Men's Basketball Poll Watching: Kansas Is Preseason No. 1

The Big 12 lands four teams in the preseason polls with three others receiving votes

Last year's best basketball conference will start the 2023-24 with four ranked teams and others in the wings. The AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll preseason polls were released on Monday. Both polls have Kansas as the No. 1 team in the nation.

Kansas guard Kevin McCullar Jr. returns to the Jayhawks this season. Kansas is the preseason No. 1 team in both the AP Top 25 and the Coaches Poll.  / © Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports

In addition to Kansas, other Big 12 teams include Houston (7/6), Texas (18/18), and Baylor (20/17). Three other teams are receiving votes in at least one of the polls - TCU (33/29), Kansas State (35/35), and Iowa State (NR/44).

Other teams in the Top 10 include Duke (2/3), Purdue (3/2), Michigan State (4/4), Marquette (5/7), UConn (6/5), Creighton (8/8), Tennessee (9/10), and Florida Atlantic (10/9).

Arizona, a team that will join the Big 12 next season, is ranked (12/11), and Colorado, another team joining the league, is receiving votes. 

AP Top 25 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll

1. Kansas
2. Duke
3. Purdue
4. Michigan State
5. Marquette
6. UConn
7. Houston
8. Creighton
9. Tennessee
10. Florida Atlantic
11. Gonzaga
12. Arizona
13. Miami
14. Arkansas
15. Texas A&M
16. Kentucky
17. San Diego State
18. Texas
19. North Carolina
20. Baylor
21. USC
22. Villanova
23. Saint Mary's
24. Alabama
25. Illinois

Other Big 12 schools receiving votes - TCU (#33), Kansas State (#35)

Coaches Poll

1. Kansas
2. Purdue
3. Duke
4. Michigan State
5. UConn
6. Houston
7. Marquette
8. Creighton
9. Florida Atlantic
10. Tennessee
11. Arizona
12. Gonzaga
13. Miami
14. Arkansas
15. San Diego State
16. Kentucky
17. Baylor
18. Texas
19. Texas A&M
20. Villanova
21. North Carolina
22. USC
23. Saint Mary's
24. Alabama
25. UCLA

Other Big 12 schools receiving votes - TCU (#29), Kansas State (#35), Iowa State (#44)

Bold teams = Big 12 Conference teams

Big 12 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll

Last week, the Big 12 released the 2023-24 preseason poll, as voted on by the head coaches in the conference. Kansas was chosen to win the regular season. In 28 seasons, KU has been picked outright or tied for first in 20 preseason ledgers and won or shared the regular season championship in 21 years. A coaches' preseason poll was not conducted in the Big 12's first season of 1996-97.

Here is how the league's coaches ranked the teams:

1. Kansas
2. Houston
3. Texas
4. Baylor
5. TCU
6. Kansas State
7. Iowa State
8. Texas Tech
9. West Virginia
10. Oklahoma State
11. Cincinnati
12. Oklahoma
13. BYU
14. UCF

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