Two Texas Basketball Teams Ranked in AP Preseason Poll

SAN ANGELO, TX — On Monday, the Associated Press released the initial Preseason Top 25 Poll for the upcoming college basketball season. Only two teams from Texas made the list. Houston is ranked No. 2, while the Texas Tech Red Raiders open the 2025 basketball season ranked No. 10.

AP PRESEASON TOP 25

1. Purdue

2. Houston

3. Florida

4. UConn

5. St. John’s

6. Duke

7. Michigan

8. BYU

9. Kentucky

10. Texas Tech

11. Louisville

12. UCLA

13. Arizona

14. Arkansas

15. Alabama

16. Iowa State

17. Illinois

18. Tennessee

19. Kansas

20. Auburn

21. Gonzaga

22. Michigan State

23. Creighton

24. Wisconsin

25. North Carolina

Houston finished the 2024-25 season with a heartbreaking loss in the NCAA Tournament Championship game to Florida last season. The Cougars won the Big 12 and finished with a 35-5 overall record.

Texas Tech fell to eventual National Champion Florida in the Elite 8 of the NCAA Tournament. The Red Raiders finished last season with a 28-9 overall record and in 2nd place in the Big 12.

Houston opens up 2025 when the Cougars host the Leigh Mountain Hawks on November 3. Texas Tech hosts the Lindenwood Lions on November 4.