The Vols cruised to another double-digit win in the early game of Tuesday's 30th annual Jimmy V Classic inside New York's Madison Square Garden. So Rick Barnes' program is now 9-0 with all nine victories coming by at least 13 points.

From the moment Kevin Young was hired as BYU 's men's basketball coach last spring, it was clear the Cougars would have the resources to compete at the highest levels of the sport. "It got obvious real quick that there's not going to be a lot of things that hold us back here,

That means it's time to take a look-ahead at the way-too-early class of 2026 rankings. While nothing is set in stone, here are the top-10 programs so far*, all of whom should be encouraged about what the future holds.

There's a new No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll for the first time all season as Tennessee moved into the top spot and supplanted Kansas following a wild week in which the Jayhawks lost twice.