Statistics you need to know: Jaksel Lendeborg has 47 double-doubles since the start of the 2023-24 season, the most in DI. No other player has 40 double-doubles.
Statistics you need to know: Alabama is the fourth SEC team in AP poll history to have multiple top-10 wins in its first four games of the season. The Crimson Tide's roster included 1992-93 Arkansas (defeated No. 8 Memphis and No. 9 Arizona), 1980-81 Kentucky (defeated No. 9 Ohio State and No. 5 Indiana) and 1967-68 Vanderbilt (defeated No. 5 North Carolina and No. 8 Davidson). Alabama is the first of these teams to have both wins coming on the road.
Previous rating: 9
Record 2025/26: 4-1
Statistics you need to know: BYU's 98 points in Friday's win over Wisconsin were its most against an AP-ranked team in the last 39 years: a 119-110 loss to No. 7 Oklahoma on Nov. 21, 1986. 102-93).
What's next: Thursday – Miami at Kissimmee, Fla. (Terry's Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational), 5 p.m., ESPN
Previous rating: 10
Record 2025/26: 4-1
Statistics you need to know: Reuben Chinelu (14 points, 21 rebounds) and Alec Condon (20 points, 11 rebounds) became the first SEC teammates in 30 seasons to record a 20-rebound double-double (Chinelu) and a 20-point double-double (Condon) in the same game. Cignelu's 21 rebounds are also the most in a game by a Florida player since Eugene McDowell in January 1982 (also 21 against Georgia).
What's next: Thursday – TCU at San Diego (Rady Children's Invitational), 3 p.m., FS1
Previous rating: 17
Record 2025/26: 5-0
Statistics you need to know: The Spartans earned their first win in the Champions Classic played at Madison Square Garden (after going 0-4) and their second win over an AP ranked opponent at MSG in the last 15 seasons after going 1-8.
What's next: Tuesday – East Carolina at Fort Myers, Fla. (Fort Meyers tip), 1 p.m., FS2
Previous rating: 13
Record 2025/26: 5-0
Statistics you need to know: The Zags beat Southern Utah 122-50 last Monday. The 72-point win is the program's largest all-time over a DI opponent, and the 122 points are the team's most in a game since February 1989 at Loyola Marymount, when they scored 136 points in a loss.
What's next: Monday – Alabama at Las Vegas (Players Era Festival), 9:30 p.m., TNT
Previous rating: 8
Record 2025/26: 5-1
Statistics you need to know: The Illini have now lost five of their last six games played at the United Center in Chicago after Thursday's loss to Alabama — their lone win came in March 2019 against Northwestern in the Big Ten Tournament.
What's next: Monday – UT Rio Grande Valley, 20:00, BTN
Previous rating: 14
Record 2025/26: 3-1
Statistics you need to know: St. John's has scored at least 93 points in all four games this season. The Red Storm are averaging 98.5 points per game this season (after averaging 78.7 points per game in Rick Pitino's first two seasons at the helm).
What's next: Monday – Iowa State at Las Vegas (Players Era Festival), 4:30 p.m., truTV
Previous rating: 16
Record 2025/26: 4-0
Statistics you need to know: The Cyclones currently have an average winning margin of 33.3 points per game. — Associated Press
What's next: Monday – St. John's in Las Vegas (Players Era Festival), 4:30 p.m., truTV
Previous rating: 18
Record 2025/26: 5-0
Statistics you need to know: North Carolina picked up its 2,400th win after defeating Navy last week. The Tar Heels join Kentucky (2,425) and Kansas (2,417) as the only Division I men's programs with 2,400 total wins.
What's next: Tuesday – St. Bonaventure in Fort Myers, Fla. (Fort Meyers), 6 p.m., FS1
Previous rating: 20
Record 2025/26: 5-0
Statistics you need to know: Ja'Coby Gillespie scored 17 points and led five players in a double-digit win over Tennessee State. — Associated Press
What's next: Monday – Rutgers at Las Vegas (Players Era Festival), 1 p.m., TNT
Previous rating: 19
Record 2025/26: 5-1
Statistics you need to know: UCLA shot 62.7 percent from the field in a win over Presbyterian on Friday, its best mark in seven seasons under coach Mick Cronin. — Associated Press
What's next: Tuesday vs. Cal at San Francisco (Mizzen+Main Empire Classic), 10 p.m., ESPN
Previous rating: 12
Record 2025/26: 4-2
Statistics you need to know: Kentucky has now won three games by at least 40 points. No other DI team has such victories this season.
What's next: Wednesday vs. Tennessee Tech, 7 p.m., SEC Network
Previous rating: 15
Record 2025/26: 4-2
Statistics you need to know: Texas Tech suffered its first 30-point loss as an AP-ranked team in program history when it fell to Purdue in the Baha Mar Championship game. The Red Raiders' previous biggest loss in the rankings was on Jan. 9, 2010, to Oklahoma State by 29 points.
What's next: Wednesday – New Orleans, 1 p.m., ESPN+
Previous rating: 22
Record 2025/26: 4-1
Statistics you need to know: Auburn's 56-point win over Jackson State is its largest since a 57-point win over the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez on December 20, 1999. The 56-point win is Auburn's biggest win over a D-I opponent in the last 60 years (a 100-44 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Nov. 21, 1999).
What's next: Monday – Oregon at Las Vegas (Players Era Festival), 8 p.m., truTV
Previous rating: 21
Record 2025/26: 5-1
Statistics you need to know: In the win over Jackson State, Arkansas shot 39 of 61 from the field (63.9 percent), the second-highest field goal percentage in a game in the last 30 seasons (the Razorbacks were 27 of 41 on 65.9 percent shooting on Dec. 7, 2009, against Delaware State).
What's next: Thursday vs. Duke at Chicago (CBS Sports Birthday Classic), 8 p.m., CBS
Previous rating: 25
Record 2025/26: 4-0
Statistics you need to know: The Wolfpack are 4-0 for the fourth straight season after winning for the 70th time in their last 74 non-conference home games.
What's next: Monday – Seton Hall on Maui (Maui Invitational), 2:30 p.m., ESPN2
Previous rating: Not rated
Record 2025/26: 5-0
Statistics you need to know: The Commodores rank No. 1 in the nation in offense, averaging 103 points per game. Four of their five opening wins this season came after scoring 100 or more points.
What's next: Wednesday—Western Kentucky at Nassau (Battle 4 Atlantis), 12 p.m., ESPN
Previous rating: Not rated
Record 2025/26: 5-0
Statistics you need to know: Indiana started the season 5-0 for the first time since the 2022-23 season. — Associated Press
What's next: Tuesday vs. Kansas State, 8 p.m., FS1
