Big 12 Dominates First AP Top 25 Men's Basketball Poll

A record six Big 12 teams were ranked, with three in the top five and five in the top ten.

Monday, October 14th 2024, 4:35 pm

By: News On 6


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In the initial AP Top 25 Men's Basketball Poll for the 2024-25 season, a record six Big 12 teams were ranked, with three in the top five and five in the top ten. This marks the first time any conference has had at least five teams in the preseason top 10 since the poll began in 1961-62.

Kansas is preseason No. 1 for the second consecutive year and third time in six years, while Houston, last season's regular-season champion, is ranked No. 4, extending its streak in the polls to 86. Iowa State, last year's Big 12 Championship winner, follows at No. 5, making the Big 12 the first conference since 2012-13 to have 60% of the top five.

Baylor is ranked No. 8 and Arizona at No. 10 completes the top ten lineup. This is only the fifth instance in poll history of any conference placing five teams in the top 10 and the first since the 2010-11 season.

Cincinnati returns to the AP Top 25 for the first time since 2017, marking the Big 12's highest preseason presence with six ranked teams. Additionally, Texas Tech, Kansas State, BYU, and Arizona State received votes.

Preseason AP Top 25


RecordPointsPrev.
1Kansas (30)1,44919
2Alabama (14)1,4283
3UConn (11)1,3451
4Houston (4)1,3433
5Iowa State1,1778
6Gonzaga (1)1,15715
7Duke1,1549
8Baylor1,10916
9North Carolina1,0377
10Arizona90511
11Auburn90118
12Tennessee7755
13Texas A&M737NR
14Purdue6782
15Creighton63113
16Arkansas625NR
17Indiana492NR
18Marquette48412
19Texas332NR
20Cincinnati271NR
21Florida249NR
22UCLA210NR
23Kentucky19120
24Ole Miss132NR
25 Rutgers102NR


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