Through Oct. 31, Sports Illustrated will count down its preseason college basketball Top 25 with overviews of each team. Here are the full rankings so far.
Bruce Pearl’s sudden retirement six weeks before the season tips off represents the end of an era at Auburn, where he helped build the football-obsessed school into an SEC basketball powerhouse. Him walking away wasn’t completely surprising though, especially given the chance to hand off the job to his son Steven, his top assistant who at 38 was ready for his first head coaching opportunity (at Auburn or elsewhere).
