Let's take a look at the 2017-2018 Preseason Polls:
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Preseason Top 25
# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Ohio State (67) 0-0 1794 23 Big Ten Conference
2. Kentucky (4) 0-0 1713 13 Southeastern Conference
3. Marquette 0-0 1617 NR Big East Conference
4. Virginia 0-0 1580 19 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Kansas 0-0 1516 12 Big 12 Conference
6. Baylor 0-0 1423 4 Big 12 Conference
7. Villanova (1) 0-0 1356 8 Big East Conference
8. Cincinnati 0-0 1323 1 American Athletic Conference
9. Georgetown 0-0 1173 6 Big East Conference
10. Oklahoma 0-0 1149 NR Big 12 Conference
11. UCLA 0-0 1012 2 Pacific-12 Conference
12. Syracuse 0-0 896 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
13. Wichita State 0-0 891 17 Missouri Valley Conference
14. Seton Hall 0-0 776 NR Big East Conference
15. Oklahoma State 0-0 768 NR Big 12 Conference
16. Miami 0-0 716 15 Atlantic Coast Conference
17. Wisconsin 0-0 601 11 Big Ten Conference
18. VCU 0-0 577 5 Southeastern Conference
19. Arizona 0-0 514 22 Pacific-12 Conference
20. Iowa State 0-0 402 NR Big 12 Conference
21. Gonzaga 0-0 393 24 West Coast Conference
22. Iowa 0-0 306 14 Big Ten Conference
23. Louisville 0-0 215 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
24. San Diego State 0-0 145 18 Mountain West Conference
25. St. John's 0-0 106 NR Big East Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Cleveland State 0-0 99 Horizon League
North Carolina 0-0 55 Atlantic Coast Conference
Florida 0-0 54 Southeastern Conference
Butler 0-0 35 Big East Conference
Providence 0-0 28 Big East Conference
Richmond 0-0 26 Atlantic 10 Conference
Duke 0-0 24 Atlantic Coast Conference
Northern Iowa 0-0 20 Missouri Valley Conference
UNLV 0-0 19 Mountain West Conference
Texas 0-0 18 Big 12 Conference
North Carolina State 0-0 15 Atlantic Coast Conference
Maryland 0-0 14 Big Ten Conference
West Virginia 0-0 10 Big 12 Conference
BYU 0-0 9 West Coast Conference
Nebraska 0-0 8 Big Ten Conference
Massachusetts 0-0 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
Creighton 0-0 1 Big East Conference
The biggest shock to me is that Michigan State received no votes in the preseason top 25. Do the pollsters know something we don't know? 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 1 American Athletic Conference
2. Wichita State 0-0 1718 5 Missouri Valley Conference
3. Gonzaga (1) 0-0 1648 10 West Coast Conference
4. San Diego State 0-0 1549 4 Mountain West Conference
5. Cleveland State 0-0 1500 13 Horizon League
6. Northern Iowa 0-0 1410 15 Missouri Valley Conference
7. Richmond 0-0 1337 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
8. BYU 0-0 1210 7 West Coast Conference
9. UNLV 0-0 1082 NR Mountain West Conference
10. Georgia State 0-0 1035 NR Horizon League
11. Massachusetts 0-0 985 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
12. New Mexico State 0-0 791 9 Western Athletic Conference
13. Stephen F. Austin 0-0 765 6 Southland Conference
14. La Salle 0-0 644 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
15. Bowling Green 0-0 608 NR Mid-American Conference
16. Valparaiso 0-0 455 16 Horizon League
17. Illinois State 0-0 433 NR Missouri Valley Conference
18. Boise State 0-0 333 12 Mountain West Conference
19. Tulsa 0-0 330 NR American Athletic Conference
20. Memphis 0-0 207 22 American Athletic Conference
21. Connecticut 0-0 171 NR American Athletic Conference
22. SMU 0-0 152 18 American Athletic Conference
23. Buffalo 0-0 140 NR Mid-American Conference
24. George Washington 0-0 139 23 Atlantic 10 Conference
25. Akron 0-0 122 8 Mid-American Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
New Mexico 0-0 115 Mountain West Conference
St. Bonaventure 0-0 115 Atlantic 10 Conference
Saint Mary's 0-0 108 West Coast Conference
Davidson 0-0 106 Atlantic 10 Conference
Louisiana Tech 0-0 103 Conference USA
Harvard 0-0 99 Ivy League
Colorado State 0-0 89 Mountain West Conference
Dayton 0-0 86 Atlantic 10 Conference
Middle Tennessee 0-0 86 Conference USA
Temple 0-0 74 American Athletic Conference
Wyoming 0-0 73 Mountain West Conference
Portland 0-0 72 West Coast Conference
Murray State 0-0 66 Ohio Valley Conference
Iona 0-0 64 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Green Bay 0-0 63 Horizon League
UAB 0-0 63 Conference USA
