AP Preseason Basketball Poll
Team (First-place votes), '08-09 record, points
1. Kansas (55), 27-8, 1,612
2. Michigan St. (5), 31-7, 1,515
3. Texas (1), 23-12, 1,397
4. Kentucky (3), 22-14, 1,372
5. Villanova, 30-8, 1,347
6. North Carolina (1), 34-4, 1,320
7. Purdue, 27-10, 1,284
8. West Virginia, 23-12, 1,115
9. Duke, 30-7, 1,064
10. Tennessee, 21-13, 897
11. Butler, 26-6, 864
12. Connecticut, 31-5, 844
13. California, 22-11, 800
14. Washington, 26-9, 776
15. Michigan, 21-14, 578
16. Ohio St., 22-11, 465
17. Oklahoma, 30-6, 410
18. Mississippi St., 23-13, 393
19. Louisville, 31-6, 335
20. Georgetown, 16-15, 326
21. Dayton, 27-8, 318
22. Georgia Tech, 12-19, 301
23. Illinois, 24-10, 282
24. Clemson, 23-9, 217
25. Minnesota, 22-11, 172
Others receiving votes: Maryland 171, Siena 112, Notre Dame 107, Florida St. 92, Vanderbilt 90, Syracuse 83, Oklahoma St. 65, UCLA 63, Florida 53, Wake Forest 50, Xavier 42, Gonzaga 37, South Carolina 28, Kansas St. 24, BYU 21, N. Iowa 16, Tulsa 16, Mississippi 15, Texas A&M 10, Missouri 8, Boston College 6, Pittsburgh 4, Utah St. 2, Va. Commonwealth 2, W. Kentucky 2, Holy Cross 1, Old Dominion 1.
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