National runner-up Texas A&M is the unanimous No. 1 in the CBI Preseason Composite Poll.
The Aggies top each of the five national preseason polls.
LSU checks in at No. 2. The Tigers are second in two polls, third in two polls and fourth in the other.
National champ Tennessee sits in third. The Volunteers are second in two polls, third in one, fourth in one and fifth in the other.
Virginia comes in at No. 4. The Cavaliers are second in one poll, third in two, fourth in one and fifth in the other.
Arkansas rounds out the Top 5. The Razorbacks are fourth in one poll, fifth in three and 13th in the other.
There are eight teams from the SEC in the CBI Composite Poll, including six in the Top 9. There are seven from the ACC, two from the Big 12, one from the Big 10, one from Conference USA and one independent.
| Rnk | Team | BA | D1 | NCBW | PG | USA | Points | |
| 1 | Texas A&M (53-15) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | LSU (43-23) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |
| 3 | Tennessee (60-13) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 16 | |
| 4 | Virginia (46-17) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | |
| 5 | Arkansas (44-16) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 32 | |
| 6 | Florida State (49-17) | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 33 | |
| 7 | Oregon State (45-16) | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 40 | |
| 8 | Georgia (43-17) | 11 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 45 | |
| 9 | Florida (36-30) | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 48 | |
| 10 | Clemson (44-16) | 8 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 51 | |
| 11 | North Carolina (48-1 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 53 | |
| 12 | Duke (40-20) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 53 | |
| 13 | Texas (36-24) | 14 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 70 | |
| 14 | Oregon (40-20) | 19 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 71 | |
| 15 | Vanderbilt (38-23) | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 78 | |
| 16 | Wake Forest (38-22) | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 78 | |
| 17 | NC State (38-23) | 16 | 13 | 15 | 26 | 16 | 86 | |
| 18 | Oklahoma State (42- | 13 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 17 | 90 | |
| 19 | Arizona (36-23) | 22 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 20 | 96 | |
| 20 | Dallas Baptist (45-15 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 99 | |