It may only be October, but on Monday, the Preseason AP Top 25 College Basketball Poll was released, and as the defending National Champion Kansas Jayhawks are ranked No. 5 to start the season.
As far as the Big Ten goes, their highest-ranked team is Indiana, who comes in at No. 13 in the preseason poll. The Michigan Wolverines, who will look to get back to the NCAA Tournament once again, come in at No. 22, while Michigan State is not ranked to start the season.
Who is in the AP Top 25 College Basketball Poll?
As you can see below, four teams received at least one first-place vote in the preseason poll, with North Carolina leading the way with 47.
Here is the full AP Top 25 College Basketball Poll:
1. North Carolina (47)
2. Gonzaga (12)
3. Houston (1)
4. Kentucky (2)
T5. Baylor
T5. Kansas
7. Duke
8. UCLA
9. Creighton
10. Arkansas
11. Tennessee
12. Texas
13. Indiana
14. TCU
15. Auburn
16. Villanova
17. Arizona
18. Virginia
19. San Diego State
20. Alabama
21. Oregon
22. Michigan
23. Illinois
24. Dayton
25. Texas Tech
Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 112, UConn 101, Miami (FL) 66, Purdue 56, Saint Louis 36, Michigan State 35, Florida State 32, Xavier 29, Wyoming 25, Ohio State 23, Iowa 13, Rutgers 4, Florida 3, USC 3, Virginia Tech 1, Memphis 1, Toledo 1, Notre Dame 1, UAB 1
North Carolina, who made it all the way to the National Championship Game in 2022, returns four of their five starters and you can bet they will make another run in 2023.
