Virginia connections to the AP Top 25

Not surprisingly, no Virginia teams cracked the preseason Associated Press Top 25 poll released Saturday (although Virginia did receive some votes). But state teams will have plenty of opportunities to prove themselves against the so-called nation's best as determined by this august panel of voters.

1. Baylor
     Liberty, Nov. 23

2. Connecticut

3. Duke
     Virginia Tech, Jan. 16
     at Virginia, Feb. 8
     at Virginia Tech, Feb. 14

4. Stanford

5. Maryland
     Virginia, Dec. 6
     George Mason, Dec. 8
     Virginia Tech, Jan. 13
     Virginia, Feb. 17

6. Kentucky

7. Notre Dame
    Old Dominion and Notre Dame are both in the six-team World Vision Classic in Las Vegas Dec, 19-21.

8. Penn State
     at Virginia Tech, Dec. 12

9. Louisville

10. Georgia

11. Delaware
     George Mason, Jan. 10
     at Old Dominion, Jan. 13
     at James Madison, Feb. 10
     Old Dominion, Feb. 14
     at William and Mary, Feb. 17
     at George Mason, Feb. 19
     James Madison, Feb. 24

12. Oklahoma

13. California
     at Old Dominion, Nov. 30

14. St. John's

15. Texas A&M
     Liberty, Nov. 20
     Old Dominion and Texas A&M are both in the six-team World Vision Classic in Las Vegas Dec. 19-21

16. Vanderbilt
     vs. Virginia in San Juan Shootout, Nov. 23

17. West Virginia
     at Virginia, Dec. 2

18. Nebraska

19. Ohio State
     VCU, Dec. 27

20. Tennessee

21. Purdue

22. Georgia Tech
     Virginia, Jan. 10
     at Virginia, Feb. 3
     Virginia Tech, Feb. 8

23. Oklahoma State

24. Miami
     at Richmond, Nov. 12
     Radford is one of four teams in Miami's Thanksgiving Tournament Nov. 23-24
     Virginia, Jan. 6
     at Virginia, Jan. 20
     Virginia Tech, Feb. 3
     at Virginia Tech, March 3

25. DePaul
     vs. Hampton in Paradise Jam, Nov. 23

Others receiving votes

Kansas

Middle Tennessee State

Green Bay
     vs. James Madison in Cancun Challenge, Nov. 22
     vs. Richmond in Cancun Challenge, Nov. 24

Texas

Iowa State

San Diego State

Rutgers

Georgetown

LSU
     at Hampton, Nov. 16

UCLA

Virginia

Florida State
     Virginia Tech, Jan. 27
      at Virginia Tech, Feb. 24
      at Virginia, March 3

North Carolina
     Radford, Dec. 5
     Virginia Tech, Jan. 6
     Virginia, Jan. 17
     at Virginia Tech, Feb. 22

Michigan

Iowa

Princeton

UTEP

South Carolina
     vs. Hampton in Paradise Jam, Nov. 22

Michigan State
     Virginia Tech, Nov. 18

Fresno State

Creighton

USC