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Preseason Twitter Poll: Oct 26, 2026

Joined a group of folks doing a joint weekly Twitter college basketball poll, headed by Rodney Knuppel. 1st poll below. My ballot listed just below that.

THE VERY FIRST NCAA BASKETBALL TOP 25 TWITTER POLL IS HERE!

2026-27 preseason poll.

112 voters.

Top 25

1. Duke (59) — 2,712
2. Florida (42) — 2,699
3. Illinois (5) — 2,456
4. UConn (2) — 2,372
5. Arizona — 2,305
6. Michigan State — 2,105
7. Houston — 1,900
8. Texas — 1,830
9.…
— Rodney Knuppel (@KnuppelRodney) October 26, 2026

Creighton is one of the teams with the most uncertainty from Evan Miyakawa’s simulations of the 2026-27 season to determine best-case and worst-case outcomes. https://t.co/kC5uQTN09W pic.twitter.com/U8zZs6KokD
— Jays Classic (@Jays_Classic) October 26, 2026

https://t.co/kC5uQTMsko pic.twitter.com/NWfJDBMdmV
— Jays Classic (@Jays_Classic) October 26, 2026

Since most teams are done with their exhibitions here are my Week -1 Big East Tiers:

Tier 1: National Championship Contenders
St John's
UConn
Tier 2: Fighting for National Seed
Marquette
Villanova
Tier 3: Tournament Teams
Creighton
Xavier
Providence
Tier 4: Bubble Teams…
— Otrips | RDJ (@Otrips12) October 26, 2026