l enters the season ranked No. 7 within the nation by s, which marks this system's highest preseason rating for the reason that 2021-22 group started the yr at No. 5.
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"We signed up for top expectations," Miller instructed reporters Monday throughout a information convention on the College of Texas campus. "Why would you ever need to go to a program that has to journey over themselves to apologize about what they’ll't do, what they don't have, what they’ve to beat? Why would you go there? On the College of Texas, we have now that high-expectation surroundings. We’ve got to embrace it, go for it, be about it, not run from it."
Miller did his half to boost these expectations by following an 18-13 regular-season file a yr in the past with a 6 within the NCAA Match. Miller and his workers then introduced in r, together with 5 transfers and 6 freshmen. Mixed, these new gamers rank because the No. 1 general class within the 2026 recruiting and portal cycle, s.
Texas has now made 22 appearances in class historical past within the AP preseason ballot, together with six of the final seven years. Eight of these preseason rankings have been within the prime 10, together with No. 6 in 1978-79, No. 4 in 2002-03, No. 2 in 2005-06, No. 7 in 2008-09, No. 3 in 2009-10, No. 10 in 2014-15, No. 5 in 2021-22 and this season.
Texas opens the 2026-27 season with a house contest at 8 p.m. Nov. 2 in opposition to visiting Chicago State in Moody Heart.
The Related Press' 2026-27 preseason Prime 25
|
Rank |
Crew (First-Place Votes) |
Factors |
|
1. |
Florida (47) |
1,461 |
|
2. |
Duke (10) |
1,411 |
|
3. |
Illinois (2) |
1,342 |
|
4. |
UConn |
1,241 |
|
5. |
Arizona |
1,214 |
|
6. |
Michigan State |
1,203 |
|
7. |
TEXAS |
1,040 |
|
8. |
Tennessee |
932 |
|
9. |
Virginia |
874 |
|
10. |
Houston |
829 |
|
11. |
Louisville |
822 |
|
12. |
Arkansas |
760 |
|
13. |
St. John's |
669 |
|
14. |
Miami, Fla. |
650 |
|
15. |
Gonzaga |
637 |
|
16. |
Michigan |
605 |
|
17. |
Kansas |
504 |
|
18. |
Iowa State |
475 |
|
19. |
Texas Tech |
466 |
|
20. |
Alabama |
374 |
|
21. |
USC |
306 |
|
22. |
UCLA |
250 |
|
23. |
Kentucky |
243 |
|
24. |
Vanderbilt |
241 |
|
25. |
BYU |
179 |
Others receiving votes:
Missouri 167, Nebraska 70, Purdue 53, Ohio State 39, North Carolina 20, TCU 17, Saint Louis 13, VCU 12, Iowa 12, Virginia Tech 10, Indiana 8, Texas A&M 6, Villanova 6, Auburn 4, Marquette 3, Nevada 2, Grand Canyon 2, Utah State 2, Santa Clara 1
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