The poll results are in: Here's a closer look at No. 25 Vanderbilt.25. VANDERBILT2025-26 record: 27-9Outlook for 2026-27: The SEC is daunting, and there are bigger-name programs with bigger budgets, but Tyler Tanner alone makes the Commodores worthy of...

The poll results are in: Here's a closer look at No. 23 Southern California.23. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA2025-26 record: 18-14Outlook for 2026-27: The Trojans never had highly talented guards Rodney Rice (shoulder) and Alijah Arenas (knee) on the floor toget...

The poll results are in: Here's a closer look at No. 21 UCLA.21. UCLA2025-26 record: 24-12Outlook for 2026-27: The Bruins reached the 2021 Final Four in coach Mick Cronin's second season, then lost two years in a row in the Sweet 16 and have not advanc...

The poll results are in: Here's a closer look at No. 22 Baylor.22. BAYLOR2025-26 record: 17-17Outlook for 2026-27: Coach Scott Drew's squad missed the NCAA Tournament last season and hasn't made it past the second round since winning it all in 2021. Ex...

The poll results are in: Here's a closer look at No. 20 Alabama.20. ALABAMA2025-26 record: 25-10Outlook for 2026-27: The Crimson Tide seek a seventh straight NCAA Tournament bid and will need a freshman or two to break out if they want to match last se...

The poll results are in: Here's a closer look at No. 19 Texas Tech.19. TEXAS TECH2025-26 record: 23-11Outlook for 2026-27: The Red Raiders are a combined 38-18 in three seasons of Big 12 play under coach Grant McCasland but have never won the conferenc...