Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, October 15, 2015

Five Big Ten men's basketball teams are ranked in the preseason Coaches Poll, released Thursday.

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Big Ten preseason favorite Maryland paces the conference, at No. 3, trailing just North Carolina and Kentucky, both tied for No. 1.

Michigan State (No. 13), Indiana (No. 15), Wisconsin (No. 17), the reigning Big Ten champ and defending national runner-up, and Purdue (T-No. 24) round out the Big Ten's ranked teams.

Michigan leads all non-ranked teams with 108 votes.

Coaches Rankings
Rankings as of 10/15/2015
Rank School Record Votes Prev
1 North Carolina Tar Heels 0-0 749 (12) NR
1 Kentucky Wildcats 0-0 749 (11) NR
3 Maryland Terrapins 0-0 723 (5) NR
4 Duke Blue Devils 0-0 686 (3) NR
5 Kansas Jayhawks 0-0 675 (1) NR
6 Virginia Cavaliers 0-0 667 NR
7 Iowa State Cyclones 0-0 541 NR
8 Oklahoma Sooners 0-0 520 NR
9 Villanova Wildcats 0-0 498 NR
10 Arizona Wildcats 0-0 477 NR
11 Gonzaga Bulldogs 0-0 468 NR
12 Wichita State Shockers 0-0 461 NR
13 Michigan State Spartans 0-0 386 NR
14 California Golden Bears 0-0 350 NR
15 Indiana Hoosiers 0-0 312 NR
16 Utah Runnin' Utes 0-0 250 NR
17 Wisconsin Badgers 0-0 181 NR
18 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 0-0 172 NR
19 LSU Tigers 0-0 163 NR
20 Vanderbilt Commodores 0-0 153 NR
21 Baylor Bears 0-0 145 NR
22 Butler Bulldogs 0-0 132 NR
23 West Virginia Mountaineers 0-0 125 NR
24 Connecticut Huskies 0-0 110 NR
24 Purdue Boilermakers 0-0 110 NR
Michigan Wolverines 0-0 108 NR
Louisville Cardinals 0-0 93 NR
Texas A&M Aggies 0-0 58 NR
UCLA Bruins 0-0 48 NR
Georgetown Hoyas 0-0 45 NR
Cincinnati Bearcats 0-0 43 NR
North Carolina State Wolfpack 0-0 36 NR
Oregon Ducks 0-0 33 NR
Texas Longhorns 0-0 29 NR
Florida State Seminoles 0-0 25 NR
Xavier Musketeers 0-0 25 NR
Miami (FL) Hurricanes 0-0 11 NR
San Diego State Aztecs 0-0 10 NR
Iowa Hawkeyes 0-0 8 NR
Boise State Broncos 0-0 5 NR
Davidson Wildcats 0-0 5 NR
Providence Friars 0-0 5 NR
Belmont Bruins 0-0 2 NR
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 0-0 2 NR
Ohio State Buckeyes 0-0 2 NR
Dayton Flyers 0-0 1 NR
Old Dominion Monarchs 0-0 1 NR
Marquette Golden Eagles 0-0 1 NR
Tulsa Golden Hurricane 0-0 1 NR