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Florida Gators Top Preseason AP Poll as College Basketball Rankings Released

The Florida Gators secure the No. 1 spot in the preseason AP Top 25 poll, while Houston and Louisville land in the top 15.

2 publishers · 14 articles · first seen 19 Oct 2026 · updated 11h ago

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The odds

How the odds moved · Louisville
0%50%100%1%18 Oct, 17:17 UTCnowSI Feed: Houston Cougars Basketball Lands in Top 10 of AP Preseason Poll · 19 Oct, 22:00 UTCSI Feed: Gators Basketball Will Start Season at Top of AP Top 25 · 19 Oct, 21:32 UTCSI Feed: Cal Men Will Face Seven Preseason Top-25 Basketball Teams This Season · 19 Oct, 20:56 UTCSI Feed: Louisville Men's Basketball Ranked in the Preseason Top 15 · 19 Oct, 20:34 UTCSI Feed: Why Baylor Basketball is Being Overlooked in Opening AP Top 25 Poll · 19 Oct, 20:25 UTCSI Feed: USC Trojans Land in Preseason AP Top 25 Poll As Anticipated Season Looms · 19 Oct, 20:00 UTCSI Feed: Virginia Tech Men's Basketball Receives Votes For Preseason Top 25 · 19 Oct, 19:30 UTCCBS Sports Headlines: College basketball rankings: Florida earns No. 1 spot in preseason Coaches Poll as well as AP Top 25 · 19 Oct, 18:28 UTCSI Feed: Nebraska Men's Basketball Snubbed in Preseason AP Top 25 · 19 Oct, 18:26 UTCSI Feed: Why UCLA Basketball Can Outperform Preseason AP Poll Ranking · 19 Oct, 18:25 UTCSI Feed: Mizzou basketball unranked in preseason AP Top 25 Poll · 19 Oct, 18:24 UTCSI Feed: Four Overrated, Underrated Teams in Preseason Men’s College Basketball AP Top 25 · 19 Oct, 18:24 UTCCBS Sports Headlines: AP Top 25 poll reactions: Michigan overrated; Kansas, UK underrated in preseason college basketball rankings · 19 Oct, 17:38 UTCSI Feed: Kansas Basketball Opens at No. 17 in Preseason AP Top 25 Poll · 19 Oct, 16:42 UTC

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TimeChance of yes
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18 Oct, 17:17 UTC11%

The story so far

2 publishers have covered this in 14 articles since 19 Oct 2026. SI Feed published first, on 19 October at 16:42 UTC; CBS Sports Headlines followed 57 min later. The most recent article, from SI Feed, appeared on 19 October at 22:00 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: SI Feed, CBS Sports Headlines.

2 prediction markets price this story:

  • Louisville — resolved “No” on 20 Oct 2026.
  • Florida — the market puts it at 97%, with $5k traded in the last 24 hours, closing 17 Nov 2026. Florida must rank in the top 25 of the College Football AP Poll Week 9 Rankings for the 2026-27 season to resolve as Yes. The market resolves based on this specific football poll, not the basketball rankings mentioned in the linked story. Readers often mistake the source of truth, assuming the basketball headline determines the outcome.

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How it unfolded

Every source in the order it published, with the odds on Louisville at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.

  1. SI FeedKansas Basketball Opens at No. 17 in Preseason AP Top 25 Poll11%
  2. CBS Sports HeadlinesAP Top 25 poll reactions: Michigan overrated; Kansas, UK underrated in preseason college basketball rankings11%
  3. SI FeedFour Overrated, Underrated Teams in Preseason Men’s College Basketball AP Top 2511%
  4. SI FeedMizzou basketball unranked in preseason AP Top 25 Poll11%
  5. SI FeedWhy UCLA Basketball Can Outperform Preseason AP Poll Ranking11%
  6. SI FeedNebraska Men's Basketball Snubbed in Preseason AP Top 2511%
  7. CBS Sports HeadlinesCollege basketball rankings: Florida earns No. 1 spot in preseason Coaches Poll as well as AP Top 2511%
  8. SI FeedVirginia Tech Men's Basketball Receives Votes For Preseason Top 2511%
  9. SI FeedUSC Trojans Land in Preseason AP Top 25 Poll As Anticipated Season Looms11%
  10. SI FeedWhy Baylor Basketball is Being Overlooked in Opening AP Top 25 Poll11%
  11. Show 4 later sources
    1. SI FeedLouisville Men's Basketball Ranked in the Preseason Top 1511%
    2. SI FeedCal Men Will Face Seven Preseason Top-25 Basketball Teams This Season11%
    3. SI FeedGators Basketball Will Start Season at Top of AP Top 2511%
    4. SI FeedHouston Cougars Basketball Lands in Top 10 of AP Preseason Poll11%
  12. Market resolved: No

Sources

Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.

  1. Houston Cougars Basketball Lands in Top 10 of AP Preseason Poll SI Feed
  2. Gators Basketball Will Start Season at Top of AP Top 25 SI Feed
  3. Cal Men Will Face Seven Preseason Top-25 Basketball Teams This Season SI Feed
  4. Louisville Men's Basketball Ranked in the Preseason Top 15 SI Feed
  5. Why Baylor Basketball is Being Overlooked in Opening AP Top 25 Poll SI Feed
  6. USC Trojans Land in Preseason AP Top 25 Poll As Anticipated Season Looms SI Feed
Show 8 more sources
  1. Virginia Tech Men's Basketball Receives Votes For Preseason Top 25 SI Feed
  2. College basketball rankings: Florida earns No. 1 spot in preseason Coaches Poll as well as AP Top 25 CBS Sports Headlines
  3. Nebraska Men's Basketball Snubbed in Preseason AP Top 25 SI Feed
  4. Why UCLA Basketball Can Outperform Preseason AP Poll Ranking SI Feed
  5. Mizzou basketball unranked in preseason AP Top 25 Poll SI Feed
  6. Four Overrated, Underrated Teams in Preseason Men’s College Basketball AP Top 25 SI Feed
  7. AP Top 25 poll reactions: Michigan overrated; Kansas, UK underrated in preseason college basketball rankings CBS Sports Headlines
  8. Kansas Basketball Opens at No. 17 in Preseason AP Top 25 Poll SI Feed

Markets on this story

  • Resolved Louisville No 2h ago

    The market favoured No at 89% a day out, and it won. How often it's right

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  • Kalshi Florida 97% −2 $5k 24hends 17 Nov 2026

    Does the market have this right?

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