Coaches Polls: Every preseason ranking ahead of the 2024 season

With realignment winds blowing furiously in the offseason — 17 teams changed conferences after 24 last year — it can be hard to keep track of who’s where. Plus, with every conference sending a team to the NCAA Tournament at the end of the year, it’s useful to take stock at the start of the year.

Here’s a look at all 30 conferences and their preseason coaches poll, if released. Click below to navigate to that specific conference and view the teams by their preseason rank alongside 2023 records and RPI.

America East AAC A10 ACC ASUN Big 12
Big East Big South Big Ten Big West CAA CUSA
Horizon Ivy MAAC MAC MVC MWC
NEC OVC Pac-12 Patriot League SEC SoCon
Southland SWAC Summit Sun Belt WCC WAC

America East

Rank Ovr. Conf. RPI NCAA
1 Binghamton 29-23 16-8 218 —
2 Maine 31-21 19-5 125 ✓
3 UMBC 30-27 16-8 176 —
4 NJIT 22-31 11-13 222 —
5 Bryant 26-24 12-12 156 —
6 UMass Lowell 20-35 11-13 213 —
7 UAlbany 9-34-1 3-21 280 —
Highlighted row indicates last year’s auto-bid (conf. tourney). NCAAs = 2023 Tournament.
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The American

Rank Ovr. Conf. RPI NCAA
1 East Carolina 47-19 18-6 26 ✓
2 Charlotte 36-28 17-121 64 ✓
3 UTSA 38-19 21-81 75 —
4 Florida Atlantic 34-25 16-141 78 —
5 South Florida 21-39 7-17 161 —
6 Memphis 29-28 10-14 144 —
7 Wichita State 30-25 13-10 110 —
8 Rice 21-37 9-211 167 —
9 Tulane 19-42 8-16 158 ✓
10 UAB 17-36 8-221 192 —
Highlighted row indicates last year’s auto-bid (conf. tourney). NCAAs = 2023 Tournament.
1 Conference USA record; Moved to AAC in offseason.

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Atlantic 10

Rank Ovr. Conf. RPI NCAAs
1 Saint Louis 33-23 15-9 224 —
2 George Mason 36-27 13-10 153 ✓
3 Saint Joseph’s 28-24-1 17-7 162 —
4 Davidson 30-24 15-8 216 —
5 VCU 25-30 11-13 221 —
6 Dayton 26-34 15-9 191 —
7 Rhode Island 23-29 13-11 195 —
8 Richmond 27-28 14-9 227 —
9 George Washington 21-34 11-12 225 —
10 Fordham 19-36 7-17 258 —
11 Massachusetts 14-35 6-18 274 —
12 St. Bonaventure 8-40 5-19 299 —
Highlighted row indicates last year’s auto-bid (conf.tourney). NCAAs = 2023 Tournament.

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Atlantic Coast

ATLANTIC DIVISION

Rank Ovr. Conf. RPI NCAAs
1 Wake Forest 54-12 22-7 2 ✓
2 Clemson 44-19 20-10 7 ✓
3 NC State 36-21 13-16 24 ✓
4 Florida State 23-31 9-21 61 —
5 Louisville 31-24 10-20 44 —
6 Notre Dame 30-24 15-15 58 —
7 Boston College 37-20 16-14 20 ✓
Highlighted row indicates last year’s auto-bid (conf. tourney). NCAAs = 2023 Tournament. Wake Forest picked as ACC Champion.
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COASTAL DIVISION

Rank Ovr. Conf. RPI NCAAs
1 Virginia 50-15 19-11 10 ✓
2 North Carolina 36-24 14-14 33 ✓
3 Duke 39-24 16-13 17 ✓
4 Miami 42-21 18-12 16 ✓
5 Georgia Tech 30-27 12-18 67 —
6 Virginia Tech 30-23 12-17 49 —
7 Pitt 24-31 10-18 81 —
NCAAs = 2023 Tournament.

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Atlantic Sun

Rank Ovr. Conf. RPI NCAAs
1 Lipscomb 36-26 23-7 90 ✓
2 FGCU 42-18 20-10 59 —
3 Jacksonville 34-24 17-13 127 —
4 Stetson 35-23 20-10 129 —
5 Kennesaw State 25-29 14-16 163 —
6 Austin Peay 26-32 15-15 199 —
7 EKU 29-30 15-15 178 —
8 Central Arkansas 23-31 14-16 242 —
9 North Florida 28-27 13-17 166 —
10 Queens 17-38 9-21 248 —
11 North Alabama 14-37 8-22 273 —
12 Bellarmine 13-42 8-22 267 —
Highlighted row indicates last year’s auto-bid (conf. tourney). NCAAs = 2023 Tournament.

