***2025-26 Mens College Basketball Thread***

[HouClone]

Gonzaga has been a monster this year. Would be great for WVU to knock them off. Come on WVU!

 

[Erik4Cy]

DeVries & WVU are gonna beat Gonzaga

 

[HFCS]

Auburn is going to be ranked #2 with lots of #1 votes, surely we can't drop too far for a last second loss to the #2 team on a neutral court.

 

[stormchaser2014]

I think this is going to be a great college basketball season.

 

[CloniesForLife]

Another good W for the Big12

 

[HFCS]

Doesn't Kenpom start phasing that stuff out as the season goes along though? I seem to remember by the new calendar year he pretty much removes all of the prior season stuff and simply goes by the current season performance.

Yeah it phases out, but it's usually a good thing that they take incoming/outgoing talent into consideration early in the year.

Drake is a rare case where they should have ignored that they lost most of a #53 team and brought in D2 players. Conventional wisdom says they should have been worse to start the year, it's upside down.

 

[CycloneErik]

Auburn is going to be ranked #2 with lots of #1 votes, surely we can't drop too far for a last second loss to the #2 team on a neutral court.

I won't be surprised if we move up to #3.

 

[CPG4ISU]

Auburn is going to be ranked #2 with lots of #1 votes, surely we can't drop too far for a last second loss to the #2 team on a neutral court.

Call me crazy but ISU may be #3 come Monday

 

[dahliaclone]

I truly think Iowa fumbled the bag with DeVries. They likely could have gotten him if they were smart and parted ways with Fran.

 

[HFCS]

I think this is going to be a great college basketball season.

Big 12 still looks REALLY good but maybe not typical 70-80% deep which I am totally fine with.

 

[12191987]

DeVries & WVU are gonna beat Gonzaga

The Big 12 will be a pretty tough league it seems.

 

[cyclones500]

Auburn is going to be ranked #2 with lots of #1 votes, surely we can't drop too far for a last second loss to the #2 team on a neutral court.

If Auburn wins Maui, w/ Gonzaga losing to WVU (UConn losing at least twice), ISU isn't going to drop, and probably should rise

 

[HFCS]

I truly think Iowa fumbled the bag with DeVries. They likely could have gotten him if they were smart and parted ways with Fran.

It was just a bonus they got the kid.

Iowa would have been better off rolling the dice on 3-4 coaches over an entire generation of Fran. This last missed opportunity is just the worst of many.

It genuinely makes me sad. I grew up a huge Iowa basketball fan, it's so incredibly mediocre now compared to then. Lick just scarred the program for life, they're totally paralyzed.

 

[HFCS]

If Auburn wins Maui, w/ Gonzaga losing to WVU (UConn losing at least twice), ISU isn't going to drop, and probably should rise

If Auburn beats Memphis similar or worse than they beat UNC...if ISU drops UNC should be unranked.

 

[HFCS]

I won't be surprised if we move up to #3.

I mean last year when we had a top 20 season long SOS it was all about how our non-conf was bad...time for the rolling accolades I guess.

 

[Pope]

I won't be surprised if we move up to #3.

That would be awesome and it would be justified, but I'm doubtful it will happen. Would love to be wrong on that! My guess is we might remain at #5 or maybe drop a notch or two.

 

[12191987]

It was just a bonus they got the kid.

Iowa would have been better off rolling the dice on 3-4 coaches over an entire generation of Fran. This last missed opportunity is just the worst of many.

It genuinely makes me sad. I grew up a huge Iowa basketball fan, it's so incredibly mediocre now compared to then. Lick just scarred the program for life, they're totally paralyzed.

Being 100% honest, in 2010 I was very jealous that Iowa hired a serious coach and ISU settled for a gimmick hire to excite the fanbase.

 

[CycloneErik]

That would be awesome and it would be justified, but I'm doubtful it will happen. Would love to be wrong on that! My guess is we might remain at #5 or maybe drop a notch or two.

I'm not seeing anyone other than Marquette ready to make a big jump this week. Maybe Tennessee?

 

[Prone2Clone]

It was just a bonus they got the kid.

Iowa would have been better off rolling the dice on 3-4 coaches over an entire generation of Fran. This last missed opportunity is just the worst of many.

It genuinely makes me sad. I grew up a huge Iowa basketball fan, it's so incredibly mediocre now compared to then. Lick just scarred the program for life, they're totally paralyzed.

It genuinely makes me joyful.

 

[1UNI2ISU]

I truly think Iowa fumbled the bag with DeVries. They likely could have gotten him if they were smart and parted ways with Fran.

That family bleeds black and gold. He would have taken it in a second and now he's gone. West Virginia is a better job.