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2026–27 Men’s Basketball · Preseason · 2026-10-19 · 59 complete ballots.
23Shared Numbered Values
2Exact Matches
4.09
2.00Median Absolute Gap
2 values only in A / 2 only in B.
Positive B−A means A places the school higher. NR has no numeric gap. Ranked-vote averages use only ranked ballots and are not a 25-school list. Filters affect rows, not this summary.
27 Comparison Rows
| School | A: Andrew Kahn | B: AP Poll | B−A | Poll Rank | Ranked Average · Ballots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | #1 | #1 | 0 | #1 | 1.24 · 59/59 |
| Duke | #3 | #2 | -1 | #2 | 2.08 · 59/59 |
| Illinois | #2 | #3 | +1 | #3 | 3.25 · 59/59 |
| UConn | #6 | #4 | -2 | #4 | 4.97 · 59/59 |
| Arizona | #17 | #5 | -12 | #5 | 5.42 · 59/59 |
| Michigan State | #4 | #6 | +2 | #6 | 5.61 · 59/59 |
| Texas | #5 | #7 | +2 | #7 | 8.37 · 59/59 |
| Tennessee | #7 | #8 | +1 | #8 | 9.93 · 58/59 |
| Virginia | #9 | #9 | 0 | #9 | 11.19 · 59/59 |
| Houston | #8 | #10 | +2 | #10 | 11.95 · 59/59 |
| Louisville | #19 | #11 | -8 | #11 | 12.07 · 59/59 |
| Arkansas | #18 | #12 | -6 | #12 | 12.67 · 57/59 |
| St. John's | #12 | #13 | +1 | #13 | 14.66 · 59/59 |
| Miami | #21 | #14 | -7 | #14 | 14.60 · 57/59 |
| Gonzaga | #11 | #15 | +4 | #15 | 15.02 · 58/59 |
| Michigan | #15 | #16 | +1 | #16 | 15.39 · 57/59 |
| Kansas | #24 | #17 | -7 | #17 | 17.16 · 57/59 |
| Iowa State | #14 | #18 | +4 | #18 | 16.31 · 49/59 |
| Texas Tech | NR | #19 | — | #19 | 15.41 · 44/59 |
| Alabama | #10 | #20 | +10 | #20 | 19.20 · 55/59 |
| USC | #23 | #21 | -2 | #21 | 18.71 · 42/59 |
| UCLA | NR | #22 | — | #22 | 20.44 · 45/59 |
| Kentucky | #13 | #23 | +10 | #23 | 21.04 · 49/59 |
| Vanderbilt | #22 | #24 | +2 | #24 | 20.64 · 45/59 |
| BYU | #16 | #25 | +9 | #25 | 21.52 · 40/59 |
| Missouri | #20 | NR | — | NR | 20.43 · 30/59 |
| Purdue | #25 | NR | — | NR | 23.48 · 21/59 |
Source: Associated Press · Published Basketball Ballots. This page covers the available editions. Each edition states its ballot coverage.