North Carolina was almost a unanimous number one with sixty-two votes, others receiving votes are Ohio State with one vote, and defending national champion connecticut with two votes.
Here Is The Top 25 AP Preseason Poll:
| AP Rankings | |||
| Rankings as of 10/28/2011 | |||
| Rank | School | Votes | Prev Rank |
| 1 | North Carolina 0-0 | 1620 (62) | NR |
| 2 | Kentucky 0-0 | 1501 | NR |
| 3 | Ohio State 0-0 | 1482 (1) | NR |
| 4 | Connecticut 0-0 | 1433 (2) | NR |
| 5 | Syracuse 0-0 | 1338 | NR |
| 6 | Duke 0-0 | 1301 | NR |
| 7 | Vanderbilt 0-0 | 1120 | NR |
| 8 | Florida 0-0 | 1086 | NR |
| 9 | Louisville 0-0 | 1055 | NR |
| 10 | Pittsburgh 0-0 | 1027 | NR |
| 11 | Memphis 0-0 | 997 | NR |
| 12 | Baylor 0-0 | 892 | NR |
| 13 | Kansas 0-0 | 755 | NR |
| 14 | Xavier 0-0 | 747 | NR |
| 15 | Wisconsin 0-0 | 720 | NR |
| 16 | Arizona 0-0 | 616 | NR |
| 17 | UCLA 0-0 | 404 | NR |
| 18 | Michigan 0-0 | 401 | NR |
| 19 | Alabama 0-0 | 395 | NR |
| 20 | Texas A&M 0-0 | 357 | NR |
| 21 | Cincinnati 0-0 | 353 | NR |
| 22 | Marquette 0-0 | 335 | NR |
| 23 | Gonzaga 0-0 | 283 | NR |
| 24 | California 0-0 | 230 | NR |
| 25 | Missouri 0-0 | 139 | NR |