The first College Football Playoff rankings will be revealed on Tuesday, Nov. 4. Here's what the top 25 could look like.

The College Football Playoff committee releases its initial rankings Tuesday, and there will be plenty of debate among fans and pundits in the following days.

Ohio State Buckeyes defensive back Caleb Downs (2) celebrates an interception with cornerback Lorenzo Styles Jr. (3) and cornerback Jermaine Mathews Jr. (7) during the NCAA football game against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio Stadium in Columbus on Nov. 1, 2025. / Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The SEC is set to be one of college basketball's top conferences again this season. Here are the SEC's preseason power rankings entering 2025-26.

Purdue is ranked No. 1 in the preseason AP Top 25 men's basketball poll released Monday after earning 35 of a possible 61 first-place votes. It marks the first time in program history Purdue is No. 1 in the AP Top 25 preseason poll.

The 2025-26 college basketball season is almost here. Here's a look at what the preseason USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 look like:

Joining Fort Hays State from the Great American Conference in the initial release of Super Region rankings is Rogers State and Northeastern State. Teams are not assigned a ranking in the first release of the rankings and teams under consideration are listed in alphabetical order.