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Big 12

Rank Ovr. Conf. RPI NCAA
1 TCU 44-24 13-11 15 ✓
2 Texas 42-22 15-9 21 ✓
3 Oklahoma State 41-20 15-9 23 ✓
4 Texas Tech 41-23 12-12 37 ✓
5 Kansas State 35-24 13-11 53 —
6 Oklahoma 32-28 11-13 40 ✓
7 West Virginia 40-20 15-9 27 ✓
8 Kansas 25-32 8-16 111 —
9 Houston 36-23 17-61 102 —
10 UCF 33-26 12-121 119 —
11 Baylor 20-35 6-18 175 —
12 BYU 24-28 13-142 196 —
13 Cincinnati 24-33 10-141 160 —
Highlighted row indicates last year’s auto-bid (conf. tourney). NCAAs = 2023 Tournament.
1 The American record; Moved to Big 12 in offseason.
2 WCC record; Moved to Big 12 in offseason.

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Big East

Rank Ovr. Conf. RPI NCAA
1 UConn 44-17 15-5 25 ✓
2 Xavier 39-25 14-7 42 ✓
3 Seton Hall 31-24 13-8 143 —
4 Creighton 25-24 10-11 130 —
5 Georgetown 30-27 10-10 135 —
6 St. John’s 28-25 8-12 165 —
7 Butler 12-43 5-16 237 —
8 Villanova 14-37 7-13 261 —
Highlighted row indicates last year’s auto-bid (conf. tourney). NCAAs = 2023 Tournament.

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Big South

Rank Ovr. Conf. RPI NCAA
1 USC Upstate 38-22 21-6 85 —
2 Gardner-Webb 31-25 15-12 154 —
3 High Point 20-34 12-15 205 —
4 Winthrop 28-28 15-12 155 —
5 UNC Asheville 26-26 12-15 212 —
6 Presbyterian 21-34 12-15 200 —
7 Charleston Southern 22-28 13-14 172 —
8 Longwood 23-31 11-16 228 —
9 Radford 10-45 2-25 298 —
Last year’s auto-bid, Campbell, moved on to the CAA. NCAAs = 2023 Tournament.
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Big Ten

Rank Ovr. Conf. RPI NCAAs
1 Iowa 40-16 15-8 32 ✓
2 Indiana 43-20 16-8 31 ✓
3 Maryland 42-21 17-7 36 ✓
4 Rutgers 33-23 14-10 68 —
5 Nebraska 33-23-1 15-9 99 —
6 Michigan 28-28 13-11 122 —
– Illinois 25-27 12-12 96 —
– Michigan State 33-22 12-12 70 —
– Minnesota 18-34 10-14 210 —
– Northwestern 10-40 4-20 263 —
– Ohio State 31-25 9-15 79 —
– Penn State 25-25 7-16 142 —
– Purdue 24-29 11-13 206 —
NOTE: Big Ten preseason poll only ranks the top six teams. After that, they’re alphabetical. Highlighted row indicates last year’s auto-bid (conf.tourney). NCAAs = 2023 Tournament.

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Big West

Rank Ovr. Conf. RPI NCAAs
1 UC Santa Barbara 35-20 18-12 56 —
2 UC Irvine 38-17 19-11 46 —
3 UC San Diego 34-18 21-9 82 —
4 Hawai’i 29-20 18-12 76 —
5 CSUN 34-17 20-10 73 —
6 Cal State Fullerton 32-24 20-10 65 ✓
7 Cal Poly 21-35 11-19 168 —
8 Long Beach State 33-22 17-13 87 —
9 UC Davis 17-37 7-23 230 —
10 Cal State Bakersfield 18-34 9-21 252 —
11 UC Riverside 11-41 5-26 262 —
Highlighted row indicates last year’s auto-bid (conf.tourney). NCAAs = 2023 Tournament.

