Terps Picked 4th in ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll

The first real poll of the season came out this morning and the Terps start the season ranked fourth with 637 points. Tennessee was one, followed by UConn and Rutgers.

Looking at the preseason poll, the Terps will play the #3 (Rutgers), #5 (LSU - NIT), #6 (Oklahoma), #7 (UNC), #9 (Duke - at least twice), #16 (Ohio State), #19 (Florida State), #21 (Pittsburgh), #25 (North Carolina State) as well as the following teams receiving votes: Middle Tennessee State, Notre Dame (NIT), Georgia Tech, UCLA, and Temple. That's 15 games (at least) against teams at least one coach thought was worthy of being in the Top 25.