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2001-2002 PRE-SEASON COLLEGE BASKETBALL RANKING COMPARISONS
| HOOP SCOOP | Team | Associated Press | USA Today ESPN | Sporting News | Basketball Times | Street & Smith | Sports Illustrated |
Blue Ribbon Yearbook |
ESPN Dick Vitale |
| 1. | Duke | 1. | 1. | 2. | 1. | 1. | 1. | 1. | |
| 2. | Kentucky | 4. | 4. | 5. | 2. | 2. | 3. | 4. | |
| 3. | Maryland | 2. | 3. | 3. | 4. | 4. | 5. | 2. | |
| 4. | Illinois | 3. | 2. | 1. | 5. | 5. | 2. | 3. | |
| 5. | Memphis | 12. | 13. | 10. | ----- | 15. | 11. | 8. | |
| 6. | Kansas | 7. | 7. | 7. | 3. | 9. | 4. | 6. | |
| 7. | Florida | 6. | 5. | 4. | 8. | 3. | 7. | 7. | |
| 8. | Iowa | 9. | 8. | 12. | 10. | 7. | 10. | 11. | |
| 9. | Missouri | 8. | 9. | 9, | 15. | 8. | 9. | 10. | |
| 10. | St. Joseph's | 10. | 10. | 8. | 7. | 10. | 8. | 13. | |
| 11. | UCLA | 5. | 6. | 6. | 9. | 6. | 6. | 5. | |
| 12. | Cincinnati | ----- | ----- | 20. | 11. | ----- | 23. | ----- | |
| 13. | Texas | 23. | 22. | 23. | ----- | 23. | 22. | ----- | |
| 14. | Oklahoma St. | 18. | 18. | 17. | 14. | 18. | 16. | ----- | |
| 15. | Stanford | 13. | 15. | 15. | ----- | 25. | 12. | 9. | |
| 16. | Michigan St. | 15. | 12. | 14. | ----- | 19. | 21. | 18. | |
| 17. | Alabama | 24. | ----- | 19. | ----- | ----- | 26. | 24. | |
| 18. | Arizona | ----- | ----- | 32. | ---- | ----- | 19. | 23. | |
| 19. | Virginia | 11. | 11. | 11. | ---- | 11. | 13. | 12. |
| 20. | North Carolina | 19. | 19. | 21. | ----- | 20. | 30. | 19. | |
| 21. | Utah | ----- | ----- | ------ | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | |
| 22. | Boston College | 17. | 16. | 18. | 6. | 14. | 32. | ----- | |
| 23. | Temple | 16. | 17. | 24. | 12. | 13. | 17. | 15. | |
| 24. | Western KY | ----- | ----- | 36. | ----- | ----- | 20. | ----- | |
| 25. | Gonzaga | ----- | ----- | 27. | ----- | 22. | 25. | ----- | |
| 26. | Fresno State | ----- | 25. | 25. | ----- | 21. | 39. | ----- | |
| 27. | Georgetown | 14. | 14. | 16. | ----- | 12. | 18 | 17. | |
| 28. | Indiana | 22. | 21. | 33 | ----- | 17. | 35. | 14. | |
| 29. | Southern Cal | 20. | 24. | 13. | 13. | ----- | 14. | 20. | |
| 30. | Louisville | ---- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- |
| ----- | Syracuse | 21. | 20. | 30. | ----- | 16. | 36. | ----- | |
| ----- | Oklahoma | 25. | 23. | 35. | ----- | 24. | 40. | 16. | |
| ----- | Mississippi | ----- | ----- | 22. | ----- | ----- | 24. | ----- | |
| ----- | Xavier | 29. | ----- | 26. | ----- | ----- | ---- | 25. | |
| ----- | Providence | 37. | ----- | 28. | ----- | ----- | ---- | ----- | |
| ----- | Wake Forest | 28. | ------ | 29. | ----- | ----- | ---- | 21. | |
| ----- | Connecticut | ----- | ----- | 31. | ----- | ----- | 31. | 22. | |
| ----- | Wyoming | 27. | ----- | 34. | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | |
| ----- | Charlotte | 34. | ----- | 35. | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | |
| ----- | South Carolina | ----- | ----- | 38. | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | |
| ----- | Butler | 33. | ----- | 39. | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | |
| ----- | Tennessee | ----- | ----- | 40. | ----- | ----- | 38. | ----- | |
| ----- | California | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | 25. | ----- | ----- | |
| ----- | Kent | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | 15. | ----- | |
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