Also Receiving Votes:

Purdue 44, Texas A&M 37, UConn 31, Miami (FL.) 31, Michigan State 29, Iowa 22, Providence 22, Florida State 13, Syracuse 13, USC 9, Virginia Tech 9, Saint Mary's (CA) 8, Wisconsin 7, Wyoming 7, UAB 6, Florida 5, Ohio State 5, Iowa State 4, Xavier 3, Drake 2, Rutgers 2, Toledo 2, Boise State 1.

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