North Carolina is ranked No. 2 in the first Associated Press Poll of the season, released Monday afternoon.
| Team (First-place votes) | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
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| 1. Florida Gators (63) | 33-6 | 1,788 | 11 |
| 2. North Carolina Tar Heels (9) | 23-8 | 1,704 | 10 |
| 3. Kansas Jayhawks | 25-8 | 1,636 | 12 |
| 4. Pittsburgh Panthers | 25-8 | 1,407 | 16 |
| 5. LSU Tigers | 27-9 | 1,399 | 19 |
| 6. UCLA Bruins | 32-7 | 1,394 | 7 |
| 7. Ohio State Buckeyes | 26-6 | 1,391 | 6 |
| 8. Georgetown Hoyas | 23-10 | 1,271 | 23 |
| 9. Wisconsin Badgers | 19-12 | 1,197 | NR |
| 10. Arizona Wildcats | 20-13 | 1,157 | NR |
| 11. Alabama Crimson Tide | 18-13 | 1,106 | NR |
| 12. Duke Blue Devils | 32-4 | 1,051 | 1 |
| 13. Texas A&M Aggies | 22-9 | 868 | NR |
| 14. Memphis Tigers | 33-4 | 811 | 4 |
| 15. Boston College Eagles | 28-8 | 772 | 7 |
| 16. Marquette Golden Eagles | 20-11 | 554 | NR |
| 17. Washington Huskies | 26-7 | 487 | 17 |
| 18. Connecticut Huskies | 30-4 | 399 | 2 |
| 19. Creighton Bluejays | 20-10 | 384 | NR |
| 20. Syracuse Orange | 23-12 | 367 | 21 |
| 21. Texas Longhorns | 30-7 | 366 | 9 |
| 22. Kentucky Wildcats | 22-13 | 332 | NR |
| 23. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | 11-17 | 262 | NR |
| 24. Nevada Wolf Pack | 27-6 | 212 | 20 |
| 25. Tennessee Volunteers | 22-8 | 203 | 18 |
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Others receiving votes: Wichita State 181, Southern Illinois 131, Gonzaga
129, Xavier 99, Florida State 65, Louisville 62, Villanova 37, Illinois 31,
Hofstra 24, Arkansas 20, San Diego State 19, DePaul 16, Indiana 16, Oklahoma
State 13, Virginia Tech 8, Bucknell 6, Michigan 6, Houston 5, USC 5, Kansas
State 4, Akron 1, BYU 1, George Mason 1, Missouri State 1, Oregon 1.
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