Preseason AP Poll

1. Kansas
2. Michigan St.
3. Texas
4. Kentucky
5. Villanova
6. North Carolina
7. Purdue
8. West Virginia
9. Duke
10. Tennessee
11. Butler
12. UConn
13. California
14. Washington
15. Michigan
16. Ohio St.
17. Oklahoma
18. Mississippi St.
19. Louisville
20. Georgetown
21. Dayton
22. Georgia Tech
23. Illinois
24. Clemson
25. Minnesota

26. Maryland
27. Siena
28. Notre Dame
29. Florida St.
30. Vanderbilt
31. Syracuse
32. Oklahoma St.
33. UCLA
34. Florida
35. Wake Forest
36. Xavier
37. Gonzaga
38. South Carolina
39. Kansas St.
40. BYU
41. N. Iowa
42. Tulsa
43. Mississippi
44. Texas A&M
45. Missouri
46. Boston College
47. Pittsburgh
48. W. Kentucky
49. Utah St.
50. VCU
51. ODU
52. Holy Cross