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2026 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conference Record Points
1 < 14 Purdue (35) Big Ten 0-0 1485
2 < 2 Houston (16) Big 12 0-0 1459
3 < 1 Florida (8) SEC 0-0 1382
4 < NR Connecticut (2) Big East 0-0 1299
5 < 11 St. John's Big East 0-0 1203
6 < 3 Duke ACC 0-0 1123
7 < 10 Michigan Big Ten 0-0 1084
8 < 13 BYU Big 12 0-0 1078
9 < 12 Kentucky SEC 0-0 1056
10 < 8 Texas Tech Big 12 0-0 1015
11 < 21 Louisville ACC 0-0 966
12 < NR UCLA Big Ten 0-0 741
13 < 15 Arizona Big 12 0-0 715
14 < 20 Arkansas SEC 0-0 695
15 < 6 Alabama SEC 0-0 620
16 < 17 Iowa State Big 12 0-0 616
17 < NR Illinois Big Ten 0-0 567
18 < 5 Tennessee SEC 0-0 462
19 < NR Kansas Big 12 0-0 453
20 < 4 Auburn SEC 0-0 424
21 < 23 Gonzaga West Coast 0-0 387
22 < 7 Michigan State Big Ten 0-0 188
23 < NR Creighton Big East 0-0 158
24 < 16 Wisconsin Big Ten 0-0 136
25 < NR North Carolina ACC 0-0 104
RV < NR NC State ACC 101
RV < NR Oregon Big Ten 98
RV < NR San Diego State Mountain West 74
RV < NR Texas SEC 35
RV < NR Ohio State Big Ten 23
RV < NR Kansas State Big 12 13
RV < 18 Mississippi SEC 11
RV < NR USC Big Ten 10
RV < NR Missouri SEC 8
RV < NR Vanderbilt SEC 7
RV < NR Washington Big Ten 7
RV < NR Iowa Big Ten 6
RV < NR Boise State Mountain West 4
RV < NR Mississippi State SEC 3
RV < 24 Saint Mary's West Coast 2
RV < NR VCU Atlantic 10 2
RV < NR Virginia ACC 2
RV < NR Baylor Big 12 1
RV < NR Indiana Big Ten 1
RV < NR Oklahoma SEC 1
NR < 22 Clemson ACC 0
NR < 9 Maryland Big Ten 0
NR < 25 Memphis American 0
NR < 19 Texas A&M SEC 0

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Big 12 6 11.3 5336
SEC 6 13.2 4639
Big Ten 6 13.8 4201
Big East 3 10.7 2660
ACC 3 14.0 2193
West Coast 1 21.0 387

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.