Florida tops preseason AP Top 25 men's basketball poll ahead of Duke, Illinois

Florida is ranked No. 1 in the preseason AP Top 25 men's basketball poll, ahead of Duke and Illinois, per CBS Sports and ESPN. USA Today reports Florida also leads the preseason coaches poll.

Timeline

1. 19 Oct, 16:30 UTCFirst appeared on Google Trends
2. 19 Oct, 16:30 UTCCBS Sports reports Florida No. 1 in AP poll
3. 19 Oct, 16:30 UTCESPN reports Florida's overwhelming No. 1 ranking

Top sources

• ap top 25 basketballGoogle Trends
• College basketball rankings: Florida earns No. 1 spot in preseason AP Top 25 poll ahead of Duke, IllinoisCBS Sports
• AP Top 25: UConn beat writer David Borges reveals preseason ballotCT Insider
• Florida leads men's basketball preseason coaches poll. See where Duke, UConn, others rankUSA Today