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Longhorns slotted at 25th in Kevin Lyttle’s preseason AP hoops poll
Posted November 2nd, 2015
The Associated Press released its preseason Top 25 Monday morning, and North Carolina was slotted as the top-ranked team.
Shaka Smart’s Longhorns were not in the Top 25, but The American-Statesman’s Kevin Lyttle voted Texas at No. 25 in the first media poll of the season. The Longhorns received 18 total votes for the poll. Three Big 12 teams made the Top 10 including Kansas at No. 4, Iowa State at No. 7 and Oklahoma at No. 8. Baylor is the final Big 12 team in the Top 25 at No. 22.
Lyttle’s ranking of Texas:
My AP men's hoop poll: 13 MichSt, 14 Ind, 15 Cal 16 Vandy 17 SMU 18 Miami 19 Wisc 20 Butler 21 Baylor 22 UConn 23 Texas A&M 24 Utah 25 Texas
— Kevin Lyttle (@klyttlesports) November 2, 2015
The top 12 in Lyttle’s poll:
My Preseason AP Top 25 men's hoop vote (in 2 parts): 1. UNC 2 Ky 3 Duke 4 Kansas 5 Md 6 Gonz 7 Okla 8 Ariz 9 Nova 10 Wich 11 Ia St 12 Virg
— Kevin Lyttle (@klyttlesports) November 2, 2015
The Top 25 preseason poll, per AP:
Here is AP preseason men hoop poll (2 parts): 1 UNC, 2 Ky, 3 Md, 4 Kan, 5 Duke, 6 Virg, 7 Iowa St, 8 Okla, 9 Gonz, 10 Wich, 11 Nova, 12 Ariz
— Kevin Lyttle (@klyttlesports) November 2, 2015
AP preseason hoops (part 2); 13 MichSt, 14 Cal, 15 Ind, 16 Utah, 17 Wis, 18 Vandy 19 ND, 20 UConn 21 LSU, 22 Bay, 23 Pur, 24 Butler, 25 Mich
— Kevin Lyttle (@klyttlesports) November 2, 2015
And the rest of the Big 12:
AP preseason hoops poll hightlights: 3 @Big12 teams in top 8: No. 4 Kansas, No. 7 Iowa St, No. 8 Oklahoma. Baylor is No. 22. @StatesmanU
— Kevin Lyttle (@klyttlesports) November 2, 2015
Also from AP preseason men hoop poll: other @Big12 teams receiving votes: West Virginia (84), Texas (18), Oklahoma St (2). @StatesmanU
— Kevin Lyttle (@klyttlesports) November 2, 2015
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