2012 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Preseason (Nov. 7)
Year:Week:
| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | North Carolina (62) | 0-0 | 1,620 |
| 2 | Kentucky | 0-0 | 1,501 |
| 3 | Ohio State (1) | 0-0 | 1,482 |
| 4 | Connecticut (2) | 0-0 | 1,433 |
| 5 | Syracuse | 0-0 | 1,338 |
| 6 | Duke | 0-0 | 1,301 |
| 7 | Vanderbilt | 0-0 | 1,120 |
| 8 | Florida | 0-0 | 1,086 |
| 9 | Louisville | 0-0 | 1,055 |
| 10 | Pittsburgh | 0-0 | 1,027 |
| 11 | Memphis | 0-0 | 997 |
| 12 | Baylor | 0-0 | 892 |
| 13 | Kansas | 0-0 | 755 |
| 14 | Xavier | 0-0 | 747 |
| 15 | Wisconsin | 0-0 | 720 |
| 16 | Arizona | 0-0 | 616 |
| 17 | UCLA | 0-0 | 404 |
| 18 | Michigan | 0-0 | 401 |
| 19 | Alabama | 0-0 | 395 |
| 20 | Texas A&M | 0-0 | 357 |
| 21 | Cincinnati | 0-0 | 353 |
| 22 | Marquette | 0-0 | 335 |
| 23 | Gonzaga | 0-0 | 283 |
| 24 | California | 0-0 | 230 |
| 25 | Missouri | 0-0 | 139 |
| USA Today Coaches Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | North Carolina (30) | 0-0 | 774 |
| 2 | Kentucky (1) | 0-0 | 721 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 0-0 | 702 |
| 4 | Connecticut | 0-0 | 655 |
| 5 | Syracuse | 0-0 | 649 |
| 6 | Duke | 0-0 | 635 |
| 7 | Vanderbilt | 0-0 | 567 |
| 8 | Louisville | 0-0 | 514 |
| 9 | Memphis | 0-0 | 482 |
| 10 | Florida | 0-0 | 474 |
| 11 | Pittsburgh | 0-0 | 471 |
| 12 | Baylor | 0-0 | 358 |
| 13 | Kansas | 0-0 | 331 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 0-0 | 313 |
| 15 | Xavier | 0-0 | 277 |
| 16 | Arizona | 0-0 | 269 |
| 17 | Alabama | 0-0 | 194 |
| 18 | Michigan | 0-0 | 187 |
| 19 | Texas A&M | 0-0 | 161 |
| 20 | UCLA | 0-0 | 147 |
| 21 | Marquette | 0-0 | 145 |
| 22 | Cincinnati | 0-0 | 141 |
| 23 | Gonzaga | 0-0 | 125 |
| 24 | California | 0-0 | 111 |
| 25 | Missouri | 0-0 | 110 |
