The AP Top 25 Preseason Poll for the 2011-12 men’s college basketball season is out and just like the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Preseason Poll, the UConn Huskies find themselves at No. 4 in the nation. Two writers actually gave UConn two first place votes.

AP PollThe North Carolina Tar Heels are on top and followed by Kentucky, Ohio State, UConn and Syracuse.

Joining the Huskies and Orange from the Big East in the top 25 are Louisville (9), Pittsburgh (10), Cincinnati (21) and Marquette (22). Villanova and West Virginia are among the others receiving votes.

For a full look at the AP Top 25 Preseason Poll, click on the read more button below if you’re on the home page.

AP Top 25 Preseason Poll
RK TEAM REC PTS Previous
1 North Carolina (62) 0-0 1,620 7
2 Kentucky 0-0 1,501 11
3 Ohio State (1) 0-0 1,482 1
4 Connecticut (2) 0-0 1,433 9
5 Syracuse 0-0 1,338 12
6 Duke 0-0 1,301 3
7 Vanderbilt 0-0 1,120 25
8 Florida 0-0 1,086 15
9 Louisville 0-0 1,055 14
10 Pittsburgh 0-0 1,027 4
11 Memphis 0-0 997 NR
12 Baylor 0-0 892 NR
13 Kansas 0-0 755 2
14 Xavier 0-0 747 20
15 Wisconsin 0-0 720 16
16 Arizona 0-0 616 17
17 UCLA 0-0 404 NR
18 Michigan 0-0 401 NR
19 Alabama 0-0 395 NR
20 Texas A&M 0-0 357 24
21 Cincinnati 0-0 353 NR
22 Marquette 0-0 335 NR
23 Gonzaga 0-0 283 NR
24 California 0-0 230 NR
25 Missouri 0-0 139 NR
Dropped from rankings:
San Diego State 6, Texas 8, Purdue 13, West Virginia 22, Washington 23
Others receiving votes:
Florida State 131, Michigan State 128, Temple 69, Washington 44, New Mexico 33, Butler 25, Texas 21, Villanova 14, Creighton 12, Purdue 10, Belmont 8, Drexel 8, UNLV 7, Saint Mary’s 6, George Mason 5, West Virginia 4, Long Beach State 3, Miami (FL) 3, Harvard 2, Illinois 2, Marshall 1, Minnesota 1, San Diego State 1

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