The preseason men’s basketball Coaches Poll has been released, and a total of 5 SEC squads crack the top 25!

Kentucky leads the way at No. 4, followed by No. 10 Arkansas, No. 11 Tennessee, No. 15 Auburn and No. 19 Alabama.

North Carolina, Gonzaga and Houston land the top 3 spots in the poll heading into the 2022-23 campaign.

Texas A&M and Florida were among the teams also receiving votes.

Check out the full preseason Coaches Poll rankings below:

Preseason Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll Top 25

#1 North Carolina
#2 Gonzaga
#3 Houston
#4 Kentucky
#5 Kansas
#6 Baylor
#7 UCLA
#8 Duke
#9 Creighton
#10 Arkansas
#11 Tennessee
#12 Texas
#13 Arizona
#14 Indiana
#15 Auburn
#16 TCU
#17 Villanova
#18 Virginia
#19 Alabama
#20 San Diego State
#21 Oregon
#22 Michigan
#23 Illinois
#24 Texas Tech
#25 Dayton

Others receiving votes: 

Purdue 44; Texas A&M 37; Miami-Florida 31; Connecticut 31; Michigan St. 29; Providence 22; Iowa 22; Syracuse 13; Florida State 13; Virginia Tech 9; Southern California 9; Saint Mary’s 8; Wyoming 7; Wisconsin 7; UAB 6; Ohio St. 5; Florida 5; Iowa State 4; Xavier 3; Toledo 2; Rutgers 2; Drake 2; Boise St. 1.