2006 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Preseason
| AP Top 25 |
| 1. Duke (61) 0-0 1,785 |
| 2. Texas (6) 0-0 1,652 |
| 3. Connecticut 0-0 1,578 |
| 4. Michigan State (4) 0-0 1,572 |
| 5. Villanova (1) 0-0 1,413 |
| 6. Oklahoma 0-0 1,378 |
| 7. Louisville 0-0 1,319 |
| 8. Gonzaga 0-0 1,275 |
| 9. Kentucky 0-0 1,255 |
| 10. Arizona 0-0 1,212 |
| 11. Boston College 0-0 1,093 |
| 12. Memphis 0-0 920 |
| 13. Stanford 0-0 842 |
| 14. West Virginia 0-0 652 |
| 15. Alabama 0-0 621 |
| 16. Syracuse 0-0 586 |
| 17. Illinois 0-0 563 |
| 18. Wake Forest 0-0 524 |
| 19. UCLA 0-0 499 |
| 20. Iowa 0-0 395 |
| 21. George Washington 0-0 304 |
| 22. Nevada 0-0 291 |
| 23. Indiana 0-0 273 |
| 24. Maryland 0-0 258 |
| 25. Iowa State 0-0 251 |
Others Receiving Votes Washington 144, Texas Tech 142, Kansas 96, N.C. State 74, Ohio State 74, Wisconsin 56, LSU 54, Georgetown 46, Charlotte 44, North Carolina 38, Michigan 24, Northern Iowa 21, Miami 16, Oklahoma State 16, Old Dominion 13, Florida 6, Bucknell 5, Ohio 4, Arkansas 3, Southern Illinois 3, Utah State 2, Wisc. Milwaukee 2, Cincinnati 2, California 1, Hawaii 1, Houston 1, Notre Dame 1. |
| Complete Rankings |
| ESPN/USA Today Poll |
| 1. Duke (28) 0-0 767 |
| 2. Connecticut 0-0 692 |
| 3. Texas (2) 0-0 683 |
| 4. Villanova (1) 0-0 644 |
| 5. Michigan State 0-0 632 |
| 6. Oklahoma 0-0 617 |
| 7. Gonzaga 0-0 540 |
| 8. Louisville 0-0 536 |
| 9. Arizona 0-0 532 |
| 10. Kentucky 0-0 511 |
| 11. Boston College 0-0 484 |
| 12. Memphis 0-0 354 |
| 13. Stanford 0-0 331 |
| 14. Alabama 0-0 295 |
| 15. West Virginia 0-0 265 |
| 16. Syracuse 0-0 210 |
| 17. Illinois 0-0 201 |
| 18. UCLA 0-0 190 |
| 18. Wake Forest 0-0 190 |
| 20. Iowa 0-0 176 |
| 21. Maryland 0-0 167 |
| 22. Indiana 0-0 153 |
| 23. Iowa State 0-0 118 |
| 24. George Washington 0-0 109 |
| 25. Nevada 0-0 88 |
Others Receiving Votes N.C. State 76, Ohio State 72, Washington 57, Kansas 56, Wisconsin 52, Texas Tech 51, LSU 45, Michigan 35, Charlotte 34, Oklahoma State 34, North Carolina 16, Old Dominion 13, Georgetown 10, Florida 7, Northern Iowa 7, Miami 6, Western Kentucky 3, Vanderbilt 3, UNLV 2, Utah State 2, California 2, Ohio 2, Oral Roberts 2, Temple 1, Texas A&M 1, Bucknell 1. |
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