The Duke Blue Devils top the first college basketball coaches' poll of the year as Mike Krzyzewski's squad received 27 first-place votes.
Duke finished last year's poll in 18th place after a 25–11 record and lost to Oregon in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA tournament.
The Kansas Jayhawks open the season ranked second after a 33–5 season. The defending champion Villanova Wildcats are third with just one first-place vote. Oregon rounds out the top five.
The biggest jump comes from the Iona Gaels who moved up 21 spots to open in 19th place. The Maryland Terrapins fell nine spots to No. 21.
Here are the full college basketball coaches' poll results for Week 1:
1. Duke (27 first-place votes)
2. Kansas (One first-place vote)
3. Villanova (One first-place vote)
4. Kentucky (Two first-place votes)
5. Oregon (One first-place vote)
6. North Carolina
7. Virginia
8. Xavier
9. Michigan State
10. Wisconsin
11. Arizona
12. Indiana
13. Gonzaga
14. Louisville
15. Purdue
16. Connecticut
17. Syracuse
18. West Virginia
19. St. Mary's
20. UCLA
21. Maryland
22. Texas
23. Creighton
24. Rhode Island
25. Cincinatti
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