# Duke Favored To Win NCAA Championship: ‘In A Class By Themselves’

- Source: Forbes - Business
- Published: 2026-11-01T14:45:56+00:00
- Category: Business
- Original: https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamzagoria/2026/11/01/duke-favored-to-win-ncaa-championship-in-a-class-by-themselves/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/duke-favored-to-win-ncaa-championship-in-a-class-by-themselves-e35031/

Florida is actually No. 1 in the AP Preseason Poll, having received 47 first-place votes, with Duke at No. 2 with 10 first-place votes. Illinois is No. 4, with UConn at No. 4 and Arizona at No. 5.

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