This morning the Associated Press released its Top 25 preseason rankings. Here are a few notes:
- Duke and UNC cracked the top ten, ranked 4th and 6th respectively.
- The ACC and Big Ten tied for the conferences with the most schools in the top 25 with 5.
- The ACC has the most teams in the top 10 with 4: Duke, UNC, Louisville and Virginia.
- Kentucky is preseason #1 for the 2nd year in a row.
Full AP Top 25:
(###) Number of first place votes
| 1 |  |
Kentucky (52)
Record: 0-0
|
PV Rank
– Points
1,604 |
| 2 |  |
Arizona (5)
Record: 0-0
|
–
1,518
|
| 3 |  |
Wisconsin (8)
Record: 0-0
|
–
1,483
|
| 4 |  |
Record: 0-0
|
–
1,415
|
| 5 |  |
Record: 0-0
|
–
1,346
|
| 6 |  |
Record: 0-0
|
–
1,274
|
| 7 |  |
Record: 0-0
|
–
1,153
|
| 8 |  |
Record: 0-0
|
–
1,114
|
| 9 |  |
Record: 0-0
|
–
1,090
|
| 10 |  |
Record: 0-0
|
–
1,061
|
| 11 |  |
Record: 0-0
|
–
1,027
|
| 12 |  |
Record: 0-0
|
–
885
|
| 13 |  |
Record: 0-0
|
–
840
|
| 14 |  |
Record: 0-0
|
–
781
|
| 15 |  |
Record: 0-0
|
–
574
|
| 16 |  |
Record: 0-0
|
–
560
|
| 17 |  |
Record: 0-0
|
–
552
|
| 18 |  |
Record: 0-0
|
–
521
|
| 19 |  |
Record: 0-0
|
–
426
|
| 20 |  |
Record: 0-0
|
–
340
|
| 21 |  |
Record: 0-0
|
–
309
|
| 22 |  |
Record: 0-0
|
–
285
|
| 23 |  |
Record: 0-0
|
–
178
|
| 24 |  |
Record: 0-0
|
–
167
|
| 25 |  |
Record: 0-0
|
–
98
|
H/T: AP
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