The UCLA Bruins are 1-5 on the season for football and attention can start shifting soon to basketball. On Monday, the Associated Press released the preseason top 25 poll.
The UCLA Bruins men’s basketball team made the list, coming in at No. 22 in the poll. Here are the top 25 from the AP.
1. Kansas Jayhawks
2. Alabama Crimson Tide
3. UConn Huskies
4. Houston Cougars
5. Iowa State Cyclones
6. Gonzaga Bulldogs
7. Duke Blue Devils
8. Baylor Bears
9. North Carolina Tar Heels
10. Arizona Wildcats
11. Auburn Tigers
12. Tennessee Volunteers
13. Texas A&M Aggies
14. Purdue Boilermakers
15. Creighton Bluejays
16. Arkansas Razorbacks
17. Indiana Hoosiers
18. Marquette Golden Eagles
19. Texas Longhorns
20. Cincinnati Bearcats
21. Florida Gators
22. UCLA Bruins
23. Kentucky Wildcats
24. Ole Miss Rebels
25. Rutgers Scarlet KnightsOthers receiving votes:
Illinois 92, St. John’s 91, Xavier 73, Texas Tech 58, Wake Forest 37, Kansas St 30, Michigan St. 29, Ohio St. 29, Michigan 19, BYU 14, Oregon 12, McNeese St. 11, Miami 11, Boise St. 9, Saint Louis 9, Clemson 9, Providence 9, Mississippi St. 6, VCU 6, Wisconsin 5, Saint Mary’s 5, Louisville 4, UAB 4, Ark Little Rock 3, Grand Canyon 3, Arizona St 2, San Diego St. 2, Princeton 2, High Point 1, Maryland 1.
The Bruins come in right ahead of Kentucky, with new head coach Mark Pope, and three spots ahead of fellow Big Ten program Rutgers. Purdue and Indiana are the only other Big Ten programs to make the list, and they are both ahead of UCLA.