North Carolina is the No. 1 team in the first Student Media Poll of the 2022-23 men’s basketball season. Four teams received first-place votes, and 49 teams received at least one vote.
| Rank | Team | Points | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 North Carolina | 989 | – |
| 2 | 5 Gonzaga | 931 | – |
| 3 | Houston | 892 | – |
| 4 | Kentucky | 883 | – |
| 5 | 2 Kansas | 804 | – |
| 6 | Baylor | 788 | – |
| 7 | 1 UCLA | 725 | – |
| 8 | Duke | 709 | – |
| 9 | Arkansas | 702 | – |
| 10 | Tennessee | 591 | – |
| 11 | Creighton | 586 | – |
| 12 | Texas | 512 | – |
| 13 | Indiana | 482 | – |
| 14 | TCU | 441 | – |
| 15 | Arizona | 415 | – |
| 16 | Auburn | 411 | – |
| 17 | Villanova | 388 | – |
| 18 | Virginia | 297 | – |
| 19 | Alabama | 238 | – |
| 20 | Michigan | 193 | – |
| 21 | Illinois | 189 | – |
| 22 | San Diego State | 178 | – |
| 23 | Oregon | 159 | – |
| 24 | Texas Tech | 125 | – |
| 25 | Dayton | 79 | – |
Receiving votes: Miami (FL) (54), Purdue (50), UConn (41), Michigan State (29), Wyoming (15), Iowa (13), Texas A&M (12), Ohio State (10), USC (10), Saint Mary’s (10), Florida State (9), Colorado State (8), Saint Louis (7), Oklahoma State (4), Xavier (4), Providence (3), St. John’s (3), Virginia Tech (2), Memphis (2), UAB (2), Oklahoma (1), Notre Dame (1), Florida (1), Rutgers (1)
A full breakdown of individual ballots cast by each voter can be found here.
Student Media Poll 