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2005-2006 PRE-SEASON COLLEGE BASKETBALL RANKING COMPARISONS
| HOOP SCOOP | Team | Associated Press | USA Today ESPN | Sporting News | Lindy's | Street & Smith | CBS Sports Line.com |
ACC Basketball Handbook | Basketball Times | Blue Ribbon Yearbook |
| 1. | Duke | 1. | 1. | 2. | 1. | 1. | 1. | 1. | 2. | 3. |
| 2. | Kentucky | 9. | 10. | 9. | 19. | 3. | 23. | 9. | 4. | 9. |
| 3. | Texas | 2. | 3. | 3. | 5. | 5. | 12. | 4. | 1. | 2. |
| 4. | Villanova | 5. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 4. | 10. | 7. | 9. | 11. |
| 5. | Arizona | 10. | 9. | 6. | 7. | 14. | 6. | 10. | ----- | 8. |
| 6. | Indiana | 23. | 22. | ----- | 35. | 17. | 29. | ----- | ----- | ----- |
| 7. | Gonzaga | 8. | 7. | 10. | 4. | 7. | 4. | 6. | 6. | 6. |
| 8. | Oklahoma | 6. | 6. | 7. | 8. | 6. | 2. | 3. | 3. | 4. |
| 9. | Michigan State | 4. | 5. | 1. | 3. | 8. | 25. | 8. | 10. | 7. |
| 10. | Connecticut | 3. | 2. | 4. | 2. | 2. | 5. | 2. | 7. | 1. |
| 11. | Maryland | 24. | 21. | 24. | 30. | ----- | 34. | ----- | ----- | 25. |
| 12. | Louisville | 7. | 8. | 8. | 11. | 10. | 3. | 5. | 15. | 5. |
| 13. | Iowa State | 25. | 23. | 18. | 28. | 12. | ----- | ----- | ----- | 20. |
| 14. | Boston College | 11. | 11. | 11. | 13. | 9. | 18. | 11. | 5. | 10. |
| 15. | Memphis | 12. | 12. | 15. | 36. | 11. | 8. | 17. | ----- | 13. |
| 16. | Alabama | 15. | 14. | 22. | 10. | 18. | 28. | 20. | ----- | 24. |
| 17. | Washington | 26. | 28. | ----- | 23. | ----- | 13. | 12. | ----- | 23. |
| 18. | Iowa | 20. | 20. | 23. | 9. | ----- | 27. | 15. | ----- | 16. |
| 19. | Georgetown | 33. | 38. | 20. | 18. | ----- | 38. | ----- | ----- | ----- |
| 20. | Michigan | 36. | 33. | ----- | ------ | 19. | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- |
| 21. | George Washington | 21. | 24. | ----- | 29. | 15. | 11. | ----- | 11. | 17. |
| 22. | UCLA | 19. | 18. | 17. | 25. | 16. | 20. | ----- | ----- | 21. |
| 23. | Arkansas | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- |
| 24. | Charlotte | 34. | 34. | ----- | ----- | 25. | ----- | 24. | ----- | ----- |
| 25. | LSU | 32. | 32. | ----- | 38. | 23. | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- |
| 26. | California | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | 31. | ----- | ----- | ----- |
| 27. | Missouri | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- |
| 28. | Syracuse | 16. | 16. | 13. | 34. | 20. | 21. | 16. | ----- | 14. |
| 29. | Illinois | 17. | 17. | 21. | 22. | 21. | 16. | 18. | 12. | 12. |
| 30. | Temple | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- |
| ----- | Stanford | 13. | 13. | 14. | 12. | 13. | 22. | ----- | ----- | 19. |
| ----- | West Virginia | 14. | 15. | ----- | 17. | 22. | 15. | 13. | 8. | ----- |
| ----- | Wake Forest | 18. | 18. | 16. | 24. | 24. | 24. | 21. | ----- | 22. |
| ----- | Nevada | 22. | 25. | 12. | 20. | ----- | 7. | ----- | ----- | ----- |
| ----- | Texas Tech | 27. | 31. | 19. | 26. | ----- | 9. | 14. | ----- | ----- |
| ----- | Kansas | 28. | 29. | ----- | 32. | ----- | 19. | 23. | ----- | ----- |
| ----- | N.C. State | 29. | 26. | ----- | 15. | ----- | 26. | ----- | ----- | 15. |
| ----- | Ohio State | 29. | 27. | ----- | 16. | ----- | 14. | ----- | ----- | ----- |
| ----- | Wisconsin | 31. | 30. | ----- | 14. | ----- | 33. | 19. | ----- | 18. |
| ----- | North Carolina | 35. | 36. | ----- | 31. | ----- | 37. | ----- | ----- | ----- |
| ----- | Northern Iowa | 37. | 39. | ----- | 39. | ----- | ----- | ----- | 14. | ----- |
| ----- | Miami-FL | 38. | ----- | 25. | ----- | ----- | 30. | ----- | ----- | ----- |
| ----- | Oklahoma State | 38. | 34. | ----- | 40. | ----- | 17. | 22. | 13. | ----- |
| ----- | Old Dominion | 40. | 37. | ----- | 21. | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- |
| ----- | Florida | ----- | 39. | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | 25. | ----- | ----- |
| ----- | Cincinnati | ----- | ----- | ----- | 27. | ----- | 35. | ----- | ----- | ----- |
| ----- | Creighton | ----- | ----- | ----- | 33. | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- |
| ----- | Virginia Tech | ----- | ----- | ----- | 37. | ----- | 32. | ----- | ----- | ----- |
| ----- | Utah State | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | 36. | ----- | ----- | ----- |
| ----- | Ohio University | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | 39. | ----- | ----- | ----- |
| ----- | St. Mary's | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | 40. | ----- | ----- | ----- |





