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Could a procedural advantage be the difference in Houston finally winning a national title? Plus, the newest teams joining the field of 68.

November has nonconference heavyweight games (Purdue-Alabama), future bubble teams (VCU-NC State) and underrated rivalries (Yale-Vermont).

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.

Here's what to know about each team in the AP men's preseason top 25, from No. 1 Purdue to No. 25 North Carolina.

The Big Ten is approaching a vote on a private capital agreement and the formation of Big Ten Enterprises, which would infuse league schools with more than $2 billion, according to sources.

The Big Ten is approaching a vote on a private capital agreement and the formation of Big Ten Enterprises, which would infuse league schools with more than $2 billion, according to sources.

Senator Maria Cantwell sent a letter on Friday warning Big Ten presidents that a move into private equity could have negative consequences, including impacting the schools' tax-exempt status.

The NCAA's stalled 5-in-5 rule has put a hold on much of college basketball recruiting until next spring.

Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the beloved, recently retired chaplain of the Loyola-Chicago men's basketball team, has died at the age of 106, the school announced late Thursday night.

One of college sports' most powerful boosters lashed out at conferences for blocking necessary change, while those commissioners barked back at his views.