KU ranked in top five of Associated Press preseason poll
The Kansas men’s basketball team is ranked fourth in the Associated Press preseason college basketball poll, trailing Duke, Michigan State and Arizona.
KU picked up one first-place from the 65 ballots in the poll, which was released Wednesday. For reference, the Jayhawks were selected third in the USA Today coaches poll announced on Oct. 19.
Kentucky was fifth, followed by Villanova and Wichita State.
Missouri is unranked but also is sixth in the “receiving votes” column, picking up 19 total points.
The Blue Devils received 33 of 65 first-place votes in the poll, while the Spartans got 13 first-place votes, and the Wildcats received 18.
Duke is No. 1 in the AP preseason poll for the second straight season and ninth time, matching rival North Carolina for most all-time.
No. 19 Northwestern is ranked in the preseason poll for the first time.
Record | Pts | Prv | |
1. Duke (33) | 28-9 | 1,572 | 7 |
2. Michigan State (13) | 20-15 | 1,520 | NR |
3. Arizona (18) | 32-5 | 1,506 | 4 |
4. Kansas (1) | 31-5 | 1,439 | 3 |
5. Kentucky | 32-6 | 1,340 | 6 |
6. Villanova | 32-4 | 1,284 | 1 |
7. Wichita State | 31-5 | 1,270 | 19 |
8. Florida | 27-9 | 1,100 | 20 |
9. North Carolina | 33-7 | 1,047 | 5 |
10. Southern California | 26-10 | 995 | NR |
11. West Virginia | 28-9 | 840 | 13 |
12. Cincinnati | 30-6 | 837 | 18 |
13. Miami | 21-12 | 836 | NR |
14. Notre Dame | 26-10 | 814 | 14 |
15. Minnesota | 24-10 | 642 | NR |
16. Louisville | 25-9 | 570 | 10 |
17. Xavier | 24-14 | 544 | NR |
18. Gonzaga | 37-2 | 500 | 2 |
19. Northwestern | 24-12 | 473 | NR |
20. Purdue | 27-8 | 362 | 15 |
21. UCLA | 31-5 | 340 | 8 |
22. Saint Mary’s (Calif.) | 29-5 | 333 | 22 |
23. Seton Hall | 21-12 | 274 | NR |
24. Baylor | 27-8 | 163 | 12 |
25. Texas A&M | 16-15 | 130 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Alabama 86, Virginia 57, Rhode Island 49, TCU 46, Providence 34, Missouri 19, Virginia Tech 16, Wisconsin 14, Butler 13, Texas 10, Maryland 7, Oklahoma 7, Nevada 7, Michigan 6, Dayton 5, Middle Tennessee 4, Ball State 4, SMU 3, Oakland 2, Oregon 2, South Carolina 1, Harvard 1, Central Florida 1.
The Associated Press contributed to this story
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This story was originally published November 1, 2017 at 11:47 AM with the headline "KU ranked in top five of Associated Press preseason poll."