SB Nation New York - Syracuse Orange Ranked No. 10 In AP Preseason College Basketball Pollhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48977/ny-fave.png2010-10-28T14:43:15-04:00http://newyork.sbnation.com/rss/stream/15441412010-10-28T14:43:15-04:002010-10-28T14:43:15-04:00Syracuse Orange Ranked No. 9 In AP Preseason College Basketball Poll
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<p><b>Syracuse University</b> is ranked No. 10 in the NCAA college basketball <a target="_blank" href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKC_COLLEGE_BKB_POLL?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2010-10-28-12-11-41">preseason AP poll</a>. Two Big East teams are ranked ahead of the Orange in the poll, Pittsburgh (No. 5) and Villanova (No. 6). The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/georgetown-hoyas">Georgetown Hoyas</a> are ranked 20th by AP voters.</p>
<p>Defending national champion Duke is ranked No. 1 in the poll, followed by Michigan State, Kansas State and Ohio State. Duke will be looking to become the first team to win consecutive national championships since Florida in the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons.</p>
<p>No conference had more than theBig East's four ranked teams. The Big Ten and Big 12 also each had four teams in the Top 25. <span class="entry-content">The Atlantic Coast Conference and Southeastern Conference both had three.</span></p>
<p>West Virginia was the only team in last season's Final Four not be included in this year's preseason Top 25.</p>
<p>In a recent <a target="_blank" href="http://blogs.courant.com/uconn_mens_basketball/2010/10/big-east-poll-released-pitt-no.html">vote by league coaches</a>, Pittsburgh was chosen as the favorite to win the league. Syracuse placed fourth, St. John's sixth, Seton Hall 11th and Rutgers 15th in the 16-team conference.</p>
https://newyork.sbnation.com/2010/10/28/2323310/syracuse-orange-ranked-no-9-in-ap-preseason-college-basketball-pollEd Valentine