.Kansas was decided on first in the AP Top 25 preseason males's college basketball survey Monday, getting the No. 1 salute on one-half of the 60 elections coming from a nationwide media panel to begin the time in advance of Alabama and also two-time defending national champion UConn.Kansas gathered up 30 first-place ballots from the AP panel. The Crimson Tide, led by All-American guard Smudge Sears as well as star ahead Jarin Stevenson, got 14 first-place votes and also UConn, which is trying to come to be the 1st university since John Wooden's crews at UCLA to succeed three direct titles, obtained 11 first-place ballots as well as is actually third.Houston gotten 4 first-place votes and also is actually 4th in advance of Iowa State, which returns its own leading 4 markers from a team that was a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Event. Gonzaga obtained one first-place vote and also is actually sixth.Duke, led by agreement No. 1 sponsor Cooper Flagg, is actually 7th ahead of Baylor, North Carolina and also Arizona in the top 10. The Jayhawks were actually preseason No. 1 a year ago, too, but the time rarely went as organized. They were dragged down through traumas as well as struggled in Significant 12 play, and a group led through All-American center Hunter Dickinson inevitably was actually routed through Cincinnati in the conference event as well as Gonzaga in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.Kansas train Bill Personal retooled in the offseason, touchdown among the nation's top move courses. A.J. Storr of Wisconsin, South Dakota Condition protector Zeke Mayo as well as Rylan Griffen coming from Alabama belong to a flexible bunch joining Dickinson as well as fellow senior citizens Dajuan Harris and also KJ Adams-- each component of their 2022 nationwide label team-- to create a much deeper and also more accomplished group." Our team welcome being actually No. 1, especially along with our coming back players like Hunter, Dajuan as well as KJ, and then you add the players our experts brought in," Personal stated. "The goal is actually to be No. 1 at the end of the period, as well as though our company welcome this, it is actually not the end goal." The new-look Significant 12, which dropped Oklahoma and also Texas yet invited Arizona, Arizona Condition, Utah as well as Colorado, has 3 of the top five and 5 of the top 10 in the preseason AP poll. The SEC blazes a trail with nine in the Best 25." To have 3 Significant 12 groups in the best five and also five in the leading 10 just shows how competitive this league is going to be actually," Self stated. "Every year our company discuss the Significant 12 being the most difficult conference in the country and along with the four additions it came to be even more powerful." No. 11 Chestnut, Tennessee and Texas A&M start the second 10, adhered to by Purdue and also Creighton. John Calipari has Arkansas at No. 16 along with Indiana, Marquette, Texas and also Cincinnati-- creating its own initial survey look due to the fact that 2019-- in the leading twenty. The Boilermakers are actually making an effort to succeed a 3rd direct Major 10 title after the shift of AP player of the year Zach Edey." We have 3 starters back coming from an Ultimate Four crew," Purdue coach Matt Painter stated. "Our company have five freshmen. Our team have a bunch of men along with expertise away from those three starters. Our company are actually thrilled regarding it. Our company are actually excited about this team." Fla, UCLA, Kentucky, Ole Miss and also Rutgers round out the preseason Best 25." I'm enthusiastic regarding the expectations," claimed Rutgers instructor Steve Pikiell, whose crew is actually rated in the preseason survey for the first time given that 1978. "Our team constantly had higher requirements, and also now in an organization with 18 groups, you understand, people are claiming, 'How really good are you? There [are actually] 18 crews. They are actually terrific coaches.' I don't recognize where our team rest. If you came to our technique last night, you would state, 'Oh, child.' And if you came a number of days earlier, you could believe, 'Hey, they are actually heading to be respectable.'" [Read more: College baseball rankings: Kansas, UConn, Alabama rest atop John Fanta's preseason leading 25] Illinois is bests and many more getting votes after getting to the Elite 8. Rick Pitino has St. John's on the front door in addition to Xavier, Texas Tech and also Wake Woods. The first regular-season survey is due out Nov. 11. Four universities that have actually certainly never seemed in the Best 25 received preseason ballots, led through McNeese Condition, which returned to the NCAA Event last season. Minimal Rock, Grand Gulch as well as High Point also received votes.Here's the complete top 25:1. Kansas2. Alabama3. UConn4. Houston5. Iowa State6. Gonzaga7. Duke8. Baylor9. North Carolina10. Arizona11. Auburn12. Tennessee13. Texas A&M 14. Purdue15. Creighton16. Arkansas17. Indiana18. Marquette19. Texas20. Cincinnati21. Florida22. UCLA23. Kentucky24. Ole Miss25. RutgersReporting due to the Associated Press. [Want excellent accounts provided right to your inbox? 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