Florida and UConn round out the top three, followed by Houston and Illinois.
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John Fanta walks Jay Croucher through selections for the preseason top 25 teams in men’s college basketball, where Duke, UConn and Florida are among those highlighting the rankings’ top end.
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Florida will start the men’s college basketball season where it ended it two seasons ago.
Both stars decided to return to their schools, making their teams among frontrunners to cut down the nets next spring.
The Gamecocks received 23 first-place votes from a 31-member national media panel.
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Roddy Gayle cleared to play 5th season of college hoops for No. 16 Michigan, coach Mike Boynton says
Gayle is expected to play for the defending champion Wolverines against No. 10 Houston in an exhibition game on Sunday in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
It all begins Nov. 8 when St. John’s hosts Iona — where Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino revived his career before jumping to the Red Storm.
Villanova will leave the Big 5 at the end of the 2026-2027 season and the series will continue with five teams starting next season in a round-robin format.
Huggins’ family released a statement on his health in coordination with the University of Cincinnati Athletics Department ahead of the 73-year-old’s induction into the school’s Athletics Hall of Fame.
The new rules did not grandfather in student-athletes from the high school class of 2022, which is why Godfrey and others have been in front of judges, seeking another season of eligibility for themselves.
Villanova and Notre Dame’s men’s and women’s teams are set to play a doubleheader in Rome on November 1, marking the start of the college basketball season.
The 24-year-old has enrolled in classes at Kansas and began practicing with the team.
The 63-year-old Hall of Famer is returning for a 34th season as a college coach, the last 24 of those with the Jayhawks.
Under the order, public and private universities in Ohio can allow athletes to play, even though the NCAA’s new guidance excludes those who have already played four seasons.
Holloway was arrested March 16, days before the NCAA Tournament, after authorities said they found 2.1 pounds of marijuana in his Tuscaloosa apartment.
