But what we've already learned through nine days of this season is that even if Peterson, Dybantsa and Boozer are in a tier by themselves in some regards, the list of elite freshmen is much longer than three names, and Louisville's Mikel Brown Jr. announced himself as part of it with a great performance in Tuesday's 96-88 victory over Kentucky.

After Tuesday brought exciting matchups across college basketball, CBS Sports updated the top 25 and 1 rankings.

After going 3-0 in the first week of the 2025-26 college basketball season, Kenny Brooks and the Kentucky Wildcats improved one spot in the Associated Press women’s college basketball Top 25, moving up to No. 23.

The SEC is set to be one of college basketball's top conferences again this season. Here are the SEC's preseason power rankings entering 2025-26.

The USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll has been refreshed following the opening week of the season. After a long and restless offseason, college basketball made its much-anticipated return, and it didn’t disappoint.

One of the risers into the top five was Duke. The Blue Devils jumped two spots to No. 4 after a win over Texas in the first game of the Cameron Boozer era. UConn moved up one spot to No. 3 after blowout wins over New Haven and UMass Lowell to open the season.