The Arizona Wildcats men’s basketball team is No. 16 in the USA Today/ESPN preseason coaches poll, first among Pac-12 schools.
North Carolina, with 30 of 31 first-place votes, leads the field. Kentucky picked up the other No. 1 vote and is ranked second in the poll.
As for other Pac-12 schools, UCLA is ranked 20th and Cal is 24th.
Washington was fifth among “others receiving votes” in the Top 25 poll.
Arizona State coach Herb Sendek represents the Pac-12 as a voter in the coaches poll. Northern Arizona’s Mike Adras is also a voter.
(Related: Even the Wildcats are split about who Pac-12 favorite should be)