NCAA Basketball: Preseason top 25 power rankings for 2025-26 season

From Florida’s title defense to Duke’s new stars and Houston’s hunger, here’s how the preseason Top 25 shakes out before the 2025-26 college basketball season tips off..

ByRodney Knuppel|

Houston Cougars head coach Kelvin Sampson greets Florida Gators head coach Todd Golden | Bob Donnan-Imagn Images

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15. Arkansas Razorbacks

John Calipari’s second season in Fayetteville begins with one of the most talented starting fives in the SEC. Freshman Darius Acuff Jr., top-10 recruit nationally, joins D.J. Wagner, Karter Knox, and Trevon Brazile for another Sweet 16 contender.

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