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The 2014-2015 AP Preseason College Basketball Poll has been released and this year's Wake Forest team will be going against a lot of them.
The Deacs will play the following teams:
- #4 Duke Blue Devils (Home and Away)
- #6 North Carolina Tar Heels (Home)
- #7 Florida Gators (Semi-Away)
- #8 Louisville Cardinals (Home)
- #9 Virginia Cavaliers (Home and Away)
- #23 Syracuse Orange (Away)
That means the Wake Forest Demon Deacons will play preseason top 25 teams 8 times this season, including 7 games against top 10 teams. With next year's recruiting class coming in, hopefully the Deacs will make the preseason top 25 in 2015-2016.
2014-15 AP Preseason Top 25
| Rank | Team | Record | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentucky Wildcats (52) | 0-0 | 1604 |
| 2 | Arizona Wildcats (5) | 0-0 | 1518 |
| 3 | Wisconsin Badgers (8) | 0-0 | 1483 |
| 4 | Duke Blue Devils | 0-0 | 1415 |
| 5 | Kansas Jayhawks | 0-0 | 1346 |
| 6 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 0-0 | 1274 |
| 7 | Florida Gators | 0-0 | 1153 |
| 8 | Louisville Cardinals | 0-0 | 1114 |
| 9 | Virginia Cavaliers | 0-0 | 1090 |
| 10 | Texas Longhorns | 0-0 | 1061 |
| 11 | Wichita State Shockers | 0-0 | 1027 |
| 12 | Villanova Wildcats | 0-0 | 885 |
| 13 | Gonzaga Bulldogs | 0-0 | 840 |
| 14 | Iowa State Cyclones | 0-0 | 781 |
| 15 | Virginia Commonwealth Rams | 0-0 | 574 |
| 16 | San Diego State Aztecs | 0-0 | 560 |
| 17 | Connecticut Huskies | 0-0 | 552 |
| 18 | Michigan State Spartans | 0-0 | 521 |
| 19 | Oklahoma Sooners | 0-0 | 426 |
| 20 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 0-0 | 340 |
| 21 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 0-0 | 309 |
| 22 | SMU Mustangs | 0-0 | 285 |
| 23 | Syracuse Orange | 0-0 | 178 |
| 24 | Michigan Wolverines | 0-0 | 167 |
| 25 (Tie) | Harvard Crimson | 0-0 | 98 |
| 25 (Tie) | Utah Utes |