The confetti may still be falling on the Michigan Wolverines as they cut down the nets to celebrate a 2026 national championship, but it’s never too early to start thinking about next season. There’s so much roster uncertainty pretty much everywhere you look in college basketball with the transfer portal set to open Tuesday and NBA draft decisions to come over the next several weeks, but that doesn’t mean we can’t start dreaming of who might be in position to win it all in Detroit next April.
WIth that in mind, here’s a look at Sports Illustrated’s way-too-early top 25, with notes on the offseasons to come for some of the best of the best in college hoops.
