# Kansas Jayhawks Ranked 17th in Preseason AP Poll

> Kansas basketball team lands No. 17 ranking in AP's preseason top 25 poll for 2026-27 season.
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- Summary: Kansas basketball team lands No. 17 ranking in AP's preseason top 25 poll for 2026-27 season. Kansas Jayhawks are ranked 17th in the AP's preseason top 25…
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- Source: Kansas Jayhawks On SI — https://si.com/college/kansas/basketball/kansas-basketball-opens-at-no-17-in-preseason-ap-top-25-poll
- Published: 2026-10-19T16:42:05+00:00
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- Topics: kansas, jayhawks, ap poll, preseason top 25, college basketball, bill self, melvin council jr, tre white, tyran stokes, louisville, duke, allen fieldhouse
## AP Releases Preseason Top 25 Poll
The Associated Press released their Preseason Top 25 Poll for the 2026-27 college basketball season on Monday.
## Kansas Ranked 17th in Poll
Kansas Jayhawks find themselves ranked No. 17 in the poll, one of five Big 12 teams inside the top 25.
## Big 12 Teams in Top 25
Arizona (No. 5), Houston (No. 10), Iowa State (No. 18), Texas Tech (No. 19), and BYU (No. 25) also ranked inside the top 25.
## Surprise Ranking
The ranking is a bit of a surprise given recent roster additions including Melvin Council Jr. and Tre White.
## Higher Rankings Elsewhere
KenPom ranks Kansas No. 8, and EvanMiya.com places them at No. 5 in preseason rankings.
## Trey Kaufman-Renn Addition
The AP poll was released before news of Purdue transfer Trey Kaufman-Renn joined the team.
## Voter Skepticism
Voters may have been skeptical about long-term eligibility of Council and White or lack of national star power beyond Tyran Stokes.
## Exhibition Games
Kansas will play Louisville on Wednesday at 6 p.m. CT and Duke on Sunday, Oct. 25 at noon CT for exhibition matchups.
## Key takeaway

Kansas Jayhawks are ranked 17th in the AP's preseason top 25 for 2026-27 college basketball season.