Madison Square Garden is on track to return to its former glory as the center of college basketball in the upcoming 2025-2026 basketball season. The World's Most Famous Arena will host eight of the top 10 and 13 of the top 25 teams in the Associated Press preseason rankings this season.

“Madison Square Garden will once again be the top destination for college basketball this season,” Joel Fisher, executive vice president of MSG Entertainment, said. “We are thrilled to host eight of the top 10 and 13 of the top 25 teams in the country, along with a record number of St. John’s games.

St. John's, ranked a program-best No. 5 in the preseason poll and the defending Big East regular-season champions, will play 13 games at the Garden this season. Led by head coach Rick Pitino, this is the most

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