Florida is ranked No. 1 in the preseason AP Top 25 and USA Today men's college basketball polls for the first time in 20 years
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USA Today
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Florida No. 1 in men's basketball preseason coaches poll. Where do Duke, UConn, others rank? seen
ABC7 Los Angeles
Breaking down the men's 2026-27 AP preseason Top 25 basketball poll seen
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Arkansas basketball ranked No. 12 in the preseason AP Top 25 seen
CBS Sports
Florida No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25 for first time in 20 years; Duke No. 2
Chicago Sun-Times
Illinois men's basketball at No. 3 in preseason Top 25, matching second-highest ranking ever
Chicago Tribune
Illinois is No. 3 behind Florida and Duke in the preseason AP Top 25 for men’s basketball
FOX Sports
Men's CBK AP Top 25: Florida, Duke, Illinois Receive 1st Place Preseason Votes
Florida is No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25 men's poll as Duke, Illini also receive first-place votes seen
Hartford Courant
See where UConn men’s basketball ranked in AP Preseason Top 25 poll
Local 10 WPLG
Florida is No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25 men's poll as Duke, Illini also receive first-place votes
Newsday
Orlando Sentinel
Gators face early questions after preseason No. 1 ranking seen
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Florida is No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25 men’s poll as Duke, Illini also receive 1st-place votes
South Florida Sun Sentinel
Gators face early questions after preseason No. 1 ranking seen
Hurricanes earn top-15 spot in preseason basketball AP poll seen
The Dallas Morning News
AP college basketball poll (Oct. 19): Texas lands in preseason top 10 seen
The New York Times
Preseason AP men's basketball Top 25: Florida opens at No. 1, with Duke and Illinois next
The Oregonian
Where is Alabama ranked in AP preseason Top 25 basketball poll?
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Florida is No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25 men's poll as Duke, Illini also receive first-place votes
Winnipeg Free Press
Florida is No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25 men's poll as Duke, Illini also receive first-place votes
WRAL
Florida is No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25 men's poll as Duke, Illini also receive first-place votes seen