Badgers ranked No. 23 in AP preseason poll

By foxsports
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Wisconsin's men's basketball team is ranked No. 23 in the Associated Press preseason top 25 poll released Friday.

The Big Ten leads all conferences with five teams ranked in the top 25. Indiana enters the season ranked No. 1, Ohio State No. 4, Michigan No. 5 and Michigan State No. 14. Minnesota is receiving votes outside the top 25.

The Big Ten is the first conference since the Big East in 2008-09 to have three teams ranked in the top five of the preseason AP poll.

The full poll is below:

1. Indiana (43 first-place votes) 27-9 last season
2. Louisville (20) 30-10
3. Kentucky (2) 38-2
4. Ohio St. 31-8
5. Michigan 24-10
6. NC State 24-13
7. Kansas 32-7
8. Duke 27-7
9. Syracuse 34-3
10. Florida 26-11
11. North Carolina 32-6
12. Arizona 23-12
13. UCLA 19-14
14. Michigan St. 29-8
15. Missouri 30-5
16. Creighton 29-6
17. Memphis 26-9
18. UNLV 26-9
19. Baylor 30-8
20. San Diego St. 26-8
21. Gonzaga 26-7
22. Notre Dame 22-12
23. Wisconsin 26-10
24. Cincinnati 26-11
25. Florida St. 25-10


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