The preseason AP College Basketball Poll is out and your Kentucky Wildcats are NOT the number one team in the country in the eyes of the voters. Kansas is ranked first, followed by Kentucky, Gonzaga, Duke, and Virginia. The Jayhawks received 37 first-place votes to Kentucky’s 19.
Five SEC teams made the Top 25: Kentucky (2), Tennessee (6), Auburn (11), Mississippi State (18), and LSU (23). It really does mean more this year.
| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Kansas (37) | 0-0 | 1,581 |
| 2 | Kentucky (19) | 0-0 | 1,529 |
| 3 | Gonzaga (1) | 0-0 | 1,461 |
| 4 | Duke (4) | 0-0 | 1,452 |
| 5 | Virginia (2) | 0-0 | 1,286 |
| 6 | Tennessee (1) | 0-0 | 1,268 |
| 7 | Nevada | 0-0 | 1,230 |
| 8 | North Carolina | 0-0 | 1,221 |
| 9 | Villanova (1) | 0-0 | 1,085 |
| 10 | Michigan St | 0-0 | 1,024 |
| 11 | Auburn | 0-0 | 974 |
| 12 | Kansas St | 0-0 | 922 |
| 13 | West Virginia | 0-0 | 678 |
| 14 | Oregon | 0-0 | 638 |
| 15 | Virginia Tech | 0-0 | 630 |
| 16 | Syracuse | 0-0 | 620 |
| 17 | Florida St | 0-0 | 530 |
| 18 | Mississippi St | 0-0 | 451 |
| 19 | Michigan | 0-0 | 437 |
| 20 | TCU | 0-0 | 311 |
| 21 | UCLA | 0-0 | 297 |
| 22 | Clemson | 0-0 | 268 |
| 23 | LSU | 0-0 | 187 |
| 24 | Purdue | 0-0 | 170 |
| 25 | Washington | 0-0 | 165 |
- Others receiving votes: Loyola (Chi) 162, Marquette 124, Indiana 98, Florida 71, Nebraska 35, Maryland 28, Wisconsin 24, Notre Dame 22, Cincinnati 21, Alabama 15, UCF 15, Buffalo 14, Arizona 14, Louisville 11, Miami 10, San Diego St 9, USC 6, Butler 6, Texas Tech 6, Texas 5, Arizona St 3, St.