As we begin the 2015-2016 season, let's take a look at the preseason polls:
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Top 25
# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Syracuse (34) 0-0 1726 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Villanova (7) 0-0 1674 NR Big East Conference
3. Iowa (13) 0-0 1604 NR Big Ten Conference
4. Arizona (5) 0-0 1602 NR Pacific-12 Conference
5. Louisville (12) 0-0 1531 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Kansas 0-0 1450 NR Big 12 Conference
7. Kentucky 0-0 1408 NR Southeastern Conference
8. Michigan State 0-0 1289 NR Big Ten Conference
9. UCLA 0-0 1170 NR Pacific-12 Conference
10. Gonzaga (1) 0-0 1122 NR West Coast Conference
11. VCU 0-0 1096 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
12. San Diego State 0-0 970 NR Mountain West Conference
13. Notre Dame 0-0 945 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Duke 0-0 899 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
15. Ohio State 0-0 835 NR Big Ten Conference
16. Baylor 0-0 743 NR Big 12 Conference
17. Texas 0-0 614 NR Big 12 Conference
18. Virginia 0-0 599 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Oklahoma 0-0 468 NR Big 12 Conference
20. Wisconsin 0-0 444 NR Big Ten Conference
21. North Carolina 0-0 330 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
22. Cincinnati 0-0 324 NR American Athletic Conference
23. Georgetown 0-0 257 NR Big East Conference
24. Iowa State 0-0 150 NR Big 12 Conference
25. Wichita State 0-0 49 NR Missouri Valley Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Florida 0-0 45 Southeastern Conference
Harvard 0-0 18 Ivy League
Oklahoma State 0-0 9 Big 12 Conference
Vanderbilt 0-0 8 Southeastern Conference
Connecticut 0-0 7 American Athletic Conference
Washington 0-0 4 Pacific-12 Conference
Marquette 0-0 3 Big East Conference
Xavier 0-0 3 Big East Conference
Colorado 0-0 1 Pacific-12 Conference
Massachusetts 0-0 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
Miami 0-0 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
UNLV 0-0 1 Mountain West Conference
Definitely, these polls don't even come close to mirroring the real life season. Kentucky at 7? Wichita State at 25? Duke at 14? Iowa at 3? Yikes! We'll see what happens.
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Mid Major Top 25
# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Gonzaga (54) 0-0 1782 1 West Coast Conference
2. VCU (16) 0-0 1731 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. San Diego State (2) 0-0 1671 3 Mountain West Conference
4. Cincinnati 0-0 1579 4 American Athletic Conference
5. Wichita State 0-0 1484 5 Missouri Valley Conference
6. Harvard 0-0 1412 6 Ivy League
7. Connecticut 0-0 1308 7 American Athletic Conference
8. Massachusetts 0-0 1192 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. BYU 0-0 1172 9 West Coast Conference
10. Cleveland State 0-0 1167 10 Horizon League
11. Green Bay 0-0 1086 11 Horizon League
12. South Dakota State 0-0 1008 12 Summit League
13. La Salle 0-0 989 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. George Washington 0-0 855 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
15. Stephen F. Austin 0-0 820 15 Southland Conference
16. Temple 0-0 667 16 American Athletic Conference
17. SMU 0-0 599 17 American Athletic Conference
18. St. Bonaventure 0-0 503 18 Atlantic 10 Conference
19. Akron 0-0 462 19 Mid-American Conference
20. Richmond 0-0 462 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
21. Northern Iowa 0-0 265 21 Missouri Valley Conference
22. New Mexico 0-0 255 22 Mountain West Conference
23. Georgia State 0-0 206 23 Sun Belt Conference
24. UNLV 0-0 154 24 Mountain West Conference
25. Memphis 0-0 126 25 American Athletic Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Iona 0-0 57 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Louisiana Tech 0-0 55 Conference USA
Yale 0-0 52 Ivy League
Illinois State 0-0 47 Missouri Valley Conference
Rhode Island 0-0 36 Atlantic 10 Conference
Saint Mary's 0-0 29 West Coast Conference
Tulsa 0-0 24 American Athletic Conference
Davidson 0-0 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
Dayton 0-0 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
Buffalo 0-0 13 Mid-American Conference
UTEP 0-0 13 Conference USA
Nevada 0-0 11 Mountain West Conference
Eastern Washington 0-0 10 Big Sky Conference
Murray State 0-0 10 Ohio Valley Conference
Seattle 0-0 9 Western Athletic Conference
Saint Joseph's 0-0 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
Boise State 0-0 5 Mountain West Conference
Milwaukee 0-0 5 Horizon League
Vermont 0-0 5 America East Conference
Middle Tennessee 0-0 4 Conference USA
Belmont 0-0 3 Ohio Valley Conference
Kent State 0-0 3 Mid-American Conference
Old Dominion 0-0 3 Conference USA
Oral Roberts 0-0 3 Summit League
Princeton 0-0 3 Ivy League
Florida Gulf Coast 0-0 2 Atlantic Sun Conference
Valparaiso 0-0 2 Horizon League
Evansville 0-0 1 Missouri Valley Conference
Manhattan 0-0 1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Portland 0-0 1 West Coast Conference
UAB 0-0 1 Conference USA
I'm not sure how many mid-major human coaches we have, I'm guessing only 7 or 8 are at schools that would be included in the mid-major poll. But we only have 1 of our teams representing and receiving votes in that poll. Crazy.