A chapter is closing—not with a bang but with a whimper.

So that means it's time to update the 2026-27 CBS Sports preseason Top 25 And 1 college basketball rankings -- again. The most notable names to know are Tamin Lipsey and Malik Reneau, in part because they're impactful players now set to return to schools already ranked in the Top 25 And 1.

Here's everything you need to know about the start of the 2026-27 men's college basketball season, which runs Sunday, Nov. 1 through the March Madness national championship game on Monday, April 5. This is the first season the NCAA tournament bracket will be 76 teams.

Before making your NCAAB picks, refer to our college basketball computer picks to see a predicted score for each NCAAB matchup. You can also gauge whether our computer picks heavily favor a side or total in the game. Our college basketball computer picks ...

Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd secured a contract this offseason that allows him to directly report to the university president instead of the athletic director. Ezra Shaw / Getty Images The college basketball offseason is here, and whether you like it or not ...

Huskies’ head coach Dan Hurley said UConn has been the sport’s most successful program over the past five years. He believes this year’s team could be special too.

Three of the Illini's recent visitors spoke of the same key opportunity they would have playing under Brad Underwood at Illinois