College Basketball Preseason AP Top 25 Poll Announced

Head coach Will Wade and the LSU Tigers enter the 2018-19 College Basketball season with a preseason ranking of No. 23 in the AP Top 25 Poll.

This is the first time LSU has been ranked in the AP Poll since Nov. 23, 2015.

AP Top 25:
1. Kansas (37) 0-0
2. Kentucky (19) 0-0
3. Gonzaga (1) 0-0
4. Duke (4) 0-0
5. Virginia (2) 0-0
6. Tennessee (1) 0-0
7. Nevada 0-0
8. North Carolina 0-0
9. Villanova (1) 0-0
10. Michigan St 0-0
11. Auburn 0-0
12. Kansas St 0-0
13. West Virginia 0-0
14. Oregon 0-0
15. Virginia Tech 0-0
16. Syracuse 0-0
17. Florida St 0-0
18. Mississippi St 0-0
19. Michigan 0-0
20. TCU 0-0
21. UCLA 0-0
22. Clemson 0-0
23. LSU 0-0
24. Purdue 0-0
25. Washington 0-0

Others receiving votes: Loyola (Chi) 162, Marquette 124, Indiana 98, Florida 71, Nebraska 35, Maryland 28, Wisconsin 24, Notre Dame 22, Cincinnati 21, Alabama 15, UCF 15, Buffalo 14, Arizona 14, Louisville 11, Miami 10, San Diego St 9, USC 6, Butler 6, Texas Tech 6, Texas 5, Arizona St 3, St. John's 3, Providence 2, Xavier 2, Missouri 1, NC State 1, Marshall 1, Davidson 1