Florida Leads Preseason AP Top 25 Men’s Basketball Poll
The preseason AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll has been released, with Florida ranked No. 1. Duke and Illinois also received first-place votes and are ranked second and third, respectively.
Philadelphia, PA, October 19, 2026 —
The preseason Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll has been released, placing Florida at No. 1. Duke is ranked second and Illinois third; both also received first-place votes.
The results put Florida ahead of the two other teams named in the poll summary. The release identifies Duke and Illinois as recipients of first-place votes, but does not provide the number of votes each team received or Florida’s vote total.
The available information covers the poll’s top three positions only. It does not list the remaining teams in the Top 25, provide voting details, or identify when the poll was released. No further information about the teams or the basis for their rankings was included.
The poll is specifically identified as a preseason ranking for men’s college basketball. Florida’s No. 1 position therefore describes its place in that poll, while Duke and Illinois occupy the second and third spots, respectively. The first-place votes for Duke and Illinois indicate that some voters placed each team first, though the figures and voting breakdown were not provided.
With those details unavailable, the released summary establishes the order of the first three teams but does not explain the margin between them or how the rest of the poll is arranged. The names of other ranked teams and any additional poll information were not provided.
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