Men’s Basketball 2013-2014 Preseason Top 25 Rankings
October 13, 2013 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  |
Kentucky | Once again Kentucky has reloaded with young talent, but Alex Poythress and Willie Cauley-Stein are now veterans. | |
| 2 |  |
Louisville | Russ Smith, Montrezl Harrell and junior college transfer Chris Jones could dominate the new AAC. | |
| 3 |  |
Michigan State | The expectations are high in East Lansing. With Keith Appling, Gary Harris and Branden Dawson, they should be. | |
| 4 |  |
Arizona | This should be a big year for the Pac-12 and Arizona is the best of the bunch. | |
| 5 |  |
Florida | Coach Billy Donovan has a lot of talent to work with, but it may take some time for all of the new faces to gel. | |
| 6 |  |
Duke | Seth Curry, Ryan Kelly and Mason Plumlee are gone, but there may not be a better backcourt in the country. | |
| 7 |  |
North Carolina | Roy Williams has a nice mix of veterans and youngsters and the goal, as always, will be an NCAA championship. | |
| 8 |  |
Gonzaga | The focus moves back to the backcourt where Kevin Pangos and Gary Bell return to lead the way. | |
| 9 |  |
Connecticut | The brutal Big East schedule is gone and so are Connecticut’s days of underachieving. | |
| 10 |  |
Syracuse | It may look a little weird on paper, but it will be extremely fun when Syracuse plays Duke and UNC in the ACC. | |
| 11 |  |
Marquette | Marquette is boasting a great frontcourt, but they have some holes to fill on the perimeter. | |
| 12 |  |
Ohio State | Ohio State may have some trouble replacing the interior scoring of Deshaun Thomas, but it won’t last long. | |
| 13 |  |
VCU | Everybody expects great things from Coach Shaka Smart and with three starters back, they should get it. | |
| 14 |  |
Michigan | Trey Burke and Tim Hardaway Jr. were both first round draft picks. Glenn Robinson and Mitch McGary lead the way. | |
| 15 |  |
Wichita State | A year after an amazing NCAA Tournament run, Wichita State and forward Cleanthony Early are back to do it again. | |
| 16 |  |
New Mexico | Kendall Williams is the best player in the Mountain West, but Steve Alford is coaching UCLA and Tony Snell is gone. | |
| 17 |  |
Memphis | The schedule is going to be much tougher for Memphis and it will be interesting to see how they perform in the AAC. | |
| 18 |  |
Kansas | KU is loaded with talent, but that talent is young. Andrew Wiggins is a stud though even if he has yet to play a game. | |
| 19 |  |
Colorado | Andre Roberson is off in the NBA, but the versatile Spencer Dinwidde is back to lead this team to the NCAAs. | |
| 20 |  |
Tennessee | Jarnell Stokes and Jeronne Maymon might just be the best frontcourt duo in the entire nation. | |
| 21 |  |
Saint Louis | Dwayne Evans is capable of leading this team to big things and there is plenty of experience around him. | |
| 22 |  |
Oklahoma State | If the Cowboys can find an offensive threat in the paint, they will compete with Kansas for the Big 12 title. | |
| 23 |  |
Alabama | Trevor Releford is ready to lead Alabama to big things this year. He will need some help though. | |
| 24 |  |
Baylor | Isaiah Austin and Cory Jefferson can push around any opposing forward, but the key is replacing PG Pierre Jackson. | |
| 25 |  |
Wisconsin | It would be silly to overlook the Badgers again. Bo Ryan has his type of players and a a star in Sam Dekker. | |
