Gonzaga Opens at No. 15 in Preseason AP Poll
Gonzaga prepares for unranked Purdue at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Nov. 2.
College basketball preseason AP poll
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Preseason AP poll rankings for men's college basketball, including where Gonzaga, Illinois, Kentucky, Kansas, and Louisville landed and how each program reacts.
Illinois Earns Highest Preseason AP Poll Ranking Since 2001
Brad Underwood's team is looking to make a run at the Fighting Illini's first national title in program history.
Kentucky is two AP poll appearances from a milestone no other program has reached
Kentucky is No. 23 in the preseason AP poll and sits at 998 appearances in the weekly rankings. Two more appearances would make the Wildcats the first program to reach 1,000.
Where the Kansas Jayhawks Mens Basketball Team Fell in the AP Preseason Poll
The Preseason AP Poll is out
Louisville Men's Basketball Ranked in the Preseason Top 15
The preseason AP Poll for the men's college basketball season was released on Monday and Louisville checked in at No. 11. This is the second consecutive year t
College basketball rankings: Florida earns No. 1 spot in preseason AP Top 25 poll ahead of Duke, Illinois
The Gators are the preseason No. 1 team in the AP Top 25 poll for the first time since 2006.
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Check out where Mark Pope's Kentucky Wildcats were ranked in the preseason AP Poll
Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats snuck into the AP Top 25.
AP Top 25 Poll debuts for 2026-27 college basketball season: Kentucky narrowly made it
Too high, too low, or just right for Kentucky Basketball?
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Iowa State Basketball Rightfully Keeps Ranking Streak Alive
The Iowa State Cyclones cracked the AP Preseason Poll Top 25, keeping their streak of being ranked alive.
Villanova goes unranked in first AP Poll
It could be worse than going under the radar.
Where Gonzaga landed in the preseason AP Top 25 basketball rankings
Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs have a new look roster heading into a new look conference, but through all the change one thing remains the same: the Zags are
Marquette Men’s Basketball Gets Three AP Preseason Poll Points
Three points by way of one ballot in the poll. PLUS: Let’s see who on the schedule is ranked to start the year!
Illinois received highest ranking in over a quarter century in AP Preseason Poll
The Illini get a lot of love in the 2026-2027 preseason basketball poll.
UVA Basketball Earns Top-10 Ranking at Season's Dawn
The first AP Poll of the 2026-27 campaign was released Monday - and Virginia basketball is ranked No. 9 to begin the season. It is the Cavaliers' highest prese
Kansas Basketball Opens at No. 17 in Preseason AP Top 25 Poll
The Kansas Jayhawks were ranked lower than expected in the recent AP Preseason Top 25 poll that was released Monday morning.
BYU Basketball Cracks Top 25 in Preseason AP Poll
The AP Preseason Basketball Poll was released Monday, and BYU snuck in the poll at #25. BYU is one of six Big 12 teams ranked along with Arizona (5), Houston (10), Kansas (17), Iowa State (18), and Texas Tech (19). This is a unique top 25, since voters considered fifth-year players differently. For example, teams […]
Breaking down the men's 2026-27 AP preseason Top 25 basketball poll
Biggest games and projected starting lineups for the AP preseason Top 25, from No. 1 Florida to No. 25 BYU.