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Coastal Athletic Association

Rank Ovr. Conf. RPI NCAAs
1 Northeastern 44-16 20-10 35 ✓
2 UNCW 34-23 20-8 43 ✓
3 Campbell 46-15 22-51 13 ✓
4 Charleston 36-22 18-12 69 —
5 Elon 33-22 19-9 63 —
6 Delaware 30-29 17-13 112 —
7 William & Mary 32-25 15-15 89 —
8 Stony Brook 23-29 14-16 159 —
9 Hofstra 26-26 13-15 123 —
10 North Carolina A&T 19-28 11-17 188 —
11 Towson 19-37 7-23 231 —
12 Monmouth 16-30 6-22 208 —
Highlighted row indicates last year’s auto-bid (conf. tourney). NCAAs = 2023 Tournament.
1 Big South record; Moved to CAA in offseason. Won Big South auto-bid in ’23.

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Conference USA

Rank Ovr. Conf. RPI NCAAs
1 Dallas Baptist 47-16 25-5 14 ✓
2 Liberty 27-31 16-141 97 —
3 Louisiana Tech 28-31 15-15 131 —
4 Sam Houston 39-25 22-82 74 ✓
5 WKU 33-26 16-14 138 —
6 Middle Tennessee 27-29 14-16 157 —
7 Jacksonville State 27-30 18-121 181 —
8 FIU 21-34 8-22 196 —
9 New Mexico State 12-36 9-212 296 —
Last year’s auto-bid, Charlotte, moved to the AAC. NCAAs = 2023 Tournament.
1 ASUN record; Moved to CUSA in offseason.
2 WAC record; Moved to CUSA in offseason.

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Horizon League

Rank Ovr. Conf. RPI NCAAs
1 Wright State 39-23 22-8 80 ✓
2 Northern Kentucky 30-27 17-13 219 —
3 Oakland 28-31 18-12 217 —
4 Milwaukee 22-32 11-18 265 —
5 Youngstown State 19-36 13-16 253 —
6 Purdue Fort Wayne 13-43 8-22 276 —
Highlighted row indicates last year’s auto-bid (conf.tourney). NCAAs = 2023 Tournament.

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Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

Rank Ovr. Conf. RPI NCAAs
1 Fairfield 37-18 16-5 118 —
2 Quinnipiac 30-26 16-8 203 —
3 Canisius 26-25-1 16-8 180 —
4 Rider 36-21 14-7 93 ✓
5 Manhattan 22-34 13-11 257 —
6 Niagara 24-22-1 14-10 190 —
7 Mount St. Mary’s 25-27 10-14 238 —
8 Marist 16-36 10-14 270 —
9 Iona 13-38 9-15 286 —
10 Siena 14-41 7-17 271 —
11 Saint Peter’s 9-41 4-20 301 —
Highlighted row indicates last year’s auto-bid (conf.tourney). NCAAs = 2023 Tournament.

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Mid-American Conference

Rank Ovr. Conf. RPI NCAAs
1 Kent State 40-16 24-6 45 —
2 Ball State 36-23 19-11 101 ✓
3 Central Michigan 31-22 19-11 107 —
4 Western Michigan 21-31 18-11 164 —
5 Ohio 18-30 15-15 214 —
6 Toledo 26-29 14-16 182 —
7 Miami (OH) 21-35 13-17 245 —
8 Bowling Green 20-30 12-18 229 —
9 Eastern Michigan 26-26 12-18 186 —
10 Northern Illinois 10-43 5-24 279 —
11 Akron 20-33 12-18 239 —
Highlighted row indicates last year’s auto-bid (conf.tourney). NCAAs = 2023 Tournament.

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Missouri Valley Conference

Rank Ovr. Conf. RPI NCAAs
1 Indiana State 45-17 24-3 9 ✓
2 Missouri State 33-23 18-9 83 —
3 Evansville 37-24 15-12 72 —
4 Murray State 31-28 14-13 171 —
5 Southern Illinois 30-27 15-12 136 —
6 Belmont 27-33 10-17 215 —
7 Illinois State 20-30 9-18 202 —
8 UIC 28-25 13-14 134 —
9 Valparaiso 20-27 10-17 149 —
10 Bradley 16-32 7-20 204 —
Highlighted row indicates last year’s auto-bid (conf. tourney). NCAAs = 2023 Tournament.

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Mountain West Conference

Rank Ovr. Conf. RPI NCAAs
1 San José State 31-27 18-11 105 ✓
2 Fresno State 30-27 16-14 177 —
3 Air Force 28-31 17-13 140 —
4 San Diego State 24-29 18-11 148 —
T-5 New Mexico 25-24 13-17 241 —
T-5 UNLV 21-30 12-18 209 —
7 Nevada 20-33 10-20 220 —
Highlighted row indicates last year’s auto-bid (conf. tourney). NCAAs = 2023 Tournament.

