The Kansas men’s basketball team is ranked fourth in the Associated Press preseason college basketball poll, trailing only Duke, Michigan State and Arizona.
KU picked up one first-place from the 65 ballots in the poll, which was released Wednesday. For reference, the Jayhawks were selected third in the USA Today coaches poll announced on Oct. 19.
Kentucky was fifth, followed by Villanova and Wichita State.
Missouri is unranked but also is sixth in the “receiving votes” column, picking up 19 total points.
The Blue Devils received 33 of 65 first-place votes in the poll, while the Spartans got 13 first-place votes, and the Wildcats received 18.