When The Associated Press preseason poll was released last week, the Illinois basketball team found itself just outside the top 25. The nation's coaches are a little higher on the Fighting Illini, putting then at No. 24 overall in the 2024-25 preseason coaches' poll released Wednesday.

LEXINGTON, Ky. – After earning a No. 23 ranking in the preseason Associated Press (AP) poll earlier this month, Kentucky comes in at No. 23 in the 2024-25 season’s first edition of the USA Today Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll, announced Wednesday.

Kansas will enter the college basketball season next month as the No. 1 team in both the AP Top 25 and Coaches Polls. The former poll was released last week and the latter was released on Wednesday, with the Jayhawks earning 15 of a possible 31 first-place votes.

The preseason men's college basketball looks the same at the top as last season with Kansas starting again at No. 1. But the SEC dominating the Top 25

LSU women's basketball lost some of its star power with the exit of Angel Reese to the WNBA but those around women's college basketball still expect plenty out of Kim Mulkey's team in the 2024-25 season.

Could the 2024-25 college basketball season be a rebuilding year for the Big Ten? The conference only had four teams listed in the preseason USA TODAY Coaches Poll on Wednesday, with Purdue leading the way at No.

Expectations are high for Iowa State men's basketball. Where do the Cyclones rank in the 2024-25 preseason coaches poll?

Thursday saw the release of the women's basketball USA TODAY Sports preseason coaches poll. Coach Kristy Curry and the Alabama Crimson Tide are ranked No. 25 entering the 2024-25 season. Curry led Ala