NCAA Basketball: NCAA Tournament-Second Round-Auburn vs Kansas

Mar 23, 2019; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Kansas Jayhawks head coach Bill Self looks on during the first half in the second round of the 2019 NCAA Tournament against the Auburn Tigers at Vivint Smart Home Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

Kansas is No. 1 and two-time defending national champion UConn is No. 3 in the Associated Press Top 25 preseason poll released Monday.

The Jayhawks received 30 of the 60 first-place ballots, while No. 2 Alabama collected 14 and the Huskies received 11. No. 4 Houston received four first-place votes, with the other going to No. 6 Gonzaga. Iowa State is No. 5.

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