 
					
				Sports Illustrated’s Men’s College Basketball Preseason Top 25: No. 6 St. John’s
The Red Storm reloaded around Zuby Ejiofor and a wave of new shooters, aiming to turn last season’s Big East dominance into March success.
				 
					
				 
					
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				"Guard play. I was the lowest on St. John’s among Associated Press Top 25 voters and felt justified after KenPom had the Johnnies at No. 16. After watching the Michigan exhibition, guard play is still the concern, but, the frontline is good enough to ease some of that concern."The Athletic has Michigan at #1. SJU at #7

NCAA men’s college basketball 2025-26 preseason Top 25: Michigan, Kentucky lead field in wide-open year
A new trend of marquee preseason matchups has given us some data points when it comes to ranking teams before the season begins.www.nytimes.com
 
					
				