Two voters have Miami Ohio at 8 while five voters have them unranked. There is a voter putting Miami Ohio at every spot on the poll from 12 to unranked. Have there been any other teams with this level of variation?

1. North Carolina
   
2. Gonzaga
   
3. Houston
   
4. Kentucky
   
5. Baylor*
   
6. Kansas*
   
7. Duke
   
8. UCLA
   
9. Creighton
   
10. Arkansas
    
11. Tennessee
    
12. Texas
    
13. Indiana
    
14. TCU
    
15. Auburn
    
16. Villanova
    
17. Arizona
    
18. Virginia
    
19. San Diego State
    
20. Alabama
    
21. Oregon
    
22. Michigan
    
23. Illinois
    
24. Dayton
    
25. Texas Tech
    

Note (*): Baylor and Kansas tied for 5th

Source

Read CJ Moore's full analysis, with keys to the season and players to watch for each team (free link): https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7723836/2026/10/26/mens-college-basketball-top-25-preseason-2026-27/?unlocked_article_code=1.LlE._VZo.uC2lDeICevDp&source=emp_shared_article&smid=re-share-ta

It’s the offseason and I’m craving some pseudo-intellectual college basketball discourse. Let’s do this.

Since the poll function is a bit too limited for our purposes here, we’ll have to get a bit creative. I’m going to comment a bunch of rivalries. If I missed one you think should be in there, comment away! The 7 with the most upvotes will join the three “locks” below to round out the top ten list.

THE LOCKS - North Carolina vs. Duke - Indiana vs. Purdue - Kentucky vs. Louisville

Keep in mind this is a debate only for college basketball not what they’ve done in the NBA or any other league. Tell me who is your pick and why.

My pick is Tyler Hansbrough because he led UNC to 2 FF, won a national championship, and won National Player of the year. He also put up fantastic numbers in college for all 4 years.