The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' preseason college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2011-12 final records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and 2011-12 final ranking:

 

RecordPtsPrv

1. Indiana (43)   27-9      1,592    16

2. Louisville (20)            30-10    1,568    17

3. Kentucky (2)  38-2      1,453    1

4. Ohio St.        31-8      1,292    7

5. Michigan       24-10    1,290    13

6. NC State       24-13    1,270    -

7. Kansas         32-7      1,210    6

8. Duke 27-7      1,094    8

9. Syracuse       34-3      1,062    2

10. Florida        26-11    936       25

11. North Carolina          32-6      904       4

12. Arizona        23-12    902       -

13. UCLA          19-14    840       -

14. Michigan St.            29-8      789       5

15. Missouri      30-5      664       3

16. Creighton    29-6      622       19

17. Memphis     26-9      539       -

18. UNLV          26-9      488       23

19. Baylor         30-8      486       9

20. San Diego St.          26-8      463       22

21. Gonzaga     26-7      384       -

22. Notre Dame 22-12    297       -

23. Wisconsin   26-10    285       14

24. Cincinnati    26-11    120       -

25. Florida St.   25-10    101       10        

 

Others receiving votes: Murray St. 59, VCU 58, Saint Louis 46, Texas 46, Minnesota 40, Butler 33, Pittsburgh 32, Saint Joseph's 25, Marquette 23, Tennessee 15, Oklahoma St. 14, Kansas St. 12, Georgetown 9, New Mexico 9, Ohio 9, Miami 8, Saint Mary's (Cal) 6, West Virginia 6, Davidson 5, Drexel 5, N. Iowa 5, Valparaiso 3, Lehigh 2, Stanford 2, Colorado St. 1, Oral Roberts 1.