"We are obviously excited to get the season going and being ranked No. 1 in the preseason is a great indicator of what we feel this team can accomplish," Painter told the AP.

Somewhat surprisingly, in the preseason AP Top 25 Poll released on Monday afternoon, the 2025-26 Duke basketball squad sits one spot above where eventual No. 1 overall draft pick Cooper Flagg and the ...

Alabama is ranked as the nation's No. 15 overall team entering the season, according to the AP Poll.