From Purdue reclaiming the top spot to Indiana looking to recover after missing last year's NCAA tournament, The Exponent ranked the preseason Big Ten men's basketball teams for 2025-26.

Michigan joins Matt Painter 's Purdue in the top 10 from the Big Ten Conference, while UCLA, Illinois, Michigan State and Wisconsin are among the other teams from the conference in the top 25 to start the season. Led by Braden Smith, the Boilermakers are the early favorite for not only the national championship but also for the Big Ten Conference.

The Boilermakers had two players earn preseason all-Big Ten recognition. Here's how Purdue was picked by a panel from coast to coast.

With the 2025-26 season less than a week away, On3 unveiled its preseason Big Ten women's basketball power rankings.

The top two teams in the Associated Press rankings reside in the Big Ten and with Ohio State and Indiana not playing each other during the regular season, they seem destined for a Dec. 6 clash in Indianapolis.

With the conclusion of Week 9 in the Big Ten, the conference standings are beginning to take shape. A trio of contenders have separated themselves from the pack — yet the Oregon Ducks, among those three, still struggled mightily on Saturday evening against a rugged Wisconsin squad that came ready to play.