AP Releases the Top 25 College Basketball Rankings

The college basketball season is almost here! UConn ran the table last year to capture another championship. This season, many star players return and many coaches seek their first championship, or repeat ones if they’ve won before. The transfer portal and NIL have helped teams turn their fates around over night. Let’s check out the AP’s preseason top 25 poll.

1. Kansas (28-8 in 2022-23)
2. Duke (27-9)
3. Purdue (29-6)
4. Michigan State (21-13)
5. Marquette (29-7)
6. UConn (31-8)
7. Houston (33-4)
8. Creighton (24-13)
9. Tennessee (25-11)
10. Florida Atlantic (35-4)
11. Gonzaga (31-6)
12. Arizona (28-7)
13. Miami (29-8)
14. Arkansas (22-14)
15. Texas A&M (25-10)
16. Kentucky (22-12)
17. San Diego State (32-7)
18. Texas (29-9)
19. North Carolina (20-13)
20. Baylor (23-11)
21. USC (22-11)
22. Villanova (17-17)
23. Saint Mary’s (27-8)
24. Alabama (31-6)
25. Illinois (20-13)

Others Who Received Votes: Illinois (20-13) 45; Wisconsin (20-15) 43; Maryland (22-13) 29; TCU (22-13) 26; Colorado (18-17) 21; Xavier (27-10) 17; Ohio State (16-19) 16; St. John’s (18-15) 13; Virginia (25-8) 13; Kansas State (26-10) 8; Indiana (23-12) 7; Auburn (21-13) 5; Florida (16-17) 5; Washington (16-16) 5; Missouri (25-10) 4; Memphis (26-9) 3; Oregon (21-15) 3; Iowa State (19-14) 2; Mississippi State (21-13) 2; Boise State (24-10) 1, Yale (21-9) 1.