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Women’s College Basketball Rankings: AP Top 25 preseason poll revealed
The women’s college basketball season is getting ready to tip off for the 2025-26 season. Ahead of that, the AP Top 25 preseason poll rankings have now been revealed, sharing some general consensus on where everyone stands going into the season. There are, of course, a few different challenges that come with putting together an AP ranking in the preseason. …
Read More »Warriors’ Jonathan Kuminga ejected from preseason win over Trail Blazers after making contact with official
Jonathan Kuminga didn’t make it to the second half of Tuesday night’s preseason game. The Golden State Warriors forward was thrown out of their 118-111 win over the Portland Trail Blazers in the final moments of the second quarter after he made contact with an official while arguing for a call. That led to an immediate technical foul and ejection. …
Read More »AP, Analytics Disagree On Preseason College Basketball Top 25
Last year, I introduced a new weekly column for the college basketball season called “CBB With Danny Z.” Good news for all my fans (mostly my friends and family), we’re bringing it back this year! While the column won’t be weekly until a little later in the season (when people start paying close attention to college basketball), it seemed fitting …
Read More »UConn is No. 1 in women’s preseason AP Top 25
Defending champion UConn picked up where it left off as the No. 1 team in the country in The Associated Press Top 25 preseason women’s basketball poll released Tuesday. The Huskies received 27 first-place votes from a 31-member national media panel. South Carolina, last season’s runner-up to UConn, was picked second in the poll and garnered the other four first-place …
Read More »Alex Karaban leads UConn men's basketball over Boston College. What we learned from preseason win – CT Insider
Alex Karaban leads UConn men’s basketball over Boston College. What we learned from preseason win CT Insider How to watch UConn vs. BC women’s and men’s basketball at Mohegan Sun Arena NBC Sports Boston Azzi Fudd, UConn get back to business in exhibition victory over Boston College USA Today Live Blog: Boston College Men’s Basketball vs No 4 UConn (Exhibition) Sports Illustrated UConn women’s …
Read More »Which Big 12 teams made the preseason AP college basketball top 25 poll? – Deseret News
Kevin Young’s program will start the 2025-26 season as a top-10 team. BYU came in at No. 8 in the preseason Associated Press men’s basketball top 25 rankings, which were released Monday. That is the highest the Cougars have ever been ranked in the preseason poll. It’s just the seventh time BYU has found itself ranked in the preseason top …
Read More »Purdue, Houston, Florida top preseason AP men’s basketball Top 25: Who’s too high and too low?
For the first time in program history, Purdue is the No. 1 team in the Associated Press men’s basketball preseason Top 25. And while preseason rankings only matter so much, in this instance, they reflect the Boilermakers’ recent climb into college basketball’s elite tier. Prior to the 2021-22 season, Purdue had never been ranked No. 1 in the country — …
Read More »Purdue tops preseason AP Top 25 men’s hoops poll for 1st time
Oct 13, 2025, 12:17 PM ET Purdue is No. 1 in the preseason Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll for the first time. The Boilermakers earned 35 of 61 first-place votes to top Monday’s poll to begin the 2025-26 season. That put Matt Painter’s squad ahead of the two teams that played in last year’s NCAA title game, with …
Read More »Who is No. 1 in the preseason AP Top 25 basketball poll?
Purdue is No. 1 in the preseason Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll for the first time. The Boilermakers earned 35 of 61 first-place votes to top Monday’s poll to begin the 2025-26 season. That put Matt Painter’s squad ahead of the two teams that played in last year’s NCAA title game, with runner-up Houston at No. 2 and …
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