Kentucky Voted #1 in Preseason AP Top 25 College Basketball Poll
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' preseason 2014-15 college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2013-14 records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last year's final ranking:
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Kentucky (52) | 29-11 | 1,604 | — |
| 2. Arizona (5) | 33-5 | 1,518 | 4 |
| 3. Wisconsin (8) | 30-8 | 1,483 | 12 |
| 4. Duke | 26-9 | 1,415 | 8 |
| 5. Kansas | 25-10 | 1,346 | 10 |
| 6. North Carolina | 24-10 | 1,274 | 19 |
| 7. Florida | 36-3 | 1,153 | 1 |
| 8. Louisville | 31-6 | 1,114 | 5 |
| 9. Virginia | 30-7 | 1,090 | 3 |
| 10. Texas | 24-11 | 1,061 | — |
| 11. Wichita St. | 35-1 | 1,027 | 2 |
| 12. Villanova | 29-5 | 885 | 6 |
| 13. Gonzaga | 29-7 | 840 | — |
| 14. Iowa St. | 28-8 | 781 | 9 |
| 15. VCU | 26-9 | 574 | 24 |
| 16. San Diego St. | 31-5 | 560 | 13 |
| 17. UConn | 32-8 | 552 | 18 |
| 18. Michigan St. | 29-9 | 521 | 11 |
| 19. Oklahoma | 23-10 | 426 | 21 |
| 20. Ohio St. | 25-10 | 340 | 22 |
| 21. Nebraska | 19-13 | 309 | — |
| 22. SMU | 27-10 | 285 | — |
| 23. Syracuse | 28-6 | 178 | 14 |
| 24. Michigan | 28-9 | 167 | 7 |
| 25. Harvard | 27-5 | 98 | — |
| 25. Utah | 21-12 | 98 | — |
Others receiving votes: Stanford 71, Iowa 58, Colorado 57, UCLA 35, Minnesota 34, Kansas St. 27, Arkansas 21, Pittsburgh 20, Memphis 15, NC State 14, Louisiana Tech 9, Cincinnati 8, LSU 8, George Washington 7, Dayton 6, Notre Dame 6, Oklahoma St. 6, Florida St. 5, Georgetown 5, Illinois 3, Maryland 3, BYU 2, UNLV 2, Baylor 1, Stephen F. Austin 1, UTEP 1, West Virginia 1.
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