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TODAY’S TRIVIA: The Kansas Jayhawks open up the preseason as the number 1 team in the country, followed by Alabama, the defending champion UConn Huskies, Houston, and Iowa State.

This is the fifth time Kansas opened the season in the top spot.

What school has opened the preseason as the No. 1 team more than any other?

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This school has been ranked No. 1 ten times since the rankings debuted in 1962.

No hint today

Yesterday’s Trivia: For 2024, (according to Spotrac), the Mets have the highest payroll (311M), followed by the Yankees (309M), then the Dodgers (241M), and finally the Guardians (106M).

Mets, Yankees, Dodgers, Guardians

I’ll leave these standings up for this week.

Current Standings (As of 10/15):
T-1: Ian Neal (7)

T-1: Zach Goodman (7)

2: fionamm (6)

T-3: Eric Nunez (5)

T-3: James Lenihan (5)

T-3: Joe Cilla (5)

T-3: Mark Perry (5)

T-3: Kurt Buchbinder (5)

T-3: Aaron De Toledo (5)

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