Let's take a quick look at the 2016-2017 Preseason Polls:
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Preseason Top 25
# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Michigan State (70) 0-0 1797 17 Big Ten Conference
2. UCLA (1) 0-0 1701 11 Pacific-12 Conference
3. Virginia (1) 0-0 1642 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Kentucky 0-0 1556 15 Southeastern Conference
5. Kansas 0-0 1503 9 Big 12 Conference
6. Cincinnati 0-0 1476 5 American Athletic Conference
7. Wisconsin 0-0 1304 13 Big Ten Conference
8. Baylor 0-0 1210 4 Big 12 Conference
9. Georgetown 0-0 1150 NR Big East Conference
10. San Diego State 0-0 1060 19 Mountain West Conference
11. Oklahoma 0-0 1008 21 Big 12 Conference
12. Duke 0-0 994 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
13. Wichita State 0-0 891 NR Missouri Valley Conference
14. North Carolina 0-0 865 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
15. Iowa State 0-0 864 14 Big 12 Conference
16. Iowa 0-0 679 1 Big Ten Conference
17. Miami 0-0 656 23 Atlantic Coast Conference
18. Oregon 0-0 597 NR Pacific-12 Conference
19. Arizona 0-0 411 10 Pacific-12 Conference
20. Marquette 0-0 410 NR Big East Conference
21. Syracuse 0-0 399 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
22. Seton Hall 0-0 391 NR Big East Conference
23. Oklahoma State 0-0 173 NR Big 12 Conference
24. La Salle 0-0 142 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
25. Florida 0-0 126 NR Southeastern Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
VCU 0-0 108 Atlantic 10 Conference
Ohio State 0-0 67 Big Ten Conference
Washington 0-0 61 Pacific-12 Conference
Louisville 0-0 52 Atlantic Coast Conference
Texas 0-0 49 Big 12 Conference
Villanova 0-0 35 Big East Conference
Georgia State 0-0 10 Horizon League
Indiana 0-0 8 Big Ten Conference
Michigan 0-0 3 Big Ten Conference
Harvard 0-0 1 Ivy League
Kansas State 0-0 1 Big 12 Conference
Little interesting not to see Colorado or Stanford getting votes, and Wichita State and Kansas State both getting votes. Hmm.
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Preseason Mid Major Top 25
# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Cincinnati (71) 0-0 1799 2 American Athletic Conference
2. San Diego State (1) 0-0 1715 4 Mountain West Conference
3. Wichita State 0-0 1658 14 Missouri Valley Conference
4. La Salle 0-0 1564 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
5. VCU 0-0 1517 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. Georgia State 0-0 1390 9 Horizon League
7. Cleveland State 0-0 1289 15 Horizon League
8. Stephen F. Austin 0-0 1171 5 Southland Conference
9. Harvard 0-0 1167 6 Ivy League
10. BYU 0-0 1080 NR West Coast Conference
11. New Mexico State 0-0 985 25 Western Athletic Conference
12. Gonzaga 0-0 958 1 West Coast Conference
13. SMU 0-0 956 NR American Athletic Conference
14. Illinois State 0-0 838 20 Missouri Valley Conference
15. Davidson 0-0 807 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
16. Akron 0-0 726 12 Mid-American Conference
17. Richmond 0-0 722 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Valparaiso 0-0 523 NR Horizon League
19. Dayton 0-0 460 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
20. George Washington 0-0 457 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
21. Massachusetts 0-0 352 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
22. Boise State 0-0 263 11 Mountain West Conference
23. Memphis 0-0 138 NR American Athletic Conference
24. UTEP 0-0 129 NR Conference USA
25. UNLV 0-0 58 NR Mountain West Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Buffalo 0-0 52 Mid-American Conference
Louisiana Tech 0-0 50 Conference USA
Connecticut 0-0 41 American Athletic Conference
Middle Tennessee 0-0 32 Conference USA
St. Bonaventure 0-0 31 Atlantic 10 Conference
Northern Iowa 0-0 30 Missouri Valley Conference
Murray State 0-0 23 Ohio Valley Conference
Saint Mary's 0-0 22 West Coast Conference
Iona 0-0 21 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Old Dominion 0-0 21 Conference USA
Nevada 0-0 19 Mountain West Conference
Temple 0-0 19 American Athletic Conference
Tulsa 0-0 16 American Athletic Conference
UAB 0-0 16 Conference USA
George Mason 0-0 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
Northern Arizona 0-0 14 Big Sky Conference
Stony Brook 0-0 14 America East Conference
Belmont 0-0 13 Ohio Valley Conference
Manhattan 0-0 13 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
William & Mary 0-0 13 Colonial Athletic Association
Grand Canyon 0-0 12 Western Athletic Conference
Loyola Chicago 0-0 12 Missouri Valley Conference
Columbia 0-0 10 Ivy League
Southern Illinois 0-0 10 Missouri Valley Conference
Bradley 0-0 8 Missouri Valley Conference
Canisius 0-0 8 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Green Bay 0-0 8 Horizon League
Western Michigan 0-0 8 Mid-American Conference
Eastern Michigan 0-0 7 Mid-American Conference
Hofstra 0-0 7 Colonial Athletic Association
Central Michigan 0-0 6 Mid-American Conference
Eastern Kentucky 0-0 6 Ohio Valley Conference
New Mexico 0-0 6 Mountain West Conference
Northern Illinois 0-0 6 Mid-American Conference
Toledo 0-0 6 Mid-American Conference
Albany 0-0 5 America East Conference
Illinois Chicago 0-0 5 Horizon League
Oakland 0-0 5 Horizon League
Wofford 0-0 5 Southern Conference
Charlotte 0-0 4 Conference USA
Detroit 0-0 4 Horizon League
Evansville 0-0 4 Missouri Valley Conference
Fordham 0-0 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
James Madison 0-0 4 Colonial Athletic Association
Eastern Illinois 0-0 3 Ohio Valley Conference
Louisiana Lafayette 0-0 3 Sun Belt Conference
Mercer 0-0 3 Southern Conference
North Dakota State 0-0 3 Summit League
Rhode Island 0-0 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
San Diego 0-0 3 West Coast Conference
St. Francis NY 0-0 3 Northeast Conference
East Carolina 0-0 2 American Athletic Conference
Florida Gulf Coast 0-0 2 Atlantic Sun Conference
Kent State 0-0 2 Mid-American Conference
SIU Edwardsville 0-0 2 Ohio Valley Conference
UC Irvine 0-0 2 Big West Conference
VMI 0-0 2 Southern Conference
Colorado State 0-0 1 Mountain West Conference
Drake 0-0 1 Missouri Valley Conference
Indiana State 0-0 1 Missouri Valley Conference
Norfolk State 0-0 1 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
North Carolina Central 0-0 1 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
North Dakota 0-0 1 Big Sky Conference
San Francisco 0-0 1 West Coast Conference
South Florida 0-0 1 American Athletic Conference
UC Santa Barbara 0-0 1 Big West Conference
Western Illinois 0-0 1 Summit League
I have come to the conclusion that the preseason polls are a joke in this game. No Hawaii to be found? Really? Interesting.