Coaches Poll, AP and Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
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The Huskies, ranked No. 1 in the Preseason AP Top 25 Poll, host Southern Connecticut State Sunday afternoon at PeoplesBank Arena (formerly XL Center) in Hartford. Sunday’s game will be the first basketball game played at the newly renovated arena.
In all, the SEC has six teams ranked in both the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll and AP Top 25. Here's a full look at the top-25 rankings to start the 2025 college basketball season: SEC teams in bold. First-place votes in parentheses.
Purdue guard Braden Smith has been named a unanimous preseason All-American by The Associated Press. He earned all 57 votes from a media panel.