Everyone knew the preseason expectations for the St. John’s basketball team were going to be sky-high entering the season, but the Red Storm have entered a place that the program has never experienced.
The Johnnies were ranked No. 5 in the Associated Press preseason Top 25 poll, the highest ranking ever for the team. Prior to the announcement on Monday, No. 7 was the highest-ranking St. John’s had ever been placed prior to the 1984-85 season.
It’s the first time St. John’s has been ranked in the preseason poll since 1999-2000 and its first Top 10 preseason ranking since 1991-92.