North Carolina is No. 1 in the preseason AP Top 25 men's basketball poll. The national runner-up from last season returns four of five starters and received 47 of 62 first-place votes. Gonzaga is No. 2, followed by Houston and Kentucky. Kansas and Baylor, the last two national champions, are tied for fifth. Duke, led by new coach Jon Scheyer, is seventh with UCLA, Creighton and Arkansas rounding out the top 10. The Big 12 and SEC lead the way with five teams apiece in the Top 25.
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' preseason 2021-22 college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, final 2020-21 records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last year's final ranking
Record Pts Prv
1. North Carolina (47) 0-0 1532 -
2. Gonzaga (12) 0-0 1479 1
3. Houston (1) 0-0 1404 15
4. Kentucky (2) 0-0 1364 7
5. Kansas 0-0 1200 3
5. Baylor 0-0 1200 4
7. Duke 0-0 1168 9
8. UCLA 0-0 1093 11
9. Creighton 0-0 1060 -
10. Arkansas 0-0 1026 17
11. Tennessee 0-0 880 5
12. Texas 0-0 844 25
13. Indiana 0-0 745 -
14. TCU 0-0 735 -
15. Auburn 0-0 623 8
16. Villanova 0-0 578 6
17. Arizona 0-0 543 2
18. Virginia 0-0 462 -
19. San Diego St. 0-0 394 -
20. Alabama 0-0 281 -
21. Oregon 0-0 260 -
22. Michigan 0-0 229 -
23. Illinois 0-0 215 19
24. Dayton 0-0 170 -
25. Texas Tech 0-0 122 12
Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 112, UConn 101, Miami 66, Purdue 56, Saint Louis 36, Michigan St. 35, Florida St. 32, Xavier 29, Wyoming 25, Ohio St. 23, Iowa 13, Rutgers 4, Southern Cal 3, Florida 3, Toledo 1, UAB 1, Memphis 1, Virginia Tech 1, Notre Dame 1.