DURHAM, N.C. – The Duke men’s basketball team debuted at No. 5 in the preseason Associated Press Poll, released Monday afternoon.
Duke has been ranked in an NCAA-best 156 consecutive AP polls, the second-longest stretch in program history and the seventh-longest in NCAA history.
Seven teams on the Blue Devils’ 2015-16 schedule are ranked in the preseason AP poll, with six additional teams on the slate among the others receiving votes.
Duke returns six letterwinners from last year’s national title team, headlined by captains Amile Jefferson, Matt Jones and Marshall Plumlee.