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The first AP Poll of the regular season is out, and the Hoos are ranked 9th in the nation. The ranking is the same as the preseason edition; in fact, the only change in the top 10 was Louisville's move from 8 to 7 after defeating Minnesota this weekend.
The ACC continues to be heavily represented in the polls. Four ACC teams are in the top 10; Duke and UNC maintained their spots at 4th and 6th, respectively, followed by the aforementioned Cardinals at #7. Syracuse is ranked 23rd, while Notre Dame, Pitt, NC State, and Florida State also received votes.
Looking at other future opponents, #15 VCU is UVA's only ranked out-of-conference foe. Harvard fell out of the top 25 into the "also receiving votes" area after losing to Holy Cross, where they joined Maryland and GW, who visits JPJ this Friday.
The ranking closely tracks computer projections - KenPom has Virginia at #8, while Sagarin has the team at #15 (#11 in his "Predictor").
Here are the full AP Top 25 rankings:
AP Top 25
| RANK | TEAM (1st) | POINTS | PREV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentucky Wildcats (49) | 1574 | 1 |
| 2 | Arizona Wildcats (4) | 1491 | 2 |
| 3 | Wisconsin Badgers (7) | 1475 | 3 |
| 4 | Duke Blue Devils (4) | 1422 | 4 |
| 5 | Kansas Jayhawks | 1306 | 5 |
| 6 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 1254 | 6 |
| 7 | Louisville Cardinals | 1130 | 8 |
| 8 | Florida Gators | 1127 | 7 |
| 9 | Virginia Cavaliers | 1065 | 9 |
| 10 | Texas Longhorns | 1061 | 10 |
| 11 | Wichita State Shockers | 1002 | 11 |
| 12 | Villanova Wildcats | 858 | 12 |
| 13 | Gonzaga Bulldogs | 841 | 13 |
| 14 | Iowa State Cyclones | 746 | 14 |
| 15 | Virginia Commonwealth Rams | 654 | 15 |
| 16 | San Diego State Aztecs | 564 | 16 |
| 17 | Connecticut Huskies | 525 | 17 |
| 18 | Oklahoma Sooners | 466 | 19 |
| 19 | Michigan State Spartans | 443 | 18 |
| 20 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 361 | 20 |
| 21 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 298 | 21 |
| 22 | SMU Mustangs | 290 | 22 |
| 23 | Syracuse Orange | 190 | 23 |
| 24 | Michigan Wolverines | 177 | 24 |
| 25 | Utah Utes | 118 | 25 |
| Others Receiving Votes: Stanford (2-0) 63; Colorado (1-0) 52; Iowa (1-0) 48; UCLA (2-0) 41; Kansas State (1-0) 29; Arkansas (1-0) 23; Memphis (0-0) 11; Minnesota (0-1) 11; Notre Dame (2-0) 10; Pittsburgh (2-0) 10; Louisiana Tech (1-0) 9; Dayton (1-0) 7; Florida State (1-0) 6; North Carolina State (1-0) 6; Oklahoma State (2-0) 6; Cincinnati (1-0) 5; George Washington (2-0) 5; LSU (1-0) 5; Illinois (2-0) 3; Maryland (1-0) 3; Brigham Young (1-0) 2; Texas-El Paso (1-0) 2; Baylor (1-0) 2; Northern Iowa (1-0) 1; Georgetown (1-0) 1; Stephen F. Austin (1-0) 1 | |||