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2013 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conference Record Points Coaches
1 < 16 Indiana (43) Big Ten 0-0 1592 *1
2 < 17 Louisville (20) 0-0 1568 *2
3 < 1 Kentucky (2) SEC 0-0 1453 *3
4 < 7 Ohio State Big Ten 0-0 1292 4
5 < 13 Michigan Big Ten 0-0 1290 5
6 < NR NC State ACC 0-0 1270 6
7 < 6 Kansas Big 12 0-0 1210 7
8 < 8 Duke ACC 0-0 1094 8
9 < 2 Syracuse Big East 0-0 1062 9
10 < 25 Florida SEC 0-0 936 10
11 < 4 North Carolina ACC 0-0 904 12
12 < NR Arizona Pac-12 0-0 902 11
13 < NR UCLA Pac-12 0-0 840 13
14 < 5 Michigan State Big Ten 0-0 789 14
15 < 3 Missouri SEC 0-0 664 17
16 < 19 Creighton 0-0 622 15
17 < NR Memphis 0-0 539 16
18 < 23 UNLV 0-0 488 19
19 < 9 Baylor Big 12 0-0 486 18
20 < 22 San Diego State 0-0 463 20
21 < NR Gonzaga 0-0 384 22
22 < NR Notre Dame 0-0 297 23
23 < 14 Wisconsin Big Ten 0-0 285 21
24 < NR Cincinnati Big East 0-0 120 RV
25 < 10 Florida State ACC 0-0 101 24
RV < 12 Murray State 0-0 59 RV
RV < NR VCU 0-0 58 RV
RV < NR Saint Louis 0-0 46 RV
RV < NR Texas Big 12 0-0 46 24
RV < NR Minnesota Big Ten 0-0 40 RV
RV < NR Butler 0-0 33 RV
RV < NR Pittsburgh 0-0 32 RV
RV < NR Saint Joseph's 0-0 25 RV
RV < 11 Marquette 0-0 23 RV
RV < NR Tennessee SEC 0-0 15 RV
RV < NR Oklahoma State Big 12 0-0 14 RV
RV < NR Kansas State Big 12 0-0 12 RV
RV < 15 Georgetown Big East 0-0 9 NR
RV < 21 New Mexico 0-0 9 RV
RV < NR Ohio 0-0 9 NR
RV < NR Miami (FL) ACC 0-0 8 RV
RV < 24 Saint Mary's 0-0 6 RV
RV < NR West Virginia 0-0 6 NR
RV < NR Davidson 0-0 5 NR
RV < NR Drexel 0-0 5 RV
RV < NR Northern Iowa 0-0 5 NR
RV < NR Valparaiso 0-0 3 NR
RV < NR Lehigh 0-0 2 NR
RV < NR Stanford Pac-12 0-0 2 RV
RV < NR Colorado State 0-0 1 RV
RV < NR Oral Roberts 0-0 1 NR
NR < NR Georgia SEC 0-0 0 RV
NR < NR Marshall 0-0 0 RV
NR < NR Middle Tennessee 0-0 0 RV
NR < 20 Vanderbilt SEC 0-0 0 NR
NR < 18 Wichita State 0-0 0 NR
NR < NR Xavier 0-0 0 NR

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Big Ten 5 9.4 5248
ACC 4 12.5 3369
SEC 3 9.3 3053
Pac-12 2 12.5 1742
Big 12 2 13.0 1696
Big East 2 16.5 1182

Notes

  • First-place votes, W-L records, and total points are not available prior to 2001-02. If you have some of this data from a verifiable source, please contact me.
  • Regular-season polls from 1949-60 had 20 teams, from 1961-68 had 10 teams (except in December 1960 and the 1964-65 preseason polls), and 1990-present had 25 teams.
  • Preseason polls started in the 1961-62 season, and there were post-tournament polls in 1953, 1954, 1974, and 1975.
  • All poll dates fall on Mondays with a few exceptions. See explanation here.