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With the season tipping off Tuesday night, it's time to get acquainted with this year's top NCAA teams.
- College basketball is back.
- With the season tipping off Tuesday night, it's time to get acquainted with this year's top NCAA teams.
- After reaching last year's Final Four, the Michigan State Spartans headline the AP Top 25 preseason poll with 60 first-place votes.
- The other Final Four teams from last season - the Virginia Cavaliers, Texas Tech Red Raiders, and Auburn Tigers - clock in at No. 11, No. 13, and No. 24, respectively.
- The Kentucky Wildcats, Kansas Jayhawks, Duke Blue Devils, and Louisville Cardinals round out this year's top five.
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It's been seven months since the Virginia Cavaliers completed the ultimate redemption arc and brought home their first-ever NCAA Championship trophy, and we're finally ready to ring in the 2019-20 college basketball season.
After reaching last year's Final Four, the Michigan State Spartans headline the AP Top 25 preseason poll with 60 first-place votes. But unlike last year, when seven different teams received first-place votes to open the season, only the No. 2 Kentucky Wildcats and No. 3 Kansas Jayhawks earned votes for the top spot.
Two ACC teams - the Duke Blue Devils and Louisville Cardinals - round out the top five teams in the AP Poll. The other Final Four teams from last season - the Cavaliers, Texas Tech Red Raiders, and Auburn Tigers - clock in at No. 11, No. 13, and No. 24, respectively.
Check out Business Insider's previews for the nation's top teams before the season tips off below: