Florida leads the media vote
Florida remains No. 1 in the first regular-season AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll of 2026-27, published November 9. The Gators received 53 of the national media panel’s 60 first-place votes; No. 2 Duke took the remaining seven.
Illinois and UConn stay third and fourth. Michigan State, Virginia, Texas and Houston occupy places five through eight, followed by UCLA and Louisville to complete the top 10.
UCLA’s opening week changes its position
UCLA rises from No. 22 in the preseason vote to No. 9, its highest position since the final poll of 2022-23. The Bruins beat Arizona 84-75 in their season opener a week earlier; that game is background to the new ranking, rather than a November 9 result.
Arizona drops from fifth to 12th. Nebraska enters the poll at No. 25, while Iowa State falls out after losing to Memphis.
How to use the ranking
The linked Associated Press report, carried by ESPN, includes the complete Top 25 and voting context. This is the men’s basketball media poll; it is separate from college football rankings and does not announce NCAA tournament seeds.
