ESPN Board Junkies Top 25 preseason poll
Tuesday 11 November 2003
There were 20 participants. Usual scoring system - #1 teams awarded 25 points, #2 teams awarded 24 points etc. Here are the results with first place votes in brackets:
1. Connecticut - 496 (18)
2. Duke - 468.5 (1)
3. Texas - 454.5 (1)
4. Tennessee - 424
5. Purdue - 372
6. Kansas State - 363
7. Louisiana State - 353
8. Texas Tech - 343
9. Georgia - 338
10. Stanford - 276
11. Minnesota - 271
12. Penn State - 248
13. UCSB - 243
14. Louisiana Tech - 242
15. Notre Dame - 240
16. Rutgers - 227
17. North Carolina - 182
18. Colorado - 142
19. Oklahoma - 115
20. Ohio State - 109
21. Vanderbilt - 102
22. Auburn - 79
23. Texas Christian - 61
24. Utah - 57
25. Iowa State - 39
Bubbling under
Arizona - 33
Arkansas - 32
St Joseph's - 27
Old Dominion - 21
George Washington - 17
Virginia - 17
Others named on two or more ballots
Villanova - 13
Cincinnati - 10
South Carolina - 10
Arizona State - 8
Iowa - 5
Washington - 5
Boston College - 4
Florida - 4
DePaul - 2
Mississippi State - 2