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The 'College basketball AP preseason No. 1 teams' quiz

Created on October 17, 2025 | Total tries: 2420 | Average Score: 30.6 out of 37 (83%) | Quiz FAQ

For the first time in program history, the Purdue Boilermakers hold the top spot in the AP’s preseason men’s college basketball rankings.

Purdue started and finished the 2024-25 season in the No. 14 slot after finishing fourth in the Big 10 and losing at the buzzer to Houston in the Sweet 16. One reason for Purdue’s lofty ranking is the return of first-team All-American and Big 10 Player of the Year, Braden Smith.

The six-foot tall guard is a rarity in today’s college basketball landscape, preparing to play his fourth season at the same school after averaging 15.8 points and 8.7 assists-per-game as a junior last year.

Which brings us to today’s quiz. 13 teams that were ranked No. 1 in the preseason poll still held that position after the year since the poll expanded to 25 teams in 1989. With that being said, can you name every team to be ranked No. 1 in the AP preseason poll since 1989-90 can you name in five minutes?

Good luck!

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TIME:
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2025 / TBD

2024 / NR

2023 / No. 19

2022 / NR

2021 / No. 1

2020 / No. 1

2019 / No. 9

2018 / No. 17

2017 / No. 5

2016 / No. 14

2015 / No. 7

2014 / No. 1

2013 / NR

2012 / No. 3

2011 / No. 4

2010 / No. 5

2009 / No. 1

2008 / No. 1

2007 / No. 1

2006 / No. 3

2005 / No. 1

2004 / No. 12

2003 / No. 9

2002 / No. 1

2001 / No. 1

2000 / No. 5

1999 / No. 20

1998 / No. 1

1997 / No. 4

1996 / No. 10

1995 / No. 2

1994 / No. 6

1993 / No. 1

1992 / No. 3

1991 / No. 1

1990 / No. 1

1989 / No. 2

Tommy Fradenburg is a freelance writer and an alumni of UNC Chapel Hill currently based in Charlotte, North Carolina. He religiously follows his favorite teams The New York Yankees and Dallas Cowboys (yes, he knows) as well as his alma mater the Tar Heels and West Ham United F.C. in the Premier League. See more of his work on Twitter @tommyfradenburg.

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