Went back to preseason to see how accurate the AP and ESPN preseason polls were. Syracuse was 25 on ESPN, and didn't make the AP top 25. Texas and Carolina were in the top tiered teams.
ESPN/USA Today Coaches
1 Kansas (27) 0-0 770
2 Michigan State (3) 0-0 732
3 Texas 0-0 676
4 North Carolina (1) 0-0 653
5 Kentucky 0-0 635
6 Villanova 0-0 620
7 Purdue 0-0 586
8 Duke 0-0 528
9 West Virginia 0-0 501
10 Butler 0-0 408
11 Tennessee 0-0 406
12 California 0-0 370
13 Washington 0-0 364
14 Connecticut 0-0 361
15 Michigan 0-0 279
16 Oklahoma 0-0 244
17 Ohio State 0-0 241
18 Minnesota 0-0 151
19 Mississippi State 0-0 149
20 Georgia Tech 0-0 136
21 Georgetown 0-0 134
22 Dayton 0-0 130
23 Louisville 0-0 123
24 Clemson 0-0 114
25 Syracuse 0-0 111
AP
1 Kansas (55) 0-0 1,612
2 Michigan State (5) 0-0 1,515
3 Texas (1) 0-0 1,397
4 Kentucky (3) 0-0 1,372
5 Villanova 0-0 1,347
6 North Carolina (1) 0-0 1,320
7 Purdue 0-0 1,284
8 West Virginia 0-0 1,115
9 Duke 0-0 1,064
10 Tennessee 0-0 897
11 Butler 0-0 864
12 Connecticut 0-0 844
13 California 0-0 800
14 Washington 0-0 776
15 Michigan 0-0 578
16 Ohio State 0-0 465
17 Oklahoma 0-0 410
18 Mississippi State 0-0 393
19 Louisville 0-0 335
20 Georgetown 0-0 326
21 Dayton 0-0 318
22 Georgia Tech 0-0 301
23 Illinois 0-0 282
24 Clemson 0-0 217
25 Minnesota 0-0
ESPN/USA Today Coaches
1 Kansas (27) 0-0 770
2 Michigan State (3) 0-0 732
3 Texas 0-0 676
4 North Carolina (1) 0-0 653
5 Kentucky 0-0 635
6 Villanova 0-0 620
7 Purdue 0-0 586
8 Duke 0-0 528
9 West Virginia 0-0 501
10 Butler 0-0 408
11 Tennessee 0-0 406
12 California 0-0 370
13 Washington 0-0 364
14 Connecticut 0-0 361
15 Michigan 0-0 279
16 Oklahoma 0-0 244
17 Ohio State 0-0 241
18 Minnesota 0-0 151
19 Mississippi State 0-0 149
20 Georgia Tech 0-0 136
21 Georgetown 0-0 134
22 Dayton 0-0 130
23 Louisville 0-0 123
24 Clemson 0-0 114
25 Syracuse 0-0 111
AP
1 Kansas (55) 0-0 1,612
2 Michigan State (5) 0-0 1,515
3 Texas (1) 0-0 1,397
4 Kentucky (3) 0-0 1,372
5 Villanova 0-0 1,347
6 North Carolina (1) 0-0 1,320
7 Purdue 0-0 1,284
8 West Virginia 0-0 1,115
9 Duke 0-0 1,064
10 Tennessee 0-0 897
11 Butler 0-0 864
12 Connecticut 0-0 844
13 California 0-0 800
14 Washington 0-0 776
15 Michigan 0-0 578
16 Ohio State 0-0 465
17 Oklahoma 0-0 410
18 Mississippi State 0-0 393
19 Louisville 0-0 335
20 Georgetown 0-0 326
21 Dayton 0-0 318
22 Georgia Tech 0-0 301
23 Illinois 0-0 282
24 Clemson 0-0 217
25 Minnesota 0-0
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