The top 10 men's and women's college basketball teams by NET ranking, as well as who is already fighting on the bubble, through week 5.

The Big Ten matched The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball record with nine ranked teams as Nebraska entered at No. 24 on Monday. The conference set the mark last year on Dec. 2 and this week has three teams in the top 10 alone.

The Generals had a sterling season last year, winning the Valley Wheel conference with a 23-2 record and winning the WMass Class B title. But arguably their crowning achievement last season was ending Central’s 57-game winning streak against WMass competition after defeating the Golden Eagles, 51-49 on Jan. 3, 2025.

This article originally published at GametimeCT 2025-26 Preseason Top 10 girls basketball poll: Northwest Catholic is No. 1, but not by much.

The 2025-26 Michigan high school boys basketball season has begun, with Saginaw-area teams getting a strong start to the season. The Saginaw area has plenty of talented boys basketball players, but here are 12 to keep an eye on based on their 2024-25 productivity.

21 points, 5 assists, 8 steals for Houston freshman Kingston Flemings in a win over FSU on an NBA floor. The 18-year-old point guard continues to show off impressive pace, instincts, and toughness. Biggest #NBADraft stock riser through one month of ball. pic.twitter.com/Q61crz4Po4

UCF Men’s Basketball played its best first half of the season to date with 47 first-half points as the Knights dominated Towson 86–61 on Sunday afternoon in Addition Financial Arena, improving to 8–1, which is the best start in Johnny Dawkins’ tenure at UCF.

A 6-foot-5 point guard, Keathley has already developed a reputation as a high-scoring, do-it-all prep player. Last season as a sophomore at Prestonsburg, Keathley was the top scorer in Kentucky high school basketball at 34.3 points per game. He was also one of the state’s top rebounders (10.0 boards per contest).