Yeah, it’s early, and we usually don’t get into college basketball until after football season – and yes, we are College Football News – but, more than ever, the start of this hoops season is… entertaining.
Of course, the sport is all about the NCAA Tournament, and conference play won’t begin for a while, but in the meanwhile, the major games have been a blast; we’re all just starting to know all the new players in all the new places, and we’re going to catch up faster this year.
It begins by delving deeply into the rankings, the day-to-day operations of college basketball, and how these teams are coming together right now.
So, at the most critical period of the football season, we take a small break to try to forecast the current AP Top 25 college basketball poll, which will be released on Monday.
AP Poll Top 25 College Basketball Prediction Week 3
Predicted Top Others Receiving Votes:Â Illinois, Ohio State, Xavier, Texas Tech, Wake Forest
25 Ole Miss
Record: 4-0
Last Week Rank: 25
Up Next: Oral Roberts, Nov. 21
24 Rutgers
Record: 3-0
Last Week Rank: 24
Up Next: Merrimack, Nov. 20
23 Texas A&M
Record: 3-1
Last Week Rank: 22
Up Next: Southern, Nov. 20
22 St. John’s
Record: 4-0
Last Week Rank: 22
Up Next: Baylor, Nov. 21
21 Florida
Record: 4-0
Last Week Rank: 20
Up Next: Florida A&M, Nov. 19
20 Arkansas
Record: 2-1
Last Week Rank: 18
Up Next: Pacific, Nov. 18
19 Cincinnati
Record: 3-0
Last Week Rank: 17
Up Next: Northern Kentucky, Nov. 19
18 Indiana
Record: 3-0
Last Week Rank: 16
Up Next: UNC Greensboro, Nov. 21
17 Arizona
Record: 2-1
Last Week Rank: 9
Up Next: Duke, Nov. 22
16 Wisconsin
Record: 4-0
Last Week Rank: NR
Up Next: UT Rio Grande, Nov. 18
15 Marquette
Record: 4-0
Last Week Rank: 15
Up Next: Purdue, Nov. 19
14 Creighton
Record: 4-0
Last Week Rank: 14
Up Next: Nebraska, Nov. 22
13 Baylor
Record: 3-1
Last Week Rank: 12
Up Next: St. John’s, Nov. 21
12 Duke
Record: 3-1
Last Week Rank: 6
Up Next: at Arizona, Nov. 22
11 Tennessee
Record: 4-0
Last Week Rank: 11
Up Next: Virginia, Nov. 21
10 Alabama
Record: 3-1
Last Week Rank: 2
Up Next: Illinois, Nov. 20
9 North Carolina
Record: 2-1
Last Week Rank: 10
Up Next: at Hawaii, Nov. 22
8 Kentucky
Record: 3-0
Last Week Rank: 19
Up Next: Lipscomb, Nov. 19
7 Purdue
Record: 4-0
Last Week Rank: 13
Up Next: at Marquette, Nov. 19
6 Houston
Record: 2-1
Last Week Rank: 8
Up Next: Hofstra, Nov. 22
5 Iowa State
Record: 2-0
Last Week Rank: 7
Up Next: IU Indianapolis, Nov. 18
4 Auburn
Record: 3-0
Last Week Rank: 5
Up Next: North Alabama, Nov. 18
3 Gonzaga
Record: 3-0
Last Week Rank: 4
Up Next: at San Diego State, Nov. 18
2 UConn
Record: 3-0
Last Week Rank: 3
Up Next: East Texas A&M, Nov. 19
1 Kansas
Record: 4-0
Last Week Rank: 1
Up Next: UNC Wilmington, Nov. 19