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2023 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conference Record Points Coaches
1 < NR North Carolina (47) ACC 0-0 1532 *1
2 < 1 Gonzaga (12) West Coast 0-0 1479 *2
3 < 15 Houston (1) American 0-0 1404 *3
4 < 7 Kentucky (2) SEC 0-0 1364 *4
5 < 4 Baylor Big 12 0-0 1200 6
5 < 3 Kansas Big 12 0-0 1200 5
7 < 9 Duke ACC 0-0 1168 8
8 < 11 UCLA Pac-12 0-0 1093 7
9 < NR Creighton Big East 0-0 1060 9
10 < 17 Arkansas SEC 0-0 1026 10
11 < 5 Tennessee SEC 0-0 880 11
12 < 25 Texas Big 12 0-0 844 12
13 < NR Indiana Big Ten 0-0 745 14
14 < NR TCU Big 12 0-0 735 16
15 < 8 Auburn SEC 0-0 623 15
16 < 6 Villanova Big East 0-0 578 17
17 < 2 Arizona Pac-12 0-0 543 13
18 < NR Virginia ACC 0-0 462 18
19 < NR San Diego State Mountain West 0-0 394 20
20 < NR Alabama SEC 0-0 281 19
21 < NR Oregon Pac-12 0-0 260 21
22 < NR Michigan Big Ten 0-0 229 22
23 < 19 Illinois Big Ten 0-0 215 23
24 < NR Dayton Atlantic 10 0-0 170 25
25 < 12 Texas Tech Big 12 0-0 122 24
RV < NR Texas A&M SEC 112 RV
RV < 21 Connecticut Big East 101 RV
RV < NR Miami (FL) ACC 66 RV
RV < 10 Purdue Big Ten 56 RV
RV < NR Saint Louis Atlantic 10 36 NR
RV < NR Michigan State Big Ten 35 RV
RV < NR Florida State ACC 32 RV
RV < NR Xavier Big East 29 RV
RV < NR Wyoming Mountain West 25 RV
RV < NR Ohio State Big Ten 23 RV
RV < 16 Iowa Big Ten 13 RV
RV < NR Rutgers Big Ten 4 RV
RV < NR Florida SEC 3 RV
RV < 22 USC Pac-12 3 RV
RV < NR Memphis American 1 NR
RV < NR Notre Dame ACC 1 NR
RV < NR Toledo MAC 1 RV
RV < NR UAB Conference USA 1 RV
RV < NR Virginia Tech ACC 1 RV
NR < 23 Boise State Mountain West 0 RV
NR < 24 Colorado State Mountain West 0 RV
NR < NR Drake Missouri Valley 0 RV
NR < NR Iowa State Big 12 0 RV
NR < 20 Murray State Missouri Valley 0 RV
NR < 13 Providence Big East 0 RV
NR < 18 Saint Mary's West Coast 0 RV
NR < NR Syracuse ACC 0 RV
NR < 14 Wisconsin Big Ten 0 RV

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 5 12.0 4174
Big 12 5 12.2 4101
ACC 3 8.7 3162
Pac-12 3 15.3 1896
Big Ten 3 19.3 1189
Big East 2 12.5 1638
West Coast 1 2.0 1479
American 1 3.0 1404
Mountain West 1 19.0 394
Atlantic 10 1 24.0 170

Notes

  • First-place votes, W-L records, and total points are not available prior to 2001-02. If you have some of this data from a verifiable source, please contact me.
  • Regular-season polls from 1949-60 had 20 teams, from 1961-68 had 10 teams (except in December 1960 and the 1964-65 preseason polls), and 1990-present had 25 teams.
  • Preseason polls started in the 1961-62 season, and there were post-tournament polls in 1953, 1954, 1974, and 1975.
  • All poll dates fall on Mondays with a few exceptions. See explanation here.