UVA Basketball Ranked No. 25 in AP Preseason Poll

The Associated Press released its Preseason Top 25 Poll for the upcoming college basketball season on Monday and the Virginia Cavaliers made the cut as the No. 25 team in the rankings.
POLL ALERT: Gonzaga is No. 1 in the preseason AP Top 25 men's basketball poll; UCLA, Kansas, Villanova and Texas round out the top five.
— AP Top 25 (@AP_Top25) October 18, 2021
Full poll: https://t.co/ZJG5mgWrsa pic.twitter.com/c8XZq3XW1r
This marks the 18th time that Virginia has been ranked in the Preseason Top 25. UVA has been ranked in the AP Top 25 in 21 consecutive polls dating back to the 2019-2020 season.
Virginia is one of four ACC teams ranked in the Preseason Top 25, joining Duke (No. 9), North Carolina (No. 19), and Florida State (No. 20).
Full AP Preseason Top 25 Poll:
- Gonzaga
- UCLA
- Kansas
- Villanova
- Texas
- Michigan
- Purdue
- Baylor
- Duke
- Kentucky
- Illinois
- Memphis
- Oregon
- Alabama
- Houston
- Arkansas
- Ohio State
- Tennessee
- North Carolina
- Florida State
- Maryland
- Auburn
- St. Bonaventure
- Connecticut
- Virginia
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