UConn tops American Athletic Conference preseason poll

On the heels of its 10th NCAA Championship, Connecticut is the favorite in the race for the 2015-16 American Athletic Conference title.

UConn senior forward Breanna Stewart, the two-time Naismith Trophy and Wooden Award winner, was chosen unanimously as the American’s Preseason Player of the Year and was one of four UConn players chosen to the preseason all-conference teams.

USF, which reached the second round of the NCAA tournament in 2015 and was The American’s regular-season and tournament runner-up, was second in the preseason poll of the league’s 11 head coaches.

2015-16 American Athletic Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll
Rank	Team (First-Place Votes)	Pts.
1.	UConn (10) *	100
2.	USF (1)	91
3.	Temple	76
4.	East Carolina	75
5.	Tulane	60
6.	Tulsa	56
7.	Memphis	50
8.	SMU	29
9.	UCF	28
10.	Cincinnati	22
11.	Houston	18

2015-16 American Athletic Conference Preseason Individual Honors

Preseason Player of the Year

Breanna Stewart, F, Sr., UConn *

Preseason All-Conference Teams

First Team

Moriah Jefferson, G, Sr., UConn

Breanna Stewart, F, Sr., UConn *

Morgan Tuck, F, Jr., UConn

Alisia Jenkins, F, Sr., USF

Courtney Williams, G, Sr., USF *

Second Team

Kia Nurse, G, So., UConn

Jada Payne, G/F, Sr., East Carolina

I’Tiana Taylor, F, Sr., East Carolina

Ariel Hearn, G, Sr., Memphis

Ashley Clark, G, Sr., Tulsa

*unanimous selection