On Thursday, I posted the first men's college basketball preseason poll from the USA Today Coaches Poll. Well on Friday, the preseason AP Poll came out.
And like the Coaches Poll, the Indiana Hoosiers are the No. 1 team. In fact the top five in the AP Poll is the same as the Coaches Poll.
The Hoosiers are followed by the Louisville Cardinals, Kentucky Wildcats, The Ohio State Buckeyes and the Michigan Wolverines in the top 25.
Joining Louisville in the top 25 from the Big East are the Syracuse Orange (9), Notre Dame Fighting Irish (22) and Cincinnati Bearcats (24).
The Pittsburgh Panthers, Marquette Golden Eagles and Georgetown Hoyas are the only teams from the Big East among the others receiving votes.
For a full look at the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings – AP Poll Preseason (Nov. 7), please click on the continue reading button below if you're on the home page.
| AP Top 25 | ||||
| RK | Team | 2011-12 Rec | Pts | Last year's final ranking |
| 1 | Indiana (43) | 27-9 | 1,592 | 16 |
| 2 | Louisville (20) | 30-10 | 1,568 | 17 |
| 3 | Kentucky (2) | 38-2 | 1,453 | 1 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 31-8 | 1,292 | 7 |
| 5 | Michigan | 24-10 | 1,290 | 13 |
| 6 | North Carolina State | 24-13 | 1,270 | NR |
| 7 | Kansas | 32-7 | 1,210 | 6 |
| 8 | Duke | 27-7 | 1,094 | 8 |
| 9 | Syracuse | 34-3 | 1,062 | 2 |
| 10 | Florida | 26-11 | 936 | 25 |
| 11 | North Carolina | 32-6 | 904 | 4 |
| 12 | Arizona | 23-12 | 902 | NR |
| 13 | UCLA | 19-14 | 840 | NR |
| 14 | Michigan State | 29-8 | 789 | 5 |
| 15 | Missouri | 30-5 | 664 | 3 |
| 16 | Creighton | 29-6 | 622 | 19 |
| 17 | Memphis | 26-9 | 539 | NR |
| 18 | UNLV | 26-9 | 488 | 23 |
| 19 | Baylor | 30-8 | 486 | 9 |
| 20 | San Diego State | 26-8 | 463 | 22 |
| 21 | Gonzaga | 26-7 | 384 | NR |
| 22 | Notre Dame | 22-12 | 297 | NR |
| 23 | Wisconsin | 26-10 | 285 | 14 |
| 24 | Cincinnati | 26-11 | 120 | NR |
| 25 | Florida State | 25-10 | 101 | 10 |
| Dropped from rankings: | ||||
| Marquette 11, Murray State 12, Georgetown 15, Wichita State 18, Vanderbilt 20, New Mexico 21, Saint Mary's 24 | ||||
| Others receiving votes: | ||||
| Murray State 59, Virginia Commonwealth 58, Texas 46, Saint Louis 46, Minnesota 40, Butler 33, Pittsburgh 32, Saint Joseph's 25, Marquette 23, Tennessee 15, Oklahoma State 14, Kansas State 12, Georgetown 9, New Mexico 9, Ohio 9, Miami (FL) 8, Saint Mary's 6, West Virginia 6, Davidson 5, Drexel 5, Northern Iowa 5, Valparaiso 3, Stanford 2, Lehigh 2, Colorado State 1, Oral Roberts 1 | ||||
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