The 2025–26 season of college basketball tipped off with last year’s Final Four sitting at the top of the preseason poll, and the three non-UConn teams entered as the most realistic contenders to knock off the defending champs. Week 5 brought some major shakeups in the rankings, and here’s our prediction for the AP Top-10 heading into Week 6.

Texas Longhorns (10-0)

The Longhorns jumped from No. 4 to No. 2 last week, and this might finally be the moment they climb into the No. 1 spot after impressive wins over No. 11 North Carolina, Penn State and Prairie View. The Longhorns also have the most Quad 1 wins among any top-10 team, and that should be more than enough to push them into the No. 1 spot.

While last week was all about Rori Harmon, the fifth-year senior who is now the program’s al

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