Here comes the 2012-2013 Preseason Polls
While most of the college basketball world has shifted from the 2011-2012 season into preparing for the Mayan End of the World in December 2012, a few brave souls have decided to issue early pre-season basketball polls.
CBS’s Dennis Dodd decided to go away out on a limb by projecting Kentucky #1. Syracuse, at #7, is the highest ranking ACC team, while North Carolina is at #10. North Carolina State at #15 edges out Duke at #18. No other ACC team made Dodd’s list.
ESPN’s Andy Katz at least tries to do something different, projecting Indiana as #1. Katz has North Carolina State at #6 and North Carolina at #11. Syracuse and Duke are #14 and #15, respectfully. He also has Florida State, Pitt, and Maryland “on the cusp.”
NBC’s Mike Miller also has Indiana as the projected #1. So maybe Katz is right and Dodd is the one that is clueless. Miller has North Carolina State #4, Duke #11, Syracuse #15, and North Carolina all the way down at #22. Miller also “considered” Maryland, which is nice.
Combining these three polls, reveals the following results:
- North Carolina State: #15, #6, and #4 = 25 pts
- Syracuse: #7, #14, and #15 = 36 pts
- North Carolina: #10, #11, and #22 = 43 pts
- Duke #18, #15, and #11 = 44 pts
There it is, folks. Looks like the North Carolina State Wolfpack are you early favorites to take home the ACC Championship in 2012-2013. Assuming we make it that far, of course.
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