FILE - In this March 23, 2018, file photo, Kansas' Udoka Azubuike (35) dunks as Clemson's Gabe DeVoe, left, and Aamir Simms watch during the second ha...
FILE - In this March 23, 2018, file photo, Kansas' Udoka Azubuike (35) dunks as Clemson's Gabe DeVoe, left, and Aamir Simms watch during the second half of a regional semifinal game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament, in Omaha, Neb. Kansas is ranked No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 preseason poll, released Monday, Oct. 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
FILE - In this March 10, 2018, file photo, Kansas head coach Bill Self celebrates after winning the NCAA college basketball championship game against ...
FILE - In this March 10, 2018, file photo, Kansas head coach Bill Self celebrates after winning the NCAA college basketball championship game against West Virginia in the Big 12 men's tournament, in Kansas City, Mo. Kansas has been ranked No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 preseason poll released Monday, Oct. 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Kansas is No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 preseason poll.
Bill Self's Jayhawks earned 37 of 65 first-place votes in results released Monday. That was nearly double that of second-ranked Kentucky.
The Jayhawks lost three starters from last year's Final Four team, but have a restocked roster that includes transfer help from Memphis and California.
Gonzaga is No. 3, followed by Duke and Virginia to round out the top 5. The rest of the top 10 is: No. 6 Tennessee, No. 7 Nevada, No. 8 North Carolina, reigning national champion Villanova at 9 and Michigan State at 10.
The Atlantic Coast Conference has seven ranked teams, the most for any conference. The Southeastern Conference has five teams in the poll.
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