.Kansas was decided on first in the AP Top 25 preseason guys's college baseball poll Monday, acquiring the No. 1 nod on one-half of the 60 ballots from a national media board to start the time ahead of Alabama and two-time standing up for nationwide champ UConn.Kansas gathered up 30 first-place votes from the AP panel. The Crimson Tide, led by All-American shield Mark Sears and also star ahead Jarin Stevenson, earned 14 first-place votes as well as UConn, which is attempting to come to be the 1st school since John Wooden's teams at UCLA to succeed 3 straight labels, got 11 first-place votes and is third.Houston gotten 4 first-place votes and also is actually fourth in advance of Iowa Condition, which returns its own best 4 scorers from a team that was a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Gonzaga obtained one first-place ballot as well as is actually sixth.Duke, led through opinion No. 1 employ Cooper Flagg, is actually seventh in front of Baylor, North Carolina and also Arizona in the leading 10. The Jayhawks were actually preseason No. 1 a year ago, as well, yet the season hardly went as planned. They were actually debased by traumas and also had a hard time in Significant 12 play, and also a staff led through All-American center Seeker Dickinson eventually was routed through Cincinnati in the association event and Gonzaga in the second around of the NCAA Tournament.Kansas trainer Expense Self retooled in the offseason, landing one of the country's leading transfer training class. A.J. Storr of Wisconsin, South Dakota Condition protection Zeke Mayonnaise and Rylan Griffen from Alabama are part of a versatile lot joining Dickinson as well as fellow elders Dajuan Harris and KJ Adams-- both component of their 2022 national title team-- to create a deeper and also extra proficient staff." Our company welcome being No. 1, particularly along with our returning gamers like Seeker, Dajuan and KJ, and then you incorporate the players our experts generated," Personal mentioned. "The goal is to be No. 1 in the end of the period, and also though our company invite this, it is actually certainly not the end target." The new-look Major 12, which dropped Oklahoma and also Texas yet accepted Arizona, Arizona Condition, Utah as well as Colorado, possesses 3 of the top five and also 5 of the top 10 in the preseason AP poll. The SEC blazes a trail with 9 in the Leading 25." To have 3 Large 12 staffs in the leading five as well as 5 in the leading 10 only shows how reasonable this game is going to be actually," Personal pointed out. "Every year our experts talk about the Huge 12 being the hardest seminar in the country as well as with the 4 additions it ended up being even stronger." No. 11 Chestnut, Tennessee and also Texas A&M begin the 2nd 10, followed through Purdue and also Creighton. John Calipari has Arkansas at No. 16 with Indiana, Marquette, Texas and also Cincinnati-- creating its first poll appearance given that 2019-- in the best 20. The Boilermakers are trying to win a 3rd direct Significant 10 headline after the variation of AP gamer of the year Zach Edey." Our company possess three beginners back coming from an Ultimate Four staff," Purdue coach Matt Painter stated. "Our experts possess 5 freshers. We have a considerable amount of guys with experience away from those three beginners. Our company are actually thrilled concerning it. Our company are actually delighted regarding this team." Fla, UCLA, Kentucky, Ole Miss and Rutgers round out the preseason Leading 25." I am actually fired up about the desires," stated Rutgers trainer Steve Pikiell, whose team is actually placed in the preseason survey for the first time considering that 1978. "Our team regularly possessed high assumptions, and currently in a game along with 18 crews, you understand, people are claiming, 'How great are you? There [are actually] 18 groups. They are actually fantastic coaches.' I don't understand where we rest. If you related to our technique yesterday, you will claim, 'Oh, boy.' As well as if you came a number of days earlier, you could presume, 'Hey, they're mosting likely to be decent.'" [Learn more: College baseball ranks: Kansas, UConn, Alabama rest atop John Fanta's preseason leading 25] Illinois is actually leadings and many more acquiring ballots after getting to the Elite 8. Rick Pitino has St. John's on the doorstep along with Xavier, Texas Tech as well as Wake Forest. The initial regular-season survey is due out Nov. 11. 4 colleges that have actually never seemed in the Top 25 got preseason ballots, led by McNeese Condition, which went back to the NCAA Competition final time. Bit Rock, Grand Gulch and High Point also received votes.Here's the full leading 25:1. Kansas2. Alabama3. UConn4. Houston5. Iowa State6. Gonzaga7. Duke8. Baylor9. North Carolina10. Arizona11. Auburn12. Tennessee13. Texas A&M 14. Purdue15. Creighton16. Arkansas17. Indiana18. Marquette19. Texas20. Cincinnati21. Florida22. UCLA23. Kentucky24. Ole Miss25. RutgersReporting by The Associated Press. [Want great tales provided straight to your inbox? 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