Duke Ranked First by Blue Ribbon

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Duke is ranked first by Blue Ribbon.

The most respected preseason magazine or boo if you will, is the annual Blue Ribbon Yearbook.  While this years edition is not yet available, here is what their top 25 teams will look like.  Duke has again been selected as the nation's top team.  Earlier, Athlon rated the Blue Devils as the top team as well, while Lindy's picked them third.  The teams listed in bold are on this years schedule.  The number beside them is the amount of games the two teams play one another.  Duke will play a total of nine games against ranked teams in the poll.  The Blue Devils welcome a stellar recruiting class who will join a key group of veteran players led by Grayson Allen, a National Player of the Year candidate.

1 -Duke
2- Oregon
3- Kansas - 1
4- Kentucky
5- Villanova
6- Wisconsin
7- North Carolina - 2
8- Louisville - 1 
9- Purdue
10-Virginia - 1
11-Michigan State -1
12-Xavier
13-Arizona
14-Gonzaga
15-Connecticut
16-Butler
17-Saint Marys
18-Indiana
19-Creighton
20-Florida State - 1
21-West Virginia,22- UCLA, 23- N.C. State  - 1 24 Maryland, 25- Rhode Island--1 if they defeat Cincinnati