Kansas is No. 1 in the AP Top 25 preseason men's basketball poll ahead of Alabama and two-time defending national champion UConn.

Dawn Staley and the South Carolina women's basketball team will head into this season's NCAA title defense with a No. 1 ranking in the AP Top 25

How many men's basketball teams does the SEC have in the AP Top 25 preseason poll? Here's a look at the preseason rankings:

The Associated Press preseason poll was released on Tuesday. Indiana was ranked 25th in the poll, beating rival Iowa by nine points to make it into the Top 25. Defending national champion South Carolina is the No. 1 team in the poll, receiving 27 out of a possible 30 first-place votes.

The senior-led Creighton women's basketball team were picked to finish second in the Big East preseason coaches’ poll, which was announced Wednesday morning. Connecticut is the heavy favorite as the Huskies received 10 of the 11 first-place votes.

The Big East released its men’s basketball preseason poll and preseason awards Wednesday. Here’s who is projected to win the Big East in 2024-25.

The reigning two-time national champion UConn men’s basketball team was unanimously voted No. 1 in the 2024-25 Big East Preseason Poll and had three players awarded.

UConn is in a familiar place — atop the Big East preseason poll. The Huskies received all 10 possible first-place votes Wednesday from the league’s head coaches, who were not allowed to vote for their own teams.