USA Today has released its preseason coaches poll, and Duke, for the second straight season, is ranked No. 1 in the country.
North Carolina, the defending national champ, will begin the season as the No. 9 ranked team. N.C. State, which has a new head coach this season, did not receive any votes.
The Blue Devils finished 28-9 last season and lost to South Carolina in the NCAA tournament Round of 32. Duke received 20 of the 32 first place votes.
Michigan State, ranked No. 2, received nine first-place votes.
Five ACC teams cracked the top 25.