Kentucky No. 1 in AP preseason Top 25 poll
The Associated Press released its 2014-15 Top 25 preseason college basketball poll Friday, and a familiar school found itself at the top.
Kentucky was ranked as the No.1 team for the second straight year, becoming the fourth program to earn the honor in consecutive seasons.
Led by coach John Calipari, the Wildcats earned 52 first-place votes from the 65-member panel to secure its fourth preseason No. 1.
A first-place vote earned 25 points, while one point was awarded for a 25th-place vote. The rankings were then determined by the totals each school accumulated.
| Rank | Team | Conference |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentucky | SEC |
| 2 | Arizona | Pac-12 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
| 4 | Duke | ACC |
| 5 | Kansas | Big 12 |
| 6 | North Carolina | ACC |
| 7 | Florida | SEC |
| 8 | Louisville | ACC |
| 9 | Virginia | ACC |
| 10 | Texas | Big 12 |
| 11 | Wichita State | MVC |
| 12 | Villanova | Big East |
| 13 | Gonzaga | West Coast |
| 14 | Iowa State | Big 12 |
| 15 | VCU | Atlantic 10 |
| 16 | San Diego State | MWC |
| 17 | UConn | The American |
| 18 | Michigan State | Big 10 |
| 19 | Oklahoma | Big 12 |
| 20 | Ohio State | Big 10 |
| 21 | Nebraska | Big 10 |
| 22 | SMU | The American |
| 23 | Syracuse | ACC |
| 24 | Michigan | Big 10 |
| 25 | Harvard | Ivy |
| 25 | Utah | Pac-12 |
The following schools also received votes:
Stanford 71, Iowa 58, Colorado 57, UCLA 35, Minnesota 34, Kansas St. 27, Arkansas 21, Pittsburgh 20, Memphis 15, NC State 14, Louisiana Tech 9, Cincinnati 8, LSU 8, George Washington 7, Dayton 6, Notre Dame 6, Oklahoma St. 6, Florida St. 5, Georgetown 5, Illinois 3, Maryland 3, BYU 2, UNLV 2, Baylor 1, Stephen F. Austin 1, UTEP 1, West Virginia 1.