Miami Basketball Ranked No. 14 In Preseason AP Poll

Trinton Breeze
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The Miami Hurricanes basketball team will come into the 2026-27 season as the nation’s No. 14 best team in the land.



The Hurricanes are just two spots away from their highest preseason ranking in men's basketball history, sitting at No. 12 in the country for the 2023–24 season.

Miami's first game of the season is against the preseason No. 1 Florida Gators, giving the Hurricanes a shot to take them down in Tampa on November 2nd on national television.

The Hurricanes are the fourth team in the ACC, sitting behind No. 2 Duke, No. 9 Virginia, and No. 11 Louisville.

Check out the entire top-25 down below:

AP Poll Preseason Top-25
  1. Florida
  2. Duke
  3. Illinois
  4. UConn
  5. Arizona
  6. Michigan State
  7. Texas
  8. Tennessee
  9. Virginia
  10. Houston
  11. Louisville
  12. Arkansas
  13. St. John’s
  14. Miami
  15. Gonzaga
  16. Michigan
  17. Kansas
  18. Iowa State
  19. Texas Tech
  20. Alabama
  21. USC
  22. UCLA
  23. Vanderbilt
  24. Kentucky
  25. BYU

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:​

Missouri 167, Nebraska 70, Purdue 53, Ohio State 39, North Carolina 20, TCU 17, Saint Louis 13, VCU 12, Iowa 12, Virginia Tech 10, Indiana 8, Texas A&M 6, Villanova 6, Auburn 4, Marquette 3, Nevada 2, Grand Canyon 2, Utah State 2, Santa Clara 1
 

Comments (3)

Think we should be higher, but it really doesn't matter with who we play first.
 
No argument from me. Anywhere below the top 15 would have been egregious.
 
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