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Men's basketball: AP Preseason Top 25

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The Associated Press

Published: Thursday, Oct. 28 2010 10:28 a.m. MDT

Summary

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:

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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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TrueBlue
Orem, UT

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..

  • 11:21 a.m. Oct. 28, 2010
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hedgehog
Ann Arbor, MI

Finally a bit of hope and relief from the football realities.

  • 11:49 a.m. Oct. 28, 2010
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The Yner
Cougarville, UT

At least we're ranked in something . . . what a relief!

  • 1:12 p.m. Oct. 28, 2010
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