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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18. Kansas Jayhawks

After a disappointing early tournament exit, Kansas reloads with star freshman Darryn Peterson and key transfers Melvin Council Jr. (St. Bonaventure) and Tre White (Illinois). With Hunter Dickinson gone, Flory Bidunga steps into a larger role inside.

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