Writers from CBB Review give their top 25 votes throughout the season and offseason. These are the July offseason rankings for 2021.
Ranking, Team Name, Total Votes
- Kansas – 118 (2)
- Gonzaga – 116 (3)
- Villanova – 116
- UCLA – 115
- Texas – 103
- Purdue – 101
- Michigan – 92
- Baylor – 90
- Oregon – 80
- Kentucky – 76
- Duke – 66
- North Carolina – 65
- Houston – 63
- Arkansas – 55
- Maryland – 55
- Ohio State – 49
- Alabama – 37
- Florida State – 36
- Virginia – 20
- Auburn – 19
- St. Bonaventure – 16
- Indiana – 15
- Wichita State – 14
- Syracuse – 14
- Memphis – 13
Others Receiving Votes: Tennessee – 10, USC – 10, LSU – 9, Michigan State – 9, Oral Roberts – 7, Virginia Tech – 7, West Virginia – 5, Colorado State – 3, Loyola Chicago – 3, UConn – 3, Oklahoma – 2, Rutgers – 2, San Diego State – 2, Belmont – 1
Voters: Ariel Puterman, Jason Draven, Mat Mlodzinski, Matt Waldman, Sam Bass