USA TODAY Preseason No. 10

STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford is ranked in the USA TODAY Preseason Top 25 Coaches' Poll for the 17th consecutive season, checking in at No. 10 in results released Thursday. It's the 295th consecutive coaches' poll to feature the Cardinal.
 
Stanford closed out 2015-16 ranked 11th in the same poll. The Cardinal made its 18th overall trip to the Elite Eight and 10th in the last 13 years in 2015-16, posting a 27-8 overall record and a 14-4 mark in Pac-12 play. The Cardinal won 25 games for the 15th straight year and became the seventh Division I institution to reach the 1,000-victory plateau when it beat Oregon State on February 26.
 
Stanford tips off its regular-season with five straight home games beginning on Friday, Nov. 11 against Cal Poly. Highlighting Stanford's nonconference slate are a pair of matchups against fellow Elite Eight squads from last season in No. 6 Texas and No. 14 Tennessee. The Cardinal hosts the Longhorns on Monday, Nov. 14 at 5 p.m. in a nationally-televised game on ESPN2 that is part of ESPN's ninth annual College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon. Stanford's storied rivalry with Tennessee adds another chapter in Knoxville on Sunday, Dec. 18 at 3 p.m. ET on SEC Network.
 
The Pac-12 has five teams in the preseason poll with No. 9 UCLA, No. 15 Washington, No. 16 Arizona State and No. 17 Oregon State joining No. 10 Stanford among the nation's top 25.
 
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USA TODAY Preseason Top 25 Coaches' Poll