"Purdue entered the season as the No. 1 team over Houston and Florida. The Cougars instead have the top spot over the Boilermakers despite receiving fewer first-place votes. The reigning champion Gators fell seven spots to No. 10. Joining the Cougars and Boilermakers in the top-5 are UConn, Duke and Arizona. The biggest risers from the Oct. 13 preseason poll were Arizona (eight spots to No. 5), Alabama (seven spots to No. 8) and North Carolina (seven spots to No. 18)."
"State to know: The Cougars' freshmen made program history early in Saturday's win over Towson. Kingston Flemings became the first Houston freshman with 20 points on 80% or better shooting from the field in at least 30 seasons. Chris Cenac Jr. became the first Houston freshman with 10-plus rebounds in the first two games of the season in at least 30 seasons. State to know: Purdue hasn't lost a nonconference game at home since Nov. 2019 against Texas. Plus, Braden Smith has 26 points and 20 assists through two games this season, joining himself (2024-25) as only Purdue players in last 20 years to average 10 PPG and 10 APG through two games in a season."
The first AP Top 25 of the 2025-26 men's college basketball season places Houston at No. 1, with Purdue at No. 2 and Florida falling to No. 10. UConn, Duke and Arizona join Houston and Purdue in the top five. Arizona, Alabama and North Carolina posted the largest rises from the preseason poll, while St. John's, Florida, Arkansas and Kansas dropped the most. Houston freshmen produced historic early performances, Purdue extended a long nonconference home winning streak while Braden Smith posted big early numbers, and UConn recorded a season-opening dominant victory.
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