College basketball season is officially underway as teams from across the country began their first practices this past weekend. That also means it’s time for the first official rankings of the season as well, and earlier Monday the AP Top 25 was released.
Nine different SEC teams made the poll, led by No. 2 Alabama who received their highest preseason ranking in program history. Two-time defending national champion Connecticut debuted at No. 3 while perennial blue-blood Kansas earned the top spot.
John Calipari’s former team Kentucky is ranked at No. 23, their lowest preseason ranking since 2008, which Calipari’s Arkansas team is at No. 16.
Here’s a look at the entire Top 25.
1. Kansas
2. Alabama
3. UConn
4. Houston
5. Iowa State
6. Gonzaga
7. Duke
8. Baylor
9. UNC
10. Arizona
11. Auburn
12. Tennessee
13. Texas A&M
14. Purdue
15. Creighton
16. Arkansas
17. Indiana
18. Marquette
19. Texas
20. Cincinnati
21. Florida
22. UCLA
23. Kentucky
24. Ole Miss
25. Rutgers
