Kentucky No. 1 Preseason AP College Basketball Top 25
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' preseason college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2012-13 final records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and 2012-13 final ranking:
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Kentucky (27) | 21-12 | 1,546 | — |
| 2. Michigan St. (22) | 27-9 | 1,543 | 9 |
| 3. Louisville (14) | 35-5 | 1,501 | 2 |
| 4. Duke (2) | 30-6 | 1,435 | 6 |
| 5. Kansas | 31-6 | 1,357 | 3 |
| 6. Arizona | 27-8 | 1,311 | 21 |
| 7. Michigan | 31-8 | 1,120 | 11 |
| 8. Oklahoma St. | 24-9 | 1,093 | 17 |
| 8. Syracuse | 30-10 | 1,093 | 16 |
| 10. Florida | 29-8 | 1,048 | 14 |
| 11. Ohio St. | 29-8 | 1,036 | 7 |
| 12. North Carolina | 25-11 | 954 | — |
| 13. Memphis | 31-5 | 741 | 19 |
| 14. VCU | 27-9 | 680 | — |
| 15. Gonzaga | 32-3 | 538 | 1 |
| 16. Wichita St. | 30-9 | 512 | — |
| 17. Marquette | 26-9 | 510 | 15 |
| 18. UConn | 20-10 | 448 | — |
| 19. Oregon | 28-9 | 408 | 25 |
| 20. Wisconsin | 23-12 | 338 | 18 |
| 21. Notre Dame | 25-10 | 332 | 23 |
| 22. UCLA | 25-10 | 244 | 24 |
| 23. New Mexico | 29-6 | 213 | 10 |
| 24. Virginia | 23-12 | 189 | — |
| 25. Baylor | 23-14 | 180 | — |
Others receiving votes: Tennessee 176, Creighton 145, Indiana 111, Colorado 83, Iowa 83, Harvard 46, Boise St. 22, Villanova 14, Arizona St. 11, Georgetown 11, UNLV 8, Washington 8, LSU 6, Pittsburgh 6, Stanford 6, Boston College 5, La Salle 4, Missouri 3, Saint Louis 3, St. John's 3, Cincinnati 1.
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