Michigan ranked 5th in AP Preseason Top 25

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Michigan is ranked 5th in the Associated Press Top 25 poll that was released this afternoon.

Michigan, also ranked 5th in the USA Today Coaches Poll, is now ranked in the top ten by both major preseason polls. The Wolverines were also tabbed to finish second in the Big Ten at the conference’s media day on Thursday morning.

Michigan was ranked 18th in last year’s Associated Press preseason poll.

Three Big Ten teams are ranked in the top five with Indiana tabbed as preseason favorites and Ohio State in the fourth spot. Michigan State (14) and Wisconsin (23) are also ranked.

The Wolverines have been tabbed as a top ten team by several preseason magazines as well. Michigan is ranked 3rd by Lindy’s Sports, 5th by Blue Ribbon Magazine and 6th by Athlon Sports.

Find the full poll after the jump.

	Record	Pts	Prv
1. Indiana (43)	27-9	1,592	16
2. Louisville (20)	30-10	1,568	17
3. Kentucky (2)	38-2	1,453	1
4. Ohio St.	31-8	1,292	7
5. Michigan	24-10	1,290	13
6. NC State	24-13	1,270	—
7. Kansas	32-7	1,210	6
8. Duke	27-7	1,094	8
9. Syracuse	34-3	1,062	2
10. Florida	26-11	936	25
11. North Carolina	32-6	904	4
12. Arizona	23-12	902	—
13. UCLA	19-14	840	—
14. Michigan St.	29-8	789	5
15. Missouri	30-5	664	3
16. Creighton	29-6	622	19
17. Memphis	26-9	539	—
18. UNLV	26-9	488	23
19. Baylor	30-8	486	9
20. San Diego St.	26-8	463	22
21. Gonzaga	26-7	384	—
22. Notre Dame	22-12	297	—
23. Wisconsin	26-10	285	14
24. Cincinnati	26-11	120	—
25. Florida St.	25-10	101	10

Others receiving votes: Murray St. 59, VCU 58, Saint Louis 46, Texas 46, Minnesota 40, Butler 33, Pittsburgh 32, Saint Joseph’s 25, Marquette 23, Tennessee 15, Oklahoma St. 14, Kansas St. 12, Georgetown 9, New Mexico 9, Ohio 9, Miami 8, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 6, West Virginia 6, Davidson 5, Drexel 5, N. Iowa 5, Valparaiso 3, Lehigh 2, Stanford 2, Colorado St. 1, Oral Roberts 1.