NORTH CAROLINA (WGHP) — The Associated Press released its preseason top 25 poll for the upcoming 2025-26 college basketball season on Monday.

Here is where the Tobacco Road colleges are ranked.

You can also see the full AP Top 25 for yourself here.

No. 6 Duke: 1,123 votes

The Duke Blue Devils are the highest-ranked team in the state of North Carolina as they head into the season placed one spot short of the top 5.

The roster is vastly different from last year's Final Four team, as Duke had five players selected in the 2025 NBA Draft.

There are reasons for excitement though, as the Blue Devils are bringing in the top-ranked recruiting class in the nation, according to 247Sports. They are bringing in three 5-star freshmen in Cameron Boozer, Nikolas Khamenia and Dame Sarr. The class is

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