Week 7 highlighted some problems, from Oklahoma's offense to Tennessee's third-down defense (and offense) to LSU's general sloppiness to Ole Miss' inability to finish drives. And that's just in the SEC.

The 2025-26 men's college basketball regular season is set to get going in less than a month. The 2024-25 men's college basketball season ended with Florida's win over Houston in the national title game.

Three Houston-area institutions landed in the top 10 statewide: Rice University (No. 1), Texas A&M University – College Station (No. 4), and the University of Houston (No. 10). Other Texas standouts include the University of Texas at Austin (No. 2), Trinity University (No. 3), and Texas Christian University (No. 5).

Purdue is in title-or-bust mode as the top-ranked team, SEC flexes its muscle with six squads and there is a mid-major drought.