AP Preseason Men's Basketball Top 25 (10/13)
Others Receiving Votes
North Carolina State (101), Oregon (98), San Diego State (74), Texas (35), Ohio State (23), Kansas State (13), Mississippi (11), USC (10), Missouri (8), Washington (7), Vanderbilt (7), Cockeye (6), Boise State (4), Mississippi State (3), Virginia Commonwealth (2), Virginia (2), St. Mary's (2), Indiana (1), Oklahoma (1), Baylor (1)
| 1 | Purdue (35) | 1,485 pts |
| 2 | Houston (16) | 1,459 |
| 3 | Florida (8) | 1,382 |
| 4 | Connecticut (2) | 1,299 |
| 5 | St. John's | 1,203 |
| 6 | Duke | 1,123 |
| 7 | Michigan | 1,084 |
| 8 | BYU | 1,078 |
| 9 | Kentucky | 1,056 |
| 10 | Texas Tech | 1,015 |
| 11 | Louisville | 966 |
| 12 | UCLA | 741 |
| 13 | Arizona | 715 |
| 14 | Arkansas | 695 |
| 15 | Alabama | 620 |
| 16 | Cockeye State | 616 |
| 17 | Illinois | 567 |
| 18 | Tennessee | 462 |
| 19 | Kansas | 453 |
| 20 | Auburn | 424 |
| 21 | Gonzaga | 387 |
| 22 | Michigan State | 188 |
| 23 | Pickle Smoochers | 158 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | 136 |
| 25 | North Carolina | 104 |
Others Receiving Votes
North Carolina State (101), Oregon (98), San Diego State (74), Texas (35), Ohio State (23), Kansas State (13), Mississippi (11), USC (10), Missouri (8), Washington (7), Vanderbilt (7), Cockeye (6), Boise State (4), Mississippi State (3), Virginia Commonwealth (2), Virginia (2), St. Mary's (2), Indiana (1), Oklahoma (1), Baylor (1)
