The team that came excruciatingly close to cutting down the nets in 2025 is the early favorite to get the job done in 2026.

but the Huskies are not the top team in the country coming out of the 2022-23 season according to ESPN's final College Basketball BPI Top 25 rankings. The Elite Eight didn't feature a single No. 1 ...

The Big 12 Conference has seven teams in an early college basketball Top 25 for the 2025-26 season, including the No. 1 team in the country, Houston.