College basketball rankings: ACC teams in preseason Coaches Poll

Welcome to the 2024-25 college basketball season, ACC.

The preseason USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll released on Wednesday, which included multiple teams from the ACC, including Duke and North Carolina in the top 10.

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The Blue Devils, led by freshman phenom Cooper Flagg, are looking to get back to the Final Four for the first time under third-year coach Jon Scheyer, who took over for legendary coach Mike Krzyzewski after the 2021-22 season.

The Tar Heels, who also last reached the Final Four in 2022, return a load of experience from last season’s roster, including fifth-year senior guard RJ Davis. Davis, a consensus All-American last season, is coming off a career-high 21.2 points per game in 2023-24.

Here’s the full preseason Coaches Poll, including where ACC teams landed in the rankings:

College basketball rankings: ACC teams in preseason men’s basketball poll

Coaches Poll

First-place votes in parentheses. ACC teams in bold.

Kansas (15)

Alabama (6)

UConn (6)

Houston (4)

Duke

Iowa State

Gonzaga

Baylor

Arizona

North Carolina

Auburn

Tennessee

Purdue

Creighton

Texas A&M

Arkansas

Marquette

Indiana

Texas

Cincinnati

Florida

UCLA

Kentucky

Illinois

Ole Miss

Others receiving votes:Texas Tech (23-11) 60; Rutgers (15-17) 57; St. John’s (20-13) 42; Xavier (16-18) 26; Michigan State (20-15) 25; Brigham Young (23-11) 16; Oregon (24-12) 16; Kansas State (19-15) 11; Boise State (22-11) 9; Saint Mary’s (26-8) 9; Clemson (24-12) 8; Dayton (25-8) 7; Ohio State (22-14) 7; Maryland (16-17) 4; Grand Canyon (30-5) 3; Mississippi State (21-14) 2; Princeton (24-5) 2; San Diego State (26-11) 2; Virginia (23-11) 2; Wake Forest (21-14 ); Wisconsin (22-14)

This article originally appeared on The Fayetteville Observer: College basketball rankings: ACC teams in preseason Coaches Poll

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Publish date : 2024-10-23 16:13:00

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