AP PRESEASON POLL
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' preseason 2016-17 college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, final 2015-16 records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last year's final ranking:
RecordPtsPrv
1. Duke (58)25-11161219
2. Kentucky (2)27-9147910
3. Kansas33-514761
4. Villanova (4)35-514656
5. Oregon (1)31-713435
6. North Carolina33-713143
7. Xavier28-611679
8. Virginia29-811494
9. Wisconsin22-131135—
10. Arizona25-9100417
11. Indiana27-891714
12. Michigan St.29-69032
13. Louisville23-875516
14. Gonzaga28-8699—
15. Purdue26-967212
16. UCLA15-17540--
17. St. Mary's (Cal)29-6512—
18. UConn25-11504—
19. Syracuse23-14464—
20. West Virginia26-93608
21. Texas20-13250—
22. Creighton20-15231—
23. Rode Island17-15199—
24. Iowa St.23-1216822
25. Maryland27-914418
Others receiving votes: Cincinnati 110, Dayton 98, Florida St. 88, California 74, San Diego St. 48, Miami 35, NC State 29, Butler 21, Wichita St. 21, Florida 18, Virginia Tech 18, Ohio St. 18, Mississippi St. 14, Texas A&M 14, Oklahoma 11, Colorado 10, Michigan 8, Monmouth (NJ) 7, Notre Dame 6, Washington 5, Seton Hall 5, Princeton 2, Ohio 1, Harvard 1, Vanderbilt 1.
The "winners" have all been Turkeys, no matter the honor's name.
