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5.36Texas Tech · 44 Ranked Votes

AP Top 25 Preseason

2026–27 · 2026-10-19

59 Complete Ballots

AP Top 25 — 2026 Preseason
Rank	Team		1st		Ranked High / Low
Rank 1	Florida	1,461	1st Votes47	100%59/59 Voters	Ranked High / Low1 / 3	0.5
Rank 2	Duke	1,411	1st Votes10	100%59/59 Voters	Ranked High / Low1 / 5	0.8
Rank 3	Illinois	1,342	1st Votes2	100%59/59 Voters	Ranked High / Low1 / 6	1.0
Rank 4	UConn	1,241	1st Votes—	100%59/59 Voters	Ranked High / Low2 / 12	2.0
Rank 5	Arizona	1,214	1st Votes—	100%59/59 Voters	Ranked High / Low3 / 17	2.0
Rank 6	Michigan State	1,203	1st Votes—	100%59/59 Voters	Ranked High / Low2 / 11	1.5
Rank 7	Texas	1,040	1st Votes—	100%59/59 Voters	Ranked High / Low5 / 20	2.8
Rank 8	Tennessee	932	1st Votes—	98%58/59 Voters	Ranked High / Low5 / 18	3.0
Rank 9	Virginia	874	1st Votes—	100%59/59 Voters	Ranked High / Low3 / 21	4.0
Rank 10	Houston	829	1st Votes—	100%59/59 Voters	Ranked High / Low4 / 18	3.6
Rank 11	Louisville	822	1st Votes—	100%59/59 Voters	Ranked High / Low6 / 19	3.6
Rank 12	Arkansas	760	1st Votes—	97%57/59 Voters	Ranked High / Low7 / 24	3.7
Rank 13	St. John's	669	1st Votes—	100%59/59 Voters	Ranked High / Low8 / 23	3.5
Rank 14	Miami	650	1st Votes—	97%57/59 Voters	Ranked High / Low9 / 25	3.9
Rank 15	Gonzaga	637	1st Votes—	98%58/59 Voters	Ranked High / Low7 / 24	4.2
Rank 16	Michigan	605	1st Votes—	97%57/59 Voters	Ranked High / Low3 / 25	4.9
Rank 17	Kansas	504	1st Votes—	97%57/59 Voters	Ranked High / Low7 / 24	4.3
Rank 18	Iowa State	475	1st Votes—	83%49/59 Voters	Ranked High / Low7 / 25	4.8
Rank 19	Texas Tech	466	1st Votes—	75%44/59 Voters	Ranked High / Low7 / 25	5.4
Rank 20	Alabama	374	1st Votes—	93%55/59 Voters	Ranked High / Low10 / 25	3.5
Rank 21	USC	306	1st Votes—	71%42/59 Voters	Ranked High / Low7 / 25	3.6
Rank 22	UCLA	250	1st Votes—	76%45/59 Voters	Ranked High / Low12 / 24	2.9
Rank 23	Kentucky	243	1st Votes—	83%49/59 Voters	Ranked High / Low13 / 25	3.0
Rank 24	Vanderbilt	241	1st Votes—	76%45/59 Voters	Ranked High / Low11 / 25	3.8
Rank 25	BYU	179	1st Votes—	68%40/59 Voters	Ranked High / Low15 / 25	2.9

Other Teams Receiving Votes (19)

