The 2025-26 College Basketball AP Poll for the preseason is out. Purdue comes in as the overall #1 seed. They are closely followed by Houston, Florida, UConn, and St. John’s to round out the top five positions. Most teams are in full swing for their preseason exhibitions and intrasquad games. The first games of the season kickoff on November 3rd and 4th respectively.
2025-26 College Basketball AP Poll – Preseason
Here’s our first 2025-26 college basketball AP Poll for the season. It’s always fun to compare this preseason poll to the final standings each season.
| RANKING | TEAM | POINTS |
| 1 | Purdue (35) | 1485 |
| 2 | Houston (16) | 1459 |
| 3 | Florida (8) | 1382 |
| 4 | UConn (2) | 1299 |
| 5 | St. John’s | 1203 |
| 6 | Duke | 1123 |
| 7 | Michigan | 1084 |
| 8 | BYU | 1078 |
| 9 | Kentucky | 1056 |
| 10 | Texas Tech | 1015 |
| 11 | Louisville | 966 |
| 12 | UCLA | 741 |
| 13 | Arizona | 715 |
| 14 | Arkansas | 695 |
| 15 | Alabama | 620 |
| 16 | Iowa State | 616 |
| 17 | Illinois | 567 |
| 18 | Tennessee | 462 |
| 19 | Kansas | 453 |
| 20 | Auburn | 424 |
| 21 | Gonzaga | 387 |
| 22 | Michigan State | 188 |
| 23 | Creighton | 158 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | 136 |
| 25 | North Carolina | 104 |
Others receiving votes: NC State 101, Oregon 98, San Diego St. 74, Texas 35, Ohio St. 23, Kansas St 13, Mississippi 11, Southern Cal 10, Missouri 8, Washington 7, Vanderbilt 7, Iowa 6, Boise St. 4, Mississippi St. 3, VCU 2, Virginia 2, Saint Mary’s 2, Indiana 1, Oklahoma 1, Baylor 1.
2026 Men’s Basketball Postseason Schedule
We ave the 2026 March Madness schedule up here if you want to get way ahead on your planning. The printable, blank March Madness Bracket is here for you to start working your bracketology throughout the season. And of course, all things college basketball for this season are posted up here for you.
