TUCSON, Ariz. -- For the second straight season and the eighth time in the last decade, the Arizona men's basketball team will open the season with a top-25 ranking in both major polls.
Arizona was ranked 12th in the 2012-13 preseason Associated Press poll released Friday, receiving a total of 902 points. The ranking represents the Wildcats' highest since 2006-07, when they were voted 10th in both the AP poll and the coaches' poll.
UA is ranked 11th in the preseason coaches' poll.
Since the start of the 1987-88 campaign, Arizona has been ranked in 21 of 26 preseason media polls, with the only exceptions being the 1995-96, 2001-02, 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11 seasons. UA was ranked 16th in the preseason AP poll a year ago.
The Wildcats open their 2012-13 exhibition schedule against Humboldt State on Wednesday, Oct. 31, at 6:30 p.m. at McKale Center. The regular-season opener against Charleston Southern is scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 11, at 4 p.m.
Associated Press Poll
School (first-place votes) Points
1. Indiana (43) 1,592
2. Louisville (20) 1,568
3. Kentucky (2) 1,543
4. Ohio State 1,292
5. Michigan 1,290
6. NC State 1,270
7. Kansas 1,210
8. Duke 1,094
9. Syracuse 1,062
10. Florida 936
11. North Carolina 904
12. Arizona 902
13. UCLA 840
14. Michigan State 789
15. Missouri 664
16. Creighton 622
17. Memphis 539
18. UNLV 488
19. Baylor 486
20. San Diego State 463
21. Gonzaga 384
22. Notre Dame 297
23. Wisconsin 285
24. Cincinnati 120
25. Florida State 101