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Northeast Conference

Rank Ovr. Conf. RPI NCAAs
1 Central Connecticut St. 36-14 25-5 108 ✓
2 Wagner 32-24 21-9 234 —
3 Sacred Heart 28-30 17-13 232 —
4 Fairleigh Dickinson 31-21-1 20-10 254 —
5 LIU 19-36 16-14 284 —
6 Merrimack 21-30 14-16 268 —
T-7 Coppin State 21-31 14-16 278 —
T-7 Stonehill 13-35 10-20 292 —
T-9 Maryland-Eastern Shore 18-37 14-16 288 —
T-9 Le Moyne D2 D2 D2 D2
11 Delaware State 13-35 8-22 297 —
12 Norfolk State 9-42 6-24 302 —
Highlighted row indicates last year’s auto-bid (conf. tourney). NCAAs = 2023 Tournament.
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Ohio Valley Conference

Rank Ovr. Conf. RPI NCAAs
1 Little Rock 31-23 14-8 170 —
2 Morehead State 36-20 16-7 116 —
3 Southeast Missouri 26-30 14-10 211 —
4 UT Martin 22-34 14-10 246 —
5 Eastern Illinois 38-21 13-11 117 ✓
6 Tennessee Tech 21-34 10-14 249 —
7 SIUE 26-28 9-15 226 —
8 Southern Indiana 17-38 8-15 275 —
9 Lindenwood 13-42 8-16 281 —
10 Western Illinois 12-40 8-161 287 —
Highlighted row indicates last year’s auto-bid (conf. tourney). NCAAs = 2023 Tournament.
1 The Summit League record; Moved to OVC in offseason.

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Pac-12

Rank Ovr. Conf. RPI NCAAs
1 Oregon State 41-20 18-12 34 ✓
2 Stanford 44-20 23-7 18 ✓
3 UCLA 28-24-1 12-16-1 66 —
4 Oregon 41-22 16-14 30 ✓
5 USC 34-23-1 17-13 55 —
6 Arizona State 32-23 16-13 52 —
7 Washington 35-20 17-12 38 ✓
8 California 24-28 12-18 84 —
9 Arizona 33-26 12-18 54 ✓
10 Utah 22-32-1 9-20-1 147 —
11 Washington State 28-23 10-19 94 —
Highlighted row indicates last year’s auto-bid (conf. tourney). NCAAs = 2023 Tournament.

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Patriot League

Rank Ovr. Conf. RPI NCAA
1 Army 38-18 21-4 92 ✓
2 Bucknell 23-23-1 14-11 183 —
3 Navy 23-27 14-11 247 —
4 Lehigh 23-26 10-15 250 —
5 Lafayette 15-37 10-15 256 —
6 Holy Cross 16-35 6-19 285 —
Highlighted row indicates last year’s auto-bid (conf. tourney). NCAAs = 2023 Tournament.

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Southeastern Conference

EASTERN DIVISION

Rank Ovr. Conf. RPI NCAAs
1 Florida 54-17 20-10 3 ✓
2 Tennessee 44-22 16-14 12 ✓
3 Vanderbilt 42-20 19-11 8 ✓
4 South Carolina 42-21 16-13 6 ✓
5 Kentucky 40-21 16-14 4 ✓
6 Georgia 29-27 11-19 41 —
7 Missouri 30-24 10-20 48 —
Highlighted row indicates last year’s auto-bid (conf. tourney). NCAAs = 2023 Tournament. Arkansas picked to win the SEC overall.

WESTERN DIVISION

Rank Ovr. Conf. RPI NCAAs
1 Arkansas 43-18 20-10 5 ✓
2 LSU 54-17 19-10 1 ✓
3 Texas A&M 38-27 14-16 28 ✓
4 Alabama 43-21 16-14 11 ✓
5 Auburn 34-23-1 17-13 29 ✓
6 Ole Miss 25-29 6-24 86 —
7 Mississippi State 27-26 9-21 50 —
Highlighted row indicates last year’s auto-bid (conf. tourney). NCAAs = 2023 Tournament.

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Southern Conference

Rank Ovr. Conf. RPI NCAAs
1 Samford 37-25 15-6 62 ✓
2 Mercer 33-25 13-8 121 —
3 Wofford 40-19 12-9 57 —
4 Western Carolina 21-33 8-12 201 —
5 ETSU 26-29 10-11 179 —
6 UNC Greensboro 25-34 9-12 139 —
7 VMI 26-29 9-11 243 —
8 The Citadel 23-31 7-14 236 —
Highlighted row indicates last year’s auto-bid (conf. tourney). NCAAs = 2023 Tournament.

