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Why did Jon Rothstein move Purdue ahead of Houston in his preseason rankings? He gives a full explanation for his decision to give the Boilermakers a bump.
After Pop Isaacs decided to play for Texas A&M and not the Cougars, Rick Pitino's Red Storm moves to the top of the CBS Sports rankings
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USA TODAY College Sports Wire on MSNACC reveals UNC's conference opponents for 2025-2026 college basketball seasonThe UNC basketball program recently gave fans a little teaser for its 2025-2026 season, with UNC releasing its list of ACC opponents.
After having just seven teams qualify for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, the league is hoping to find ways to boost its brand with tougher scheduling.
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Big 12 decision-makers hope a schedule with fewer conference games creates more opportunities for marquee matchups that pay off in March Madness.
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Eight of the 2025 college basketball transfer portal's top 250 players are still available after a week that saw four top-150 members — PJ Haggerty, Darrion Williams, Rakease Passmore and Tyon Grant-Foster — come off the board.
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Kelvin Sampson is now returning three starters from a team that came one shot away from cutting down the nets in last season.
It isn't uncommon for a player, whether it be basketball or football, to be offered a massive payday before playing a single minute of action at their respective college. On Wednesday, Adidas took to social media to announce its 2025 high school NIL class, featuring recruits from both the 2026 and 2027 recruiting classes.
St. John’s long ago moved on from Luis and added the nation’s No. 1 portal class with Ian Jackson (UNC), Oziyah Sellers (Stanford), Dillon Mitchell (Cincinnati), Bryce Hopkins (Providence), Joson Sanon (Arizona State), Dylan Darling (Idaho State) and Handje Tamba. Austrian wing Imran Suljanovic also joins as a freshman.
College basketball analyst Jon Rothstein has moved Purdue up to the No. 1 spot in his preseason rankings for the 2025-26 season.
Oregon will have its starting center back in 2025-26. Nate Bittle, who declared for the NBA draft earlier this spring but maintained his college eligibility, is returning for his fifth and final season at UO, a source confirmed to The Oregonian/OregonLive.