2022-23 AP Top 25 College Basketball Preseason Poll Released
By Jason Hall
October 17, 2022
The North Carolina Tar Heels will begin the 2022-23 Men's college basketball season as the top-ranked team in the nation.
The Tar Heels ranked No. 1 overall in the Associated Press Top 25 College Basketball Preseason Poll released on Monday (October 17), ahead of No. 2 Gonzaga, No. 3 Houston, No. 4 Kentucky, as well as Baylor and Kansas -- who defeated North Carolina in the national championship -- with both tied at No. 5 overall.
The top-10 is rounded out with No. 7 Duke, No. 8 UCLA, No. 9 Creighton and No. 10 Arkansas.
UNC enters its second season under head coach Hubert Davis, a former standout shooting guard for the Tar Heels (1988-92) and NBA veteran, who was elevated from his assistant coaching role following the retirement of Roy Williams.
🚨 FIRST AP POLL OF THE 2022-23 SEASON!
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1. North Carolina
2. Gonzaga
3. Houston
4. Kentucky
T5. Baylor
T5. Kansas
7. Duke
8. UCLA
9. Creighton
10. Arkansas
The entire AP Top 25 College Basketball Preseason Poll is listed below:
- North Carolina
- Gonzaga
- Houston
- Kentucky
- Baylor/Kansas
- (N/A)
- Duke
- UCLA
- Creighton
- Arkansas
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Indiana
- TCU
- Auburn
- Vilanova
- Arizona
- Virginia
- San Diego State
- Alabama
- Oregon
- Michigan
- Illinois
- Dayton
- Texas Tech