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Missouri men's basketball No. 15 in AP Poll



Missouri finished last season with a 30-5 record and earned a No. 2 seed in the tournament before falling to No. 15 Norfolk State in the opening round. This is the first year for the Tigers in the SEC and they start the season as the No. 15 team in the nation according to the Associated Press.

New SEC rival and defending national champion Kentucky sits at No. 3 to start the season. Florida is No. 10 and is the only other SEC team ranked in the Top 25.
The complete Top 25 is below

Top 25
1. Indiana
2. Louisville
3. Kentucky
4. Ohio State
5. Michigan
6. North Carolina State
7. Kansas
8. Duke
9. Syracuse
10. Florida
11. North Carolina
12. Arizona
13. UCLA
14. Michigan State
15. Missouri
16. Creighton
17. Memphis
18. UNLV
19. Baylor
20. San Diego State
21. Gonzaga
22. Notre Dame
23. Wisconsin
24. Cincinatti
25. Florida State

Others receiving votes: Murray State 59, Virginia Commonwealth 58, Texas 46, Saint Louis 46, Minnesota 40, Butler 33, Pittsburgh 32, Saint Joseph's 25, Marquette 23, Tennessee 15, Oklahoma State 14, Kansas State 12, Georgetown 9, New Mexico 9, Ohio 9, Miami (FL) 8, Saint Mary's 6, West Virginia 6, Davidson 5, Drexel 5, Northern Iowa 5, Valparaiso 3, Stanford 2, Lehigh 2, Colorado State 1, Oral Roberts 1

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