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UConn back on top of the Big East preseason poll

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UConn is again atop the preseason poll in the Big East. The Huskies have won the regular-season conference title 25 times and the Big East Tournament 24, including both each year since UConn returned in 2021. Geno Auriemma’s team is led by preseason Big East Player of the Year Sarah Strong. The junior won the conference’s Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year last season. UConn went 38-1, including a perfect 20-0 mark in conference play last season.

Villanova was picked second while coming off its fifth consecutive 20-win season. Creighton, St. John’s and Seton Hall rounded out the top five.

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