This is the last and final update of the 2025-26 CBS Sports Preseason Top 25 And 1 college basketball rankings, where St. John's remains No. 1.
Like I noted on Sunday's episode of the Eye On College Basketball Podcast , at this point, I'm ride or die with the Red Storm even though things clearly haven't unfolded perfectly since I moved Rick Pitino's program to the top of these rankings early in the offseason based on the return of Zuby Ejiofor and strength of what I believe was the best transfer-portal class in the sport.
I love the roster. But who is the point guard?
Back in April, Pitino said it was North Carolina transfer Ian Jackson , specifically calling him St. John's "next great point." But, after some practices and scrimmages, Pitino actually identified Stanford tran

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