I knew he would, but @HawkeyeBBFan gave one of the best preseason breakdowns you'll find on Iowa Hoops. Worth the listen.
This was a great episode! Ethan (@ESabro3) is joined by the legend himself, @HawkeyeBBFan to breakdown the Iowa Hawkeyes offseason vibes and preseason outlook for the upcoming season.
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They are missing @TateSage2 from @IowaHoops
All-Big Ten Preseason First-Team, per release.
David Mirkovic, Illinois
Andrej Stojakovic, Illinois
Pharrell Payne, Maryland
Elliot Cadeau, Michigan
Trey McKenney, Michigan
Jeremy Fears, Michigan State
Pryce Sandfort, Nebraska
John Mobley, Ohio State
Trent Perry, UCLA
Rodney Rice, USC
Nolan Winter, Wisconsin
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Here are my top projected offensive rebounding rosters for this upcoming season based on team composite OREB talent (freshman not included)
This is opponent strength-agnostic, so it is a better measure of teams I expect to be atop ORB% leaderboards, not necessarily who would win the rebounding battle H2H
Iowa picked 10th in the preseason media poll.
NEWS: Illinois tabbed to win the Big Ten in 2026-27 in the 10th annual Columbus Dispatch unofficial official preseason media poll.
Illini edged out Michigan State atop the league, with #OhioState in eighth. See projected league standings 1-18, all-league teams and superlatives⤵️
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The Top 25* in my 365-team rankings and depth charts that were released yesterday.
1. Florida
2. Duke
3. UConn
4. Illinois
5. Arizona
6. Miami FL
7. Iowa State
8. Alabama
9. Gonzaga
10. Michigan State
11. Virginia
12. Houston
13. Texas Tech
14. UCLA
15. Texas
16. Vanderbilt
17. Louisville
18. Tennessee
19. Michigan
20. Arkansas
21. BYU
22. Iowa
23. Nebraska
24. Kentucky
25. Kansas
* Using any 5-in-5 that is currently eligible and tied to a team
My 2026-27 college basketball rankings are available.
All 365 teams and 31 conferences, all ranked. 9-man depth charts with player rankings. + Coach, O/D fit, continuity score. A blend of analytics and the human eye for accurate rankings. Details below.
matthewwinick.com/2026-27-cb…
With yesterday's clarification on eligibility, I believe rosters are mostly set in the B1G. Biggest question marks are Cade Tyson and Roddy Gayle, but it sounds like both will be eligible unless there's another change in rules by B1G.
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Teams I'm higher on:
USC -- talent is clearly there. Year 2 of Arenas and they have a real PG in Rice to hopefully take away some of his dumb iso tendencies. Jacob Cofie is probably one of the best defensive forwards in the country. Travel for the WC teams is the concern.
Jordan Samuelson retweeted
Did you know Ben McCollum is coaching a seven-footer for the first time in his career?
Andrew McKeever will be a major reason why Iowa keeps the momentum going after their Elite Eight run last season.
Check out the full discussion on the latest episode of Weekend Under Review - available on YouTube and wherever you enjoy your pods.
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Preseason Torvik ranks:
Lipscomb - 260
EIU - 333
VA Tech - 36
Creighton - 41
Xavier - 56
UMBC - 259
PVAM - 296
ISU - 20
WIU - 331
Bethune - 190
Alabama - 21
USD - 285



















