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Men's AP Top 25 poll Week 5 reaction: What to know about every team

The fifth in-season men's AP Top 25 poll for 2025-26 is out. Here's what's next for every team in the ranking.

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ASSESSING THE TOP TEAMS

Men's Power Rankings: Michigan leaps to No. 1, plus 5 new faces

The Wolverines had perhaps the best Feast Week to take them over Arizona and Purdue in a roller-coaster No. 1 race.

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THE NEXT GENERATION

SC Next Top 25: The best high school boys' basketball teams in 2025-26

Led by 2027 five-star Marcus Spears Jr., Dynamic Prep (Texas) tops the 2025-26 boys' high school SC Next Top 25 rankings.

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Bracketology: Michigan is the new No. 1 overall seed?!

The Big Ten has never had a better chance to end its 25-year national championship drought.

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BEST FIRST-YEAR PLAYERS

Ranking men's basketball Freshman of the Year contenders: Cameron Boozer pulls away

Duke's star freshman has established a tier of his own at this point in the seasonlong awards race.

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CAN'T MISS SHOWDOWNS

10 key men's college basketball games to watch in December

National champions facing off, the nastiest rivalry in the game and more are up this month.

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Arizona grabs top spot in Top 25 men's hoops poll

Arizona grabs top spot in Top 25 men's hoops poll

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