Purdue men's basketball enters the 2025-26 college basketball season as the preseason favorite to win the 2025-26 national championship.

The Boilermakers are the No. 1-ranked team in both the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll ― released on Wednesday, Oct. 22 ― and the AP Top 25. Houston and defending national champion Florida round out the top three. REQUIRED READING: USA TODAY Network Big Ten basketball predictions, preseason awards, all-conference teams

Michigan joins Matt Painter's Purdue in the top 10 from the Big Ten Conference, while UCLA, Illinois, Michigan State and Wisconsin are among the other teams from the conference in the top 25 to start the season.

Led by Braden Smith, the Boilermakers are the early favorite for not only the national championship but also for the Big Ten

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