UCLA ranked No. 13 in preseason Associated Press basketball poll Center Joshua Smith and UCLA have high expectation heading into the 2012-13 season. Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times / December 23, 2011 By Mike Hiserman October 26, 2012, 2:29 p.m. However, UCLA has a top-rated freshman recruiting class, led by swingman Shabazz Muhammad, guards Kyle Anderson and Jordan Adams and post man Tony Parker - though Muhammad and Anderson have not been cleared for competition by the NCAA, which is investigating their eligibility. The Bruins have returning starters in guard Tyler Lamb and twin forwards David and Travis Wear, along with key reserves Joshua Smith and Norman Powell. UCLA also has a prominent transfer in point guard Larry Drew II, a former North Carolina starter. The Bruins will play at least two nonconference games against preseason top-15 opponents: Dec. 1 against No. 20 San Diego State and Dec. 28 against No. 15 Missouri, both at home. UCLA will also participate in the Progressive Legends Classic in Brooklyn on Nov. 20, where they could face top-ranked Indiana. Indiana (43); 27-9; 16 2. Louisville (20); 30-10; 17 3. Kentucky (2); 38-2; 1 4. Ohio State; 31-8; 7 5. Michigan; 24-10; 13 6. North Carolina State; 24-13; NR 7. Kansas; 32-7; 6 8. Duke; 27-7; 8 9. Syracuse; 34-3; 2 10. Florida; 26-11; 25 11. North Carolina; 32-6; 4 12. Arizona; 23-12; NR 13. Michigan State; 29-8; 5 15. Missouri; 30-5; 3 16. Creighton; 29-6; 19 17. Memphis; 26-9; NR 18. Nevada Las Vegas; 26-9; 23 19. Baylor; 30-8; 9 20. San Diego State; 26-8; 22 21. Gonzaga; 26-7; NR 22. Notre Dame; 22-12; NR 23. Wisconsin; 26-10; 14 24. Cincinnati; 26-11; NR 25. Florida State 25-10; 10 *Final AP poll last season appeared March 12, 2012.