The Maryland Terrapins couldn't crack the top 25 in the AP or ESPN coaches' preseason polls, and the Terps couldn't make the Examiner rankings either. In the AP and ESPN polls, Maryland came in at 26. In the Examiner poll, 27. In my rankings? 25.
1. Kansas
2. Michigan State
3. Texas
4. Kentucky
5. North Carolina
6. Villanova
7. Purdue
8. West Virginia
9. Tennessee
10. Duke
11. Butler
12. California
13. Connecticut
14. Washington
15. Ohio State
16. Michigan
17. Oklahoma
18. Louisville
19. Mississippi State
20. Georgia Tech
21. Illinois
22. Clemson
23. Georgetown
24. Syracuse
25. Maryland