The first official poll that people care about is out for the 2015-16 season. UNC is ranked #1 but with company as the Tar Heels and Kentucky share the top spot.
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | 1ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentucky Wildcats | 38-1 | 749 | 11 |
| 1 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 26-12 | 749 | 12 |
| 3 | Maryland Terrapins | 28-7 | 723 | 5 |
| 4 | Duke Blue Devils | 35-4 | 686 | 3 |
| 5 | Kansas Jayhawks | 27-9 | 675 | 1 |
| 6 | Virginia Cavaliers | 30-4 | 667 | 0 |
| 7 | Iowa State Cyclones | 25-9 | 541 | 0 |
| 8 | Oklahoma Sooners | 24-11 | 520 | 0 |
| 9 | Villanova Wildcats | 33-3 | 498 | 0 |
| 10 | Arizona Wildcats | 34-4 | 477 | 0 |
| 11 | Gonzaga Bulldogs | 35-3 | 468 | 0 |
| 12 | Wichita State Shockers | 30-5 | 461 | 0 |
| 13 | Michigan State Spartans | 27-12 | 386 | 0 |
| 14 | California Golden Bears | 18-15 | 350 | 0 |
| 15 | Indiana Hoosiers | 20-14 | 312 | 0 |
| 16 | Utah Utes | 26-9 | 250 | 0 |
| 17 | Wisconsin Badgers | 36-4 | 181 | 0 |
| 18 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 32-6 | 172 | 0 |
| 19 | LSU Tigers | 22-11 | 163 | 0 |
| 20 | Vanderbilt Commodores | 21-14 | 153 | 0 |
| 21 | Baylor Bears | 24-10 | 145 | 0 |
| 22 | Butler Bulldogs | 23-11 | 132 | 0 |
| 23 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 25-10 | 125 | 0 |
| 24 | Purdue Boilermakers | 21-13 | 110 | 0 |
| 24 | Connecticut Huskies | 20-15 | 110 | 0 |
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Others Receiving Votes
Michigan 108; Louisville 93; Texas A&M 58; UCLA 48; Georgetown 45; Cincinnati 43; North Carolina State 36; Oregon 33; Texas 29; Xavier 25; Florida State 25; Miami (Fla.) 11; San Diego State 10; Iowa 8; Davidson 5; Boise State 5; Providence 5; Stephen F. Austin 2; Belmont 2; Ohio State 2; Tulsa 1; Dayton 1; Old Dominion 1; Marquette 1. |
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UNC actually got 12 first place votes to Kentucky's 11 but each ended up with 749 total points. Maryland received five first place votes and is #3, Duke is #4 with three first place votes and Kansas rounds out the top five with a lone vote for first.
This is the first time since 2011-12 UNC will begin the season atop one of the major polls.
Based on this poll UNC will have games this season versus:
#3 Maryland
#4 Duke(twice)
#6 Virginia
#18 Notre Dame
Obviously this will change as the poll fluctuates over the course of the season. Two of UNC's marquee name opponents, UCLA and Texas are unranked in the season's first poll though both are in the "others receiving votes" section.
