Florida tumbled seven spots in the first Associated Press Top 25 poll of the 2025-26 regular season.The Gators went from No. 3 to 10th after opening their title defense with a 93-87 loss to Arizona…
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Florida coach Todd Golden had people yelling at him at halftime Thursday night to get 7-foot-9 center Olivier Rioux into the game.Golden relented with 2:09 to play -- and made history in…
Jay BilasNov 5, 2025, 08:45 AM ETClose College basketball analyst for ESPN and ESPN Insider Played and coached at Duke Practicing attorneyThe Bilastrator doesn't like to brag. Yet, by now, as a conscious being on…
AZZI FUDD LOOKS over her cards and refers to my handwritten instructions for a game called Dinger that she has never played before this early October morning. Wearing gray sweatpants with a pink sweatshirt at…
Joe LunardiNov 4, 2025, 08:45 AM ETClose Resident college basketball bracketologist for ESPN Contributor to SportsCenter, ESPN Insider Published first public bracket in 1995A new men's college basketball season has finally arrived. With it comes…
The UConn Huskies' return to the pinnacle of women's college basketball last season has bettors and bookmakers alike high on them headed into the 2025-26 campaign -- but the South Carolina Gamecocks and UCLA Bruins…
Myron MedcalfOct 31, 2025, 09:00 AM ETCloseMyron Medcalf covers college basketball for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2011.Preseason rankings are a great glimpse of a college basketball season ahead. But we can only measure what…
Oct 28, 2025, 09:00 AM ETWhen the UConn Huskies won their fourth consecutive NCAA women's basketball title (11th overall) in 2016, no one would have guessed nearly a decade would pass before they celebrated a…
There's a general opinion in the hoops world that nothing seen during the NBA preseason actually matters.And while the standings and statistics don't technically carry over to the real campaign, there can still be meaning…
Charlie CremeOct 14, 2025, 12:07 PM ETCloseCharlie Creme projects the women's NCAA tournament bracket for ESPN.com.The 2025-26 preseason women's college basketball AP Top 25 poll results are out!The reigning champion UConn Huskies top the list,…