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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8. BYU Cougars

Coach Kevin Young’s NBA-style rebuild is ahead of schedule. Top recruit A.J. Dybantsa headlines alongside transfers Robert Wright III and Kennard Davis Jr. With elite shooting from Richie Saunders, BYU is ready to contend in the Big 12.

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