| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | |
| 2 | Florida | |
| 3 | Purdue | |
| 4 | Duke | |
| 5 | Michigan | |
| 6 | UConn | New |
| 7 | Kentucky | |
| 8 | BYU | |
| 9 | St. John's | |
| 10 | Illinois | |
| 11 | Arizona | |
| 12 | UCLA | |
| 13 | Tennessee | |
| 14 | Iowa State | |
| 15 | Louisville | |
| 16 | Gonzaga | |
| 17 | Texas Tech | |
| 18 | Alabama | |
| 19 | Kansas | New |
| 20 | Arkansas | New |
| 21 | Michigan State | |
| 22 | Vanderbilt | New |
| 23 | Ohio State | New |
| 24 | Auburn | |
| 25 | Wisconsin |
Dropped: 10 Maryland, 17 Texas A&M, 20 Ole Miss, 23 Saint Mary's, 24 Oregon. B10 7, SEC 7, B12 6, ACC 2, BE 2, WCC 1. First time doing preseason rankings, so it might be a bit clunky. I tried my best. I'm trusting consensus rankings, the computers, and recent success. I'm not the person scraping roster changes. Let's go!