Duquesne Ranked in Bottom Half of A10 in Preseason Kenpom Rankings

On Monday, Ken Pomeroy’s rankings came out for the first time of the 2024-25 men’s basketball season, and the Duquesne Dukes were ranked in the bottom half of the Atlantic 10.

Pomeroy’s preseason A10 rankings are listed below.

1. Dayton (No. 27 overall)
2. VCU (No. 41 overall)
3. Loyola Chicago (No. 79 overall)
4. Saint Joseph’s (No. 86 overall)
5. George Mason (No. 98 overall)
6. Saint Louis (No. 105 overall)
7. Massachusetts (No. 117 overall)
8. Rhode Island (No. 122 overall)
9. St. Bonaventure (No. 123 overall)
10. Davidson (No. 125 overall)
11. Richmond (No. 139 overall)
12. Duquesne (No. 143 overall)
13. George Washington (No. 146 overall)
14. Fordham (No. 164 overall)
15. La Salle (No. 167 overall)

The Dukes have the No. 165 offensive rating in the country and the No. 130 defensive rating, per Pomeroy.

Duquesne came in at No. 8 in the league’s preseason poll recently. Check that out here.

Duquesne is entering year one of the Dru Joyce III era. Last year’s team won the Atlantic 10 Tournament and took down BYU in an NCAA Tournament upset, and now, Keith Dambrot has retired and Joyce has taken over. The Dukes return Jakub Necas, Jake DiMichele, Kareem Rozier, and David Dixon, while bringing in a loaded transfer class that includes Tre Dinkins, Eli Wilborn, Cam Crawford, Jahsean Corbett, Alex Williams, and Max Edwards.