In today’s day and age of college basketball, money reigns supreme, and with NIL becoming a driving factor in player commitments, programs with larger budgets have an advantage.
With under a month until the Tigers officially tip off the regular season, here's where Steven Pearl's group falls on the national scale.
The Zags start the upcoming season against the Purdue Boilermakers at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Nov. 2.
The Illini have found their identity in the Shauna Green era, and they dive into what makes it special in the 'Falling into Place' finale.
KenPom isn't as high on the Hoosiers as the rest of the college hoops world seems to be heading into 2026-27
Arkansas gets plenty of respect in preseason poll
Get to know the new Gopher hoops roster
The St. John's Red Storm have landed lower than anticipated in the KenPom preseason rankings.
We're tracking all the coaching changes in men's college basketball for the 2026-27 season.
What teams did KenPom's preseason rankings have correct, too high, and too low?
Illinois basketball is starting their run back to the Final Four this Saturday, and the starting lineup could look very similar to that of last season.
The 2026-27 college basketball season is three weeks away, with the Gonzaga Bulldogs facing the Purdue Boilermakers in Las Vegas in one of the marquee matchups
Add KenPom to the list of rankings with a lukewarm evaluation of Wisconsin hoops ahead of the 2026-27 season.
Oklahoma State's 57-game home exhibition winning streak ended with a 99-89 loss to New Mexico. Steve Lutz criticized the Cowboys' defense after a game featuring 63 fouls and 82 free throws. Freshman Anthony Felesi led OSU with 18 points, but defensive struggles overshadowed the positives.
KenPom has UConn ranked comparably to last season despite a lot of new faces.
Freshman's defensive versatility, physicality near basket provides Razorbacks promising paint presence
Ken Pomeroy released his preseason KenPom rankings for the 2026-27 season on Sunday afternoon, and Gerry McNamara’s squad slotted in at 80th amongst the 365 teams in college basketball, which is 7 spots above where the Orange finished last year.
Minnesota could have its best roster since the 2019-20 season.
The Huskies and Orange meet Tuesday at Mohegan Sun Arena for their first men’s basketball matchup since 2018.
Dana Altman leaves enormous coaching shoes to fill with the Oregon Ducks, especially when dealing with recruiting against the top Big Ten Conference programs.
There will be a lot of new faces surrounding Kaden Brown, the OVC’s only returning double-digit scorer
Mark your calendars.
Brad Underwood has Illinois basketball locked and loaded for 2026-27, but KenPom might see the defense as a weak point.
John Blackwell’s skillset should fit Duke’s needs very well.