Old Dominion 0-0 60 Conference USA
Toledo 0-0 57 Mid-American Conference
Hofstra 0-0 51 Colonial Athletic Association
Rhode Island 0-0 47 Atlantic 10 Conference
Belmont 0-0 46 Ohio Valley Conference
San Francisco 0-0 46 West Coast Conference
Saint Joseph's 0-0 45 Atlantic 10 Conference
Utah State 0-0 42 Mountain West Conference
Evansville 0-0 37 Missouri Valley Conference
Columbia 0-0 36 Ivy League
UC Irvine 0-0 36 Big West Conference
William & Mary 0-0 35 Colonial Athletic Association
Mississippi State 0-0 34 Atlantic 10 Conference
Manhattan 0-0 33 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Stony Brook 0-0 33 America East Conference
Northeastern 0-0 30 Colonial Athletic Association
Eastern Kentucky 0-0 28 Ohio Valley Conference
UTEP 0-0 28 Conference USA
Fordham 0-0 27 Atlantic 10 Conference
George Mason 0-0 26 Atlantic 10 Conference
Louisiana Lafayette 0-0 26 Sun Belt Conference
San Diego 0-0 26 West Coast Conference
Canisius 0-0 25 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Indiana State 0-0 24 Missouri Valley Conference
Princeton 0-0 24 Ivy League
Florida Gulf Coast 0-0 21 Atlantic Sun Conference
South Florida 0-0 21 American Athletic Conference
Mercer 0-0 20 Southern Conference
Nevada 0-0 20 Mountain West Conference
Albany 0-0 17 America East Conference
UCF 0-0 17 American Athletic Conference
Yale 0-0 16 Ivy League
Loyola Chicago 0-0 15 Missouri Valley Conference
Boston University 0-0 14 Patriot League
Cornell 0-0 14 Ivy League
North Florida 0-0 14 Atlantic Sun Conference
Oral Roberts 0-0 14 Summit League
Southern Illinois 0-0 14 Missouri Valley Conference
Montana 0-0 13 Big Sky Conference
Fresno State 0-0 12 Mountain West Conference
Holy Cross 0-0 12 Patriot League
Northern Illinois 0-0 12 Mid-American Conference
Tulane 0-0 12 American Athletic Conference
Bradley 0-0 11 Missouri Valley Conference
FIU 0-0 11 Conference USA
Montana State 0-0 11 Big Sky Conference
Western Michigan 0-0 11 Mid-American Conference
North Dakota State 0-0 10 Summit League
Portland State 0-0 10 Big Sky Conference
St. Francis NY 0-0 10 Northeast Conference
UMass Lowell 0-0 10 America East Conference
Florida Atlantic 0-0 9 Conference USA
Illinois Chicago 0-0 9 Horizon League
Niagara 0-0 9 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Duquesne 0-0 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
North Dakota 0-0 8 Big Sky Conference
Weber State 0-0 8 Big Sky Conference
Colgate 0-0 7 Patriot League
East Carolina 0-0 7 American Athletic Conference
James Madison 0-0 7 Colonial Athletic Association
Eastern Illinois 0-0 6 Ohio Valley Conference
Eastern Michigan 0-0 6 Mid-American Conference
Houston 0-0 6 American Athletic Conference
Kent State 0-0 6 Mid-American Conference
Pepperdine 0-0 6 West Coast Conference
UC Santa Barbara 0-0 6 Big West Conference
Utah Valley 0-0 6 Western Athletic Conference
VMI 0-0 6 Southern Conference
Hawaii 0-0 5 Big West Conference
Norfolk State 0-0 5 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Southern Utah 0-0 5 Big Sky Conference
Wofford 0-0 5 Southern Conference
Army 0-0 4 Patriot League
SIU Edwardsville 0-0 4 Ohio Valley Conference
Charlotte 0-0 3 Conference USA
Drexel 0-0 3 Colonial Athletic Association
Jacksonville 0-0 3 Atlantic Sun Conference
Long Beach State 0-0 3 Big West Conference
Radford 0-0 3 Big South Conference
Santa Clara 0-0 3 West Coast Conference
UT Arlington 0-0 3 Sun Belt Conference
Western Illinois 0-0 3 Summit League
Bethune Cookman 0-0 2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Bucknell 0-0 2 Patriot League
North Carolina Central 0-0 2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Northwestern State 0-0 2 Southland Conference
Saint Louis 0-0 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
Siena 0-0 2 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Central Michigan 0-0 1 Mid-American Conference
Hampton 0-0 1 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Lehigh 0-0 1 Patriot League
Louisiana Monroe 0-0 1 Sun Belt Conference
Sam Houston State 0-0 1 Southland Conference
Vermont 0-0 1 America East Conference
Wagner 0-0 1 Northeast Conference
New FOFC member Tulsa gives us some representation in the preseason mid-major top 25. Good to see Hawaii getting a few early votes this season. I'm sure those votes for ECU and Charlotte will be gone soon. No offense coaches! Gonna be a fun season as always.