MARTELLI
Saint Joseph’s and Drexel received votes in the AP Top 25 preseason poll, released on Friday.
Phil Martelli‘s Hawks got 25 votes, while Bruiser Flint‘s Dragons received 5 votes.
Also, three of Temple’s nonconference opponents were ranked in the top 10: Kansas (7), Duke (8) and Syracuse (9).
Notre Dame, St. Joe’s opponent Nov. 19 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, came in at No. 22.
Atlantic 10 entries VCU, with 58 votes, and St. Louis, with 46, garnered more preseason respect nationally than St. Joe’s despite the fact the Hawks have been selected as the league’s favorite.
Here’s the AP poll:
1. Indiana (43) – 1,592
2. Louisville (20) – 1,568
3. Kentucky (2) – 1,453
4. Ohio State – 1,292
5. Michigan – 1,290
6. North Carolina State – 1,270
7. Kansas – 1,210
8. Duke – 1,094
9. Syracuse – 1,062
10. Florida – 936
11. North Carolina – 904
12. Arizona – 902
13. UCLA – 840
14. Michigan State – 789
15. Missouri – 664
16. Creighton – 622
17. Memphis – 539
18. UNLV – 488
19. Baylor – 486
20. San Diego State – 463
21. Gonzaga – 384
22. Notre Dame – 297
23. Wisconsin – 285
24. Cincinnati – 120
25. Florida State – 101
Others receiving votes: Murray State (59), VCU (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 (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)
Aaron Bracy
