By JAMES MADDEN<\/p>\n
Florida and Duke headline ESPN\u2019s way-too-early poll headed into the 2026-27 season.<\/p>\n
Florida, who\u2019s set to return the majority of its scoring from last season\u2019s team that went 27-8 and earned a top seed, checks in at No. 1<\/p>\n
Aside from Duke, who\u2019s fresh off an Elite Eight appearance, and Illinois, who reached the Final Four and checks in at No. 3, the remainder of ESPN\u2019s list is consisted of power-five teams.<\/p>\n
Florida<\/p>\n
Duke<\/p>\n
Illinois<\/p>\n
UConn<\/p>\n
Michigan<\/p>\n
Tennessee<\/p>\n
Texas<\/p>\n
St. John\u2019s<\/p>\n
Michigan State<\/p>\n
Arizona<\/p>\n
Arkansas<\/p>\n
USC<\/p>\n
Louisville <\/p>\n
Virginia<\/p>\n
Alabama<\/p>\n
Houston<\/p>\n
Kentucky<\/p>\n
Miami<\/p>\n
Gonzaga<\/p>\n
Vanderbilt<\/p>\n
Missouri<\/p>\n
Nebraska<\/p>\n
Kansas<\/p>\n
Iowa State<\/p>\n
North Carolina<\/p>\n
Should Florida be ranked as the official preseason No. 1 overall team, it would be the program\u2019s second time achieving it and first since 2006.<\/p>\n
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