Men’s college basketball: Preseason AP Top 25 Poll
Preseason AP Top 25 Poll
| 1 | Duke (33) | 28-9 | 1572 |
| 2 | Michigan State (13) | 20-15 | 1520 |
| 3 | Arizona (18) | 32-5 | 1506 |
| 4 | Kansas (1) | 31-5 | 1439 |
| 5 | Kentucky | 32-6 | 1340 |
| 6 | Villanova | 32-4 | 1284 |
| 7 | Wichita State | 31-5 | 1270 |
| 8 | Florida | 27-9 | 1100 |
| 9 | North Carolina | 33-7 | 1047 |
| 10 | Southern California | 26-10 | 995 |
| 11 | West Virginia | 28-9 | 840 |
| 12 | Cincinnati | 30-6 | 837 |
| 13 | Miami | 21-12 | 836 |
| 14 | Notre Dame | 26-10 | 814 |
| 15 | Minnesota | 24-10 | 642 |
| 16 | Louisville | 25-9 | 570 |
| 17 | Xavier | 24-14 | 544 |
| 18 | Gonzaga | 37-2 | 500 |
| 19 | Northwestern | 24-12 | 473 |
| 20 | Purdue | 27-8 | 362 |
| 21 | UCLA | 31-5 | 340 |
| 22 | Saint Mary’s | 29-5 | 333 |
| 23 | Seton Hall | 21-12 | 274 |
| 24 | Baylor | 27-8 | 163 |
| 25 | Texas A&M | 16-15 | 130 |
Others receiving votes: Alabama 86, Virginia 57, Rhode Island 49, TCU 46, Providence 34, Missouri 19, Virginia Tech 16, Wisconsin 14, Butler 13, Texas 10, Maryland 7, Oklahoma 7, Nevada 7, Michigan 6, Dayton 5, Middle Tennessee 4, Ball State 4, SMU 3, Oakland 2, Oregon 2, South Carolina 1, Harvard 1, UCF 1.