Duke #4 in AP Preseason Top 25

The Associated Press today released its Preseason Top 25 for the 2018-19 college basketball season, and the Duke Blue Devils once again are considered one of the best teams in the country. Duke landed at #4 in the Preseason Top 25, behind Kansas, Kentucky (who the Blue Devils play to open the season on November 6th), and Gonzaga. Duke also earned 4 1st-place votes in the poll.

The ACC represented well in the opening poll, with Virginia, UNC, Virginia Tech, Syracuse, Florida State, and Clemson also joining Duke in the Top 25. Notre Dame, Louisville, Miami, and N.C. State all received votes but ended up outside the Top 25.

The complete AP Preseason Top 25:

1. Kansas Jayhawks
2. Kentucky Wildcats
3. Gonzaga Bulldogs
4. Duke Blue Devils
5. Virginia Cavaliers
6. Tennessee Volunteers
7. Nevada Wolf Pack
8. North Carolina Tar Heels
9. Villanova Wildcats
10. Michigan State Spartans
11. Auburn Tigers
12. Kansas State Wildcats
13. West Virginia Mountaineers
14. Oregon Ducks
15. Virginia Tech Hokies
16. Syracuse Orange
17. Florida State Seminoles
18. Mississippi State Bulldogs
19. Michigan Wolverines
20. TCU Horned Frogs
21. UCLA Bruins
22. Clemson Tigers
23. LSU Tigers
24. Purdue Boilermakers
25. Washington Huskies

Simply put: the Atlantic Coast Conference is going to be a beast this season.