2025-26 Rankings

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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.

www.si.com

 

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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

 

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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

"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."

CJ Moore moved us up 7 spots literally based on an exhibition game, and Michigan 3 spots.

 

[SJUWillRockNYC]

Sports Illustrated’s Complete 2025–26 Men’s College Basketball Rankings From No. 365 to No. 1

The annual preseason list takes into account all offseason moves and predicts how the march toward the NCAA tournament will play out.

www.si.com