Other Teams Receiving Votes — 2026 Preseason
Rank	Team		1st		Ranked High / Low
Rank NR	Missouri	167	1st Votes—	51%30/59 Voters	Ranked High / Low14 / 25	3.4
Rank NR	Nebraska	70	1st Votes—	27%16/59 Voters	Ranked High / Low12 / 25	3.3
Rank NR	Purdue	53	1st Votes—	36%21/59 Voters	Ranked High / Low19 / 25	2.1
Rank NR	Ohio State	39	1st Votes—	12%7/59 Voters	Ranked High / Low11 / 25	4.7
Rank NR	North Carolina	20	1st Votes—	17%10/59 Voters	Ranked High / Low23 / 25	0.8
Rank NR	TCU	17	1st Votes—	2%1/59 Voters	Ranked High / Low9 / 9	0.0
Rank NR	Saint Louis	13	1st Votes—	7%4/59 Voters	Ranked High / Low21 / 25	1.5
Rank NR	Iowa	12	1st Votes—	7%4/59 Voters	Ranked High / Low22 / 24	0.7
Rank NR	VCU	12	1st Votes—	8%5/59 Voters	Ranked High / Low21 / 25	1.7
Rank NR	Virginia Tech	10	1st Votes—	2%1/59 Voters	Ranked High / Low16 / 16	0.0
Rank NR	Indiana	8	1st Votes—	5%3/59 Voters	Ranked High / Low22 / 25	1.2
Rank NR	Texas A&M	6	1st Votes—	2%1/59 Voters	Ranked High / Low20 / 20	0.0
Rank NR	Villanova	6	1st Votes—	5%3/59 Voters	Ranked High / Low22 / 25	1.4
Rank NR	Auburn	4	1st Votes—	2%1/59 Voters	Ranked High / Low22 / 22	0.0
Rank NR	Marquette	3	1st Votes—	2%1/59 Voters	Ranked High / Low23 / 23	0.0
Rank NR	Grand Canyon	2	1st Votes—	3%2/59 Voters	Ranked High / Low25 / 25	0.0
Rank NR	Nevada	2	1st Votes—	2%1/59 Voters	Ranked High / Low24 / 24	0.0
Rank NR	Utah State	2	1st Votes—	2%1/59 Voters	Ranked High / Low24 / 24	0.0
Rank NR	Santa Clara	1	1st Votes—	2%1/59 Voters	Ranked High / Low25 / 25	0.0

Coverage and Sources

The 2026–27 Preseason AP Men’s Basketball poll was published on 2026-10-19. 44 teams received votes.

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Biggest Ballot Outliers

Voters whose rankings differ most from the AP Top 25, comparing teams both rank.

Voter

Dave Borges19 Compared · 6 Added / 6 Omitted5.89 Donna Ditota22 Compared · 3 Added / 3 Omitted5.32 Toyloy Brown III23 Compared · 2 Added / 2 Omitted4.35 Mark Zeigler22 Compared · 3 Added / 3 Omitted4.23 Lance Allan22 Compared · 3 Added / 3 Omitted4.09

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Biggest Inclusion Differences

Voters with the most additions and omissions compared with the AP Top 25.

Voter
Dave Borges	6 / 6
Jon Wilner	5 / 5
David Jablonski	4 / 4
CJ Moore	4 / 4
Shane Mettlen	4 / 4

Ballot Distribution

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Team

Texas Tech5.4

75% · 44 of 59 Voters
Average When Ranked: #15.41 · 15 Unranked

Ranked High #7 · Low #2515 / 59 Ballots

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Texas Tech votes by rank, including zero counts
Rank	Voters
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	1
8	3
9	2
10	4
11	2
12	5
13	1
14	4
15	3
16	1
17	3
18	3
19	2
20	1
21	1
22	0
23	1
24	5
25	2
NR	15

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Biggest Individual Outliers

The largest gaps between a voter’s rank and the AP rank for the same team.

Voter	Team	Vote
Dave Borges	USC	#7	#21	+14
Eric Crawford	Texas	#20	#7	-13
Janyre Cooper	Vanderbilt	#11	#24	+13
Lance Allan	Michigan	#3	#16	+13
Chris Murray	Texas Tech	#7	#19	+12
Dave Borges	Arkansas	#24	#12	-12
Andrew Kahn	Arizona	#17	#5	-12
Jeff Neiburg	Virginia	#21	#9	-12

Who’s In, Who’s Out

Teams voters included outside the AP Top 25, and Top 25 teams they left out.

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2026–27 · Preseason · 2026-10-19 · 59/59 complete ballots. Source: Associated Press · Published Basketball Ballots.

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The Ballots Behind the Rankings

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NR	15