The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' preseason 2010-11 college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, final 2009-10 record, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and 2009-10 final ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Duke (55) 35-5 1,613 3
2. Michigan St. (8) 28-9 1,558 13
3. Kansas St. (2) 29-8 1,414 7
4. Ohio St. 29-8 1,368 5
5. Pittsburgh 25-9 1,310 18
6. Villanova 25-8 1,198 9
7. Kansas 33-3 1,172 1
8. North Carolina 20-17 1,034
9. Florida 21-13 997
10. Syracuse 30-5 920 4
11. Kentucky 35-3 917 2
12. Gonzaga 27-7 889 22
13. Illinois 21-15 773
14. Purdue 29-6 771 10
15. Missouri 23-11 700
16. Baylor 28-8 625 19
17. Butler 33-5 607 11
18. Washington 26-10 572
19. Memphis 24-10 551
20. Georgetown 23-11 363 14
21. Virginia Tech 25-9 288
22. Temple 29-6 265 12
23. Tennessee 28-9 252 15
24. BYU 30-6 198 17
25. San Diego St. 25-9 158
Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 126, Texas 107, Georgia 67, West Virginia 65, Minnesota 55, Florida St. 28, Wichita St. 28, UNLV 21, Richmond 17, Murray St. 15, Vanderbilt 14, N.C. State 10, Arizona 8, Connecticut 8, Colorado 7, Mississippi St. 7, UCLA 5, Miami 4, Ohio 4, Utah St. 4, Xavier 4, Dayton 3, Old Dominion 2, Georgia Tech 1, New Mexico 1, Wofford 1.
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Nice starting spot for the Cougars. It'll give them the immediate recongition, but still plenty to work for to improve their ranking and seeding.
Looking ahead, a few rankings of interest for comparison to the future:
#12 Gonzaga More..
Finally a bit of hope and relief from the football realities.
At least we're ranked in something . . . what a relief!