The AP Prime 25 preseason males’s faculty basketball rankings are right here for 2024-2025. Kansas leads the preseason ballot for the second 12 months in a row.
Right here is the AP Prime 25, together with some preliminary reactions and takeaways from the rankings:
RANKING
TEAM
POINTS
1
Kansas (30)
1,449
2
Alabama (14)
1,428
3
UConn (11)
1,345
4
Houston (4)
1,343
5
Iowa State
1,177
6
Gonzaga (1)
1,157
7
Duke
1,154
8
Baylor
1,109
9
North Carolina
1,037
10
Arizona
905
11
Auburn
901
12
Tennessee
775
13
Texas A&M
737
14
Purdue
678
15
Creighton
631
16
Arkansas
625
17
Indiana
492
18
Marquette
484
19
Texas
332
20
Cincinnati
271
21
Florida
249
22
UCLA
210
23
Kentucky
191
24
Ole Miss
132
25
Rutgers
102
Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 53, Colorado 49, UCLA 47, St. John’s 47, Maryland 34, Virginia 27, Auburn 27, TCU 24, Mississippi St. 20, Kansas St 13, Xavier 8, Memphis 7, Missouri 6, Boise St. 4, Indiana 3, Florida 2, Coll of Charleston 2, New Mexico 1, Drake 1.
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Kansas is No. 1 once more
This marks the Jayhawks’ fifth time because the preseason No. 1, inserting them third all-time in most appearances on the high.
Final season, Gonzaga eradicated Kansas within the NCAA event’s second spherical, nevertheless it’s decided to make a deeper run this 12 months. The Jayhawks are headlined by Hunter Dickinson, who was named Preseason Participant of the Yr for the second straight season, and Dajuan Harris Jr., who earned a spot on the preseason All-Massive 12 Second Staff. Moreover, Kansas has bolstered its lineup with top-tier recruits like Flory Bidunga and Rakease Passmore, positioning the workforce for a possible championship run.
The reigning champs are No. 3
UConn presently holds the No. 3 rating after clinching its second straight championship in April. Head coach Dan Hurley turned down an NBA alternative with the Los Angeles Lakers to pursue a historic three-peat, which might make the Huskies solely the second program in NCAA event historical past to realize this feat.
The Huskies will profit from the return of Alex Karaban and Samson Johnson to their lineup. Moreover, UConn has acquired standout guard Aidan Mahaney from Saint Mary’s. The workforce has additionally bolstered its roster with spectacular freshman additions, together with Ahmad Nowell, Isaiah Abraham, and Liam McNeeley.
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Ultimate 4 groups scattered all through the ballot
Purdue was the one workforce from final season’s preseason high 4 to really make the Ultimate 4.
On this 12 months’s rankings, simply two of final season’s Ultimate 4 groups cracked the highest 4. Alabama leads the best way at No. 2, adopted by defending nationwide champions UConn at No. 3. Regardless of their run to the nationwide championship sport final 12 months, Purdue is ranked No. 14 within the preseason ballot, whereas NC State, one other Ultimate 4 workforce, didn’t make the rankings in any respect.
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Convention realignment
Preseason high 25 groups getting into new conferences will face a recent slate of competitors as they modify to unfamiliar opponents and environments.
SCHOOL
NEW CONFERENCE
Prev. CONFERENCE
Arizona
Massive 12
Pac-12
Texas
SEC
Massive 12
UCLA
Massive Ten
Pac-12
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