The start of the 2015-16 men's basketball campaign is just around the corner, with the Blue Devils kicking off the season by welcoming Siena to Cameron Indoor Stadium Friday for the first game of the 2K Classic benefiting Wounded Warrior Project. As is the case with the start of any season, this time of year is marked by prognostications, as well as preseason awards and rankings.
AP Preseason Rankings
The Blue Devils open the 2015-16 season ranked No. 5 by the Associated Press. 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.