.Kansas was actually picked first in the AP Top 25 preseason guys's college baseball survey Monday, obtaining the No. 1 nod on fifty percent of the 60 ballots coming from a nationwide media board to begin the time in front of Alabama as well as two-time standing up for nationwide champion UConn.Kansas gathered up 30 first-place votes from the AP board. The Crimson Trend, led by All-American guard Mark Sears and star ahead Jarin Stevenson, got 14 first-place votes and UConn, which is trying to come to be the very first college considering that John Wooden's teams at UCLA to gain 3 straight labels, got 11 first-place ballots and is third.Houston gotten four first-place votes and is actually 4th ahead of Iowa Condition, which returns its leading four scorers from a crew that was actually a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Event. Gonzaga received one first-place vote as well as is sixth.Duke, led by opinion No. 1 employ Cooper Flagg, is 7th in front of Baylor, North Carolina and Arizona in the leading 10. The Jayhawks were actually preseason No. 1 a year ago, too, yet the time rarely went as planned. They were dragged down through personal injuries and battled in Big 12 play, and also a staff led by All-American center Seeker Dickinson eventually was routed through Cincinnati in the event tournament and also Gonzaga in the 2nd around of the NCAA Tournament.Kansas trainer Expense Self retooled in the offseason, landing among the country's best transmission training class. A.J. Storr of Wisconsin, South Dakota State guard Zeke Mayo and also Rylan Griffen from Alabama are part of a versatile ton signing up with Dickinson and also fellow elders Dajuan Harris and also KJ Adams-- each component of their 2022 national label squad-- to create a deeper and also a lot more proficient crew." We accept being No. 1, especially with our coming back gamers like Seeker, Dajuan and also KJ, and then you add the gamers our team introduced," Personal stated. "The goal is to become No. 1 at the end of the period, and also though we invite this, it is actually not the end goal." The new-look Huge 12, which lost Oklahoma and also Texas but welcomed Arizona, Arizona Condition, Utah and also Colorado, possesses 3 of the best five and also five of the leading 10 in the preseason AP poll. The SEC breaks the ice with 9 in the Best 25." To possess 3 Significant 12 crews in the top five as well as five in the best 10 simply demonstrates how affordable this game will certainly be," Self said. "Annually our experts talk about the Big 12 being the most difficult seminar in the nation and also along with the four add-ons it became even more powerful." No. 11 Rust, Tennessee and Texas A&M start off the 2nd 10, complied with by Purdue as well as Creighton. John Calipari possesses Arkansas at No. 16 with Indiana, Marquette, Texas as well as Cincinnati-- creating its 1st poll appearance because 2019-- in the best twenty. The Boilermakers are making an effort to gain a third straight Big Ten title after the shift of AP player of the year Zach Edey." Our team possess three beginners back coming from a Last Four group," Purdue train Matt Artist pointed out. "Our company have 5 freshers. Our team have a lot of guys along with expertise outside of those three beginners. Our company're excited regarding it. Our team are actually thrilled concerning this group." Fla, UCLA, Kentucky, Ole Miss and Rutgers round out the preseason Top 25." I am actually excited about the assumptions," claimed Rutgers coach Steve Pikiell, whose staff is actually positioned in the preseason poll for the very first time since 1978. "Our company consistently possessed higher assumptions, as well as right now in a league with 18 groups, you understand, folks are actually claiming, 'How good are you? There [are actually] 18 groups. They are actually great trains.' I do not know where our experts rest. If you came to our technique last night, you would certainly claim, 'Oh, kid.' As well as if you came a couple of days previously, you may presume, 'Hey, they're going to be actually decent.'" [Learn more: College basketball rankings: Kansas, UConn, Alabama rest atop John Fanta's preseason best 25] Illinois is actually tops and many more getting votes after reaching cream of the crop 8. Rick Pitino has St. John's on the residence alongside Xavier, Texas Tech and also Wake Woods. The very first regular-season poll is due out Nov. 11. 4 schools that have certainly never seemed in the Top 25 obtained preseason ballots, led by McNeese Condition, which got back to the NCAA Event last season. Little Rock, Grand Canyon as well as High Point likewise received votes.Here's the total top 25:1. Kansas2. Alabama3. UConn4. Houston5. Iowa State6. Gonzaga7. Duke8. Baylor9. North Carolina10. Arizona11. Auburn12. Tennessee13. Texas A&M 14. Purdue15. Creighton16. Arkansas17. Indiana18. Marquette19. Texas20. Cincinnati21. Florida22. UCLA23. Kentucky24. Ole Miss25. RutgersReporting due to the Associated Press. [Want fantastic tales supplied right to your inbox? Create or even log in to your FOX Athletics profile, follow games, teams as well as gamers to obtain a tailored e-newsletter daily.] Acquire extra coming from University Basketball Follow your faves to acquire information about activities, headlines and also even more.