The 2025-26 preseason poll sees Texas at the top of the women’s ranking with Indiana atop both the men’s and combined rankings. Texas follows Indiana in those rankings while IU is fourth in the women’s poll.
Purdue appears in the top five in all three polls. The Hurricanes are sixth in the combined poll despite showing up at second in the women’s and third in the men’s poll.
North Carolina logs a pair of top five rankings but is 11th in the men’s poll. Ohio State is the only other program to appear in the top 10 in all three polls.
Power 4 programs fill the bulk of the rankings, but Ivy League power Princeton makes an appearance in all three polls, while Harvard charts for the women and receives votes in the combined ranking. Yale just missed the top 25 for the women while mid-majors Northern Arizona and Buffalo both receive votes in the women’s poll.
Rankings are calculated using a modified 24-deep scoring model. Total points by ranked place divided by number of voters. Points by ranked place are awarded as follows:
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