Purdue remains atop The AP men’s college basketball poll despite losing its second game of the season. Marquette push into the top 10 and NC State make its first poll appearance in four years.
South Carolina is the unanimous No. 1 team in the preseason AP Top 25 women's basketball poll. The defending national champions went wire-to-wire as the No. 1 team last year.
Kim Mulkey is The Associated Press women's basketball Coach of the Year in her first season at LSU. Mulkey received 10 votes from the 30-member national media panel that votes on the AP Top 25.
North Carolina State, Connecticut, South Carolina and Stanford are the No. 1 seeds for the women's NCAA Tournament. The Cardinal are the No. 1 overall seed.