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Louisville received 11 votes in the preseason top 25 poll from the Associated Press, which was released Monday afternoon. It’s just the second time since 2010 that U of L has been unranked in a preseason AP poll.
The Cardinals have 12 scheduled games against teams in the preseason top 25, a number that could rise to 13 if they have face No. 1 Kansas in the second game of the NIT Season Tip-Off in New York. In all, seven teams from the ACC made the rankings, and 11 received at least one vote.
Here’s the complete top 25:
2018 Preseason AP Poll
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas (37) | 1,581 |
| 2 | Kentucky (19) | 1,529 |
| 3 | Gonzaga (1) | 1,461 |
| 4 | Duke (4) | 1,452 |
| 5 | Virginia (2) | 1,286 |
| 6 | Tennessee (1) | 1,268 |
| 7 | Nevada | 1,230 |
| 8 | North Carolina | 1,221 |
| 9 | Villanova (1) | 1,085 |
| 10 | Michigan St | 1,024 |
| 11 | Auburn | 974 |
| 12 | Kansas St | 922 |
| 13 | West Virginia | 678 |
| 14 | Oregon | 638 |
| 15 | Virginia Tech | 630 |
| 16 | Syracuse | 620 |
| 17 | Florida St | 530 |
| 18 | Mississippi St | 451 |
| 19 | Michigan | 437 |
| 20 | TCU | 311 |
| 21 | UCLA | 297 |
| 22 | Clemson | 268 |
| 23 | LSU | 187 |
| 24 | Purdue | 170 |
| 25 | Washington | 165 |
Others receiving votes: Loyola (Chi) 162, Marquette 124, Indiana 98, Florida 71, Nebraska 35, Maryland 28, Wisconsin 24, Notre Dame 22, Cincinnati 21, Alabama 15, UCF 15, Buffalo 14, Arizona 14, Louisville 11, Miami 10, San Diego St 9, USC 6, Butler 6, Texas Tech 6, Texas 5, Arizona St 3, St. John’s 3, Providence 2, Xavier 2, Missouri 1, NC State 1, Marshall 1, Davidson 1