College basketball rankings: Kansas earns preseason No. 1 spot in AP Top 25 poll ahead of No. 2 Kentucky
AP Top 25
| RANK |
SCHOOL |
LAST SEASON |
POINTS |
PREVIOUS |
| 1 |
Kansas (37) |
31-8 |
1,581 |
4 |
| 2 |
Kentucky (19) |
26-11 |
1,529 |
18 |
| 3 |
Gonzaga (1) |
32-5 |
1,461 |
8 |
| 4 |
Duke (4) |
29-8 |
1,452 |
9 |
| 5 |
Virginia (2) |
31-3 |
1,286 |
1 |
| 6 |
Tennessee (1) |
26-9 |
1,268 |
13 |
| 7 |
Nevada |
29-8 |
1,230 |
24 |
| 8 |
North Carolina |
26-11 |
1,221 |
10 |
| 9 |
Villanova (1) |
36-4 |
1,085 |
2 |
| 10 |
Michigan State |
30-5 |
1,024 |
5 |
| 11 |
Auburn |
26-8 |
974 |
19 |
| 12 |
Kansas State |
25-12 |
922 |
– |
| 13 |
West Virginia |
26-11 |
678 |
15 |
| 14 |
Oregon |
23-13 |
638 |
– |
| 15 |
Virginia Tech |
21-12 |
630 |
– |
| 16 |
Syracuse |
23-14 |
620 |
– |
| 17 |
Florida State |
23-12 |
530 |
– |
| 18 |
Mississippi State |
25-12 |
451 |
– |
| 19 |
Michigan |
33-8 |
437 |
7 |
| 20 |
TCU |
21-12 |
311 |
– |
| 21 |
UCLA |
21-12 |
297 |
– |
| 22 |
Clemson |
25-10 |
268 |
20 |
| 23 |
LSU |
18-15 |
187 |
– |
| 24 |
Purdue |
30-7 |
170 |
11 |
| 25 |
Washington |
21-13 |
165 |
– |
