The Associated Press (AP) released their preseason Men’s College Basketball Top 25 Poll on Monday, and the FAU Owls debuted at #10—their highest ranking program history. Their first entry into the top 10 comes after the Owls retained 13 of 14 players from their Final Four run and head coach Dusty May under a 10-year contract extension.
Their #10 ranking is the first time in the program they’ve been featured in the preseason AP Top 25 and is up 15 spots from #25, where they finished last season.
The Owls currently rank above multiple power five schools, like the #13 University of Miami, #16 University of Kentucky and #19 University of North Carolina.