College Hoops Preseason Poll 📊

October 17, 2023

By: Carlos Alvarez

Kansas Starts as Overwhelming No. 1 With Duke, Purdue & Michigan State in the Hunt

We’re 20 days away from the tip-off of the 2023-24 NCAA men’s basketball season. Yesterday brought the AP Preseason Poll, and we now know where teams stand before launching their upcoming campaigns. The Kansas Jayhawks were the overwhelming No. 1, but Duke, Michigan State and Purdue return with plenty of firepower. Last year’s Cinderella story from Florida Atlantic also starts the year at No. 10.

 

Here’s how Preseason No. 1s have stacked up since the NCAA Tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985:

• 18 Reached Final Four (49%)
• 6 Won National Title Game (16.2%)
• 8 Lost in National Title Game (21.6%)
• 28 Reached Sweet 16 (75.7%)
• 1 Failed to Make NCAA Tournament (UNC, 2023)

 

Preseason AP Top-25

1. Kansas (46)

2. Duke (11)

3. Purdue (3)

4. Michigan State (1)

5. Marquette

6. UConn (2)

7. Houston

8. Creighton

9. Tennessee

10. Florida Atlantic

 

Rest of Top-25: 11. Gonzaga | 12. Arizona | 13. Miami (FL) | 14. Arkansas | 15. Texas A&M | 16. Kentucky | 17. San Diego State | 18. Texas | 19. North Carolina | 20. Baylor | 21. USC | 22. Villanova | 23. Saint Mary’s | 24. Alabama | 25. Illinois | Full AP Poll Article

 

*Stay Tuned for the Women’s College Basketball Preseason Poll

 

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