Gonzaga is the preseason No. 1 team in college basketball. The Zags edged out Baylor and Villanova for the top spot in the preseason AP Top 25 in the poll released Monday, marking the first time in its history it is ranked No. 1 in the preseason rankings. 

Baylor comes in at No. 2 and Villanova at No. 3, with Virginia and Iowa rounding out the top five. 

It's the third consecutive season that Mark Few's Bulldogs are ranked inside the preseason top 10. In the last two seasons, they won a combined 64 games, more than any team in college basketball. They lost Filip Petrusev and Killian Tillie to the NBA this offseason, but return Corey Kispert and Joel Ayayi while adding five-star freshman Jalen Suggs to the mix.

As good as Gonzaga is, though, Baylor has an equally impressive preseason resume. The Bears spent the majority of last season atop the AP rankings and return their top three scorers, led by All-America candidate Jared Butler. 

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Rounding out the top 10 of the poll is No. 6 Kansas, which ended last season at No. 1 in the rankings, as well as Wisconsin, Illinois, Duke and Kentucky.

Here's a look at the full AP Top 25.

AP Preseason Top 25

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' 2020-21 Top 25 preseason college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last season's final ranking:

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RankTeamRecordPoints Last season
1Gonzaga (28)0-015412
2Baylor (24)0-015405
3Villanova (11)0-0150110
4Virginia (1)0-0154016
5Iowa0-0127325
6Kansas0-012211
7Wisconsin0-0115017
8Illinois0-0110521
9Duke0-0107311
10Kentucky0-010388
11Creighton0-09227
12Tennessee0-0919NR
13Michigan State0-08209
14Texas Tech0-0790NR
15West Virginia0-065124
16North Carolina0-0465NR
17Houston0-043822
18Arizona State0-0402NR
19Texas0-0380NR
20Oregon0-037513
21Florida State0-03514
22UCLA0-0336NR
23Ohio State0-027019
24Rutgers0-0190NR
25Michigan0-0160NR

Others receiving votes: LSU 146, Memphis 69, Florida 69, Alabama 50, Indiana 48, Louisville 41, Richmond 40, Stanford 14, Providence 9, Saint Louis 8, Auburn 8, San Diego State 6, Connecticut 6, BYU 4, Loyola Chicago 3, Seton Hall 2, UNC Greensboro 1, Northern Iowa 1