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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1. Florida Gators

The defending champions are reloaded for a repeat bid. Boogie Fland (Arkansas) and Xaivian Lee (Princeton) join returning frontcourt duo Thomas Haugh and Alex Condon. Florida may take time to gel but remains the team to beat by March.

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