By Jenny Masters
Gonzaga is the runaway top choice in the Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball preseason poll.
The Zags earned 55 of 63 first-place votes to easily outdistance No. 2 UCLA, which earned the other eight. Kansas, Villanova and Texas rounded out the top five, while reigning national champion Baylor checked in at No. 8.
AP Preseason Men’s Basketball Top 25
First-place votes in parentheses.
| TEAM |
|---|
| 1. Gonzaga (55) |
| 2. UCLA (8) |
| 3. Kansas |
| 4. VILLANOVA |
| 5. Texas |
| 6. Michigan |
| 7. Purdue |
| 8. Baylor |
| 9. Duke |
| 10. Kentucky |
| 11. Illinois |
| 12. Memphis |
| 13. Oregon |
| 14. Alabama |
| 15. Houston |
| 16. Arkansas |
| 17. Ohio State |
| 18. Tennessee |
| 19. North Carolina |
| 20. Florida State |
| 21. Maryland |
| 22. Auburn |
| 23. St. Bonaventure |
| 24. UConn |
| 25. Virginia |
