Dave PrestonWTOP Radio (Washington, DC)
E-mail: dpreston@wtop.com
Twitter: @davpresto



Ballot Score

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Oct 14, 2024Pre-Season Rankings for Dave Preston
1Kansas (30)
0-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 30 Voters
Lowest: 5 - Bob Ballou
1449
Points
2Houston (4)
0-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Bob Ballou
1343
Points
3Alabama (14)
0-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 14 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters
1428
Points
4Duke
0-0Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - Parth Upadhyaya
Lowest: 12 - Dylan Sinn
1154
Points
5UConn (11)
0-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 11 Voters
Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters
1345
Points
6Iowa State
0-0Actual: 5
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters
1177
Points
7Gonzaga (1)
0-0Actual: 6
Highest: 1 - Mark Berman
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
1157
Points
8Auburn
0-0Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Scott Richey
Lowest: 18 - Stephen Thompson
901
Points

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9Creighton
0-0Actual: 15
Highest: 7 - Stephen Thompson
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
631
Points
10Arizona
0-0Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - Brian Holland
Lowest: NR - David Jablonski
905
Points
11North Carolina
0-0Actual: 9
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 15 - Jon Wilner
1037
Points
12Baylor
0-0Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 12 - 3 Voters
1109
Points
13Tennessee
0-0Actual: 12
Highest: 8 - C.J. Moore
Lowest: 22 - Jon Rothstein
775
Points

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14Texas Tech
0-0Actual: 29
Highest: 14 - Dave Preston
Lowest: NR - 49 Voters
58
Points
15Arkansas
0-0Actual: 16
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
625
Points
16Purdue
0-0Actual: 14
Highest: 5 - Steve Greenberg
Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters
678
Points
17Texas
0-0Actual: 19
Highest: 13 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 9 Voters
332
Points
18Indiana
0-0Actual: 17
Highest: 9 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
492
Points

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19Texas A&M
0-0Actual: 13
Highest: 9 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Bob Ballou
737
Points
20Cincinnati
0-0Actual: 20
Highest: 14 - Brice Cherry
Lowest: NR - 11 Voters
271
Points

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21St. John's
0-0Actual: 27
Highest: 15 - Stephen Thompson
Lowest: NR - 41 Voters
91
Points
22Kentucky
0-0Actual: 23
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 20 Voters
191
Points

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23Marquette
0-0Actual: 18
Highest: 12 - Kevin McNamara
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
484
Points
24UCLA
0-0Actual: 22
Highest: 15 - Brian Holland
Lowest: NR - 13 Voters
210
Points
25Illinois
0-0Actual: 26
Highest: 12 - Scott Richey
Lowest: NR - 44 Voters
92
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-Florida24-Ole Miss25-Rutgers