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Southland Conference

Rank Ovr. Conf. RPI NCAAs
1 Nicholls 34-24 15-9 109 ✓
2 Lamar 32-23 13-11 124 —
3 New Orleans 35-24 13-11 95 —
4 UIW 28-26 14-10 145 —
5 McNeese 33-23 12-12 128 —
6 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 24-30 12-12 187 —
7 Southeastern La. 25-25 9-14 137 —
8 Northwestern State 27-27 12-12 146 —
9 HCU 11-37 7-16 255 —
Highlighted row indicates last year’s auto-bid (conf. tourney). NCAAs = 2023 Tournament.

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SWAC

Rank Ovr. Conf. RPI NCAAs
West
1 Grambling 28-26 28-15 260 —
2 Prairie View A&M 17-36 17-21 290 —
3 Southern 22-28 22-13 272 —
4 Texas Southern 19-22 18-14 289 —
5 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 11-33 11-23 304 —
6 Alcorn State 5-37 5-34 305 —
East
1 Alabama State 41-18 30-4 126 —
2 Bethune-Cookman 33-27 23-11 174 —
3 Florida A&M 29-30 25-14 150 ✓
4 Jackson State 23-25 21-20 258 —
5 Alabama A&M 10-34 9-26 293 —
6 Mississippi Valley State 13-37 13-27 294 —
Highlighted row indicates last year’s auto-bid (conf. tourney). NCAAs = 2023 Tournament.

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Summit League

Rank Ovr. Conf. RPI NCAAs
1 Oral Roberts 52-14 23-1 47 ✓
2 North Dakota State 23-30 16-7 189 —
3 South Dakota State 21-28 13-11 244 —
4 Omaha 21-28 9-14 266 —
5 Northern Colorado 11-34 8-16 291 —
6 St. Thomas 10-34 6-18 295 —
Highlighted row indicates last year’s auto-bid (conf.tourney). NCAAs = 2023 Tournament.

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Sun Belt

Rank Ovr. Conf. RPI NCAAs
1 Coastal Carolina 42-21 23-7 19 ✓
2 Southern Miss 46-20 22-8 22 ✓
3 Troy 40-22 18-12 39 ✓
4 Louisiana 41-24 18-12 51 ✓
5 Texas State 36-23 17-13 60 —
6 Old Dominion 32-23 15-15 91 —
7 Georgia Southern 27-29 16-14 104 —
8 South Alabama 23-31 11-19 141 —
9 App State 30-25 16-13 88 —
10 James Madison 31-25 15-13 100 —
11 Georgia State 31-28 16-14 98 —
12 Marshall 16-37 5-24 223 —
13 ULM 17-37 6-23 251 —
14 Arkansas State 19-31 9-19 233 —
Highlighted row indicates last year’s auto-bid (conf. tourney). NCAAs = 2023 Tournament.

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West Coast Conference

Rank Ovr. Conf. RPI NCAAs
1 Santa Clara 36-20 17-10 77 ✓
T-2 San Diego 24-25-1 17-10 115 —
T-2 Portland 31-23 17-11 106 —
T-4 Saint Mary’s 23-28 14-13 185 —
T-4 LMU 29-24 21-6 114 —
6 Gonzaga 18-34 14-13 198 —
7 Pepperdine 19-30 8-19 193 —
8 San Francisco 18-29 8-19 264 —
9 Pacific 14-35 6-21 277 —
Highlighted row indicates last year’s auto-bid (conf. tourney). NCAAs = 2023 Tournament.

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Western Athletic Conference

Rank Ovr. Conf. RPI NCAAs
1 Grand Canyon 37-21 22-7 71 —
2 Utah Valley 32-24 16-12 152 —
3 California Baptist 28-30 15-15 169 —
4 Abilene Christian 35-24 16-14 120 —
5 UT Arlington 29-29 16-14 113 —
6 UT Rio Grande Valley 30-26 15-14 132 —
7 Sacramento State 29-26 14-16 194 —
8 Seattle U 20-31 17-13 173 —
9 Tarleton State 24-26 10-18 184 —
10 Stephen F. Austin 22-28 12-18 207 —
11 Utah Tech 13-39 8-22 269 —
Last year’s auto-bid, Sam Houston State, moved to Conference USA. NCAAs = 2023 Tournament.

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