[CatDawg]

Receiving 28 of 31 first place votes the DUKE BLUE DEVILS start the season ranked number 1.


1. DUKE (28)
2. UCONN withno first place votes.
3. TEXAS (2)
4. VILLANOVA (1)
5. MICHIGAN ST.
6. OKLAHOMA
7. GONZAGA
8. LOUISVILLE
9. ARIZONA
10. KENTUCKY
11. BOSTON COLLEGE
12. MEMPHIS ST.
13. STANFORD
14. ALABAMA
15. WEST VIRGINIA
16. SYRACUSE
17. ILLINOIS
18.(tied) UCLA
18. (tied) WAKE FOREST
20. IOWA
21. MARYLAND
22. INDIANA
23. IOWA ST.
24. GEORGE WASHINGTON
25. NEVADA


Last season NCAA Champions North Carolina is currently ranked 36th after losing their top seven scorers from a year ago.