College basketball rankings: Where SEC teams are ranked in preseason Coaches Poll

The 2024-25 college basketball season is nearly upon us.

The SEC is hoping to have another fantastic season, led by No. 2 Alabama, who’s set to be among the nation’s top national championship contenders after making the Final Four last season. A slew of other SEC teams were also listed in the preseason USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, which released Wednesday.

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Kansas, returning All-American Hunter Dickinson, was voted No. 1 in the poll by participating coaches.

The SEC will also have some key differences in 2024, as Arkansas is now coached by former Kentucky coach John Calipari, who left the Wildcats in the offseason. Kentucky replaced Calipari with former BYU coach Mark Pope, who also played at Kentucky from 1994-96.

The SEC hopes to be among the best conferences in college basketball again in 2024-25. Here’s the full USA TODAY Sports preseason top 25 poll:

College basketball rankings: SEC teams in preseason men’s basketball poll

Coaches Poll

First-place votes in parentheses. SEC teams in bold.

Kansas (15)

Alabama (6)

UConn (6)

Houston (4)

Duke

Iowa State

Gonzaga

Baylor

Arizona

North Carolina

Auburn

Tennessee

Purdue

Creighton

Texas A&M

Arkansas

Marquette

Indiana

Texas

Cincinnati

Florida

UCLA

Kentucky

Illinois

Ole Miss

Others receiving votes: Texas Tech (23-11) 60; Rutgers (15-17) 57; St. John’s (20-13) 42; Xavier (16-18) 26; Michigan State (20-15) 25; Brigham Young (23-11) 16; Oregon (24-12) 16; Kansas State (19-15) 11; Boise State (22-11) 9; Saint Mary’s (26-8) 9; Clemson (24-12) 8; Dayton (25-8) 7; Ohio State (22-14) 7; Maryland (16-17) 4; Grand Canyon (30-5) 3; Mississippi State (21-14) 2; Princeton (24-5) 2; San Diego State (26-11) 2; Virginia (23-11) 2; Wake Forest (21-14 ); Wisconsin (22-14) 1.

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Publish date : 2024-10-23 16:06:00

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