The most formidable contenders in college basketball entering the 2025-26 season also have first-rate frontcourts in the sport. And that is no coincidence.
Roster construction to build a juggernaut can take different forms and rely more heavily on guards or wings. But many of the best teams this season project to have elite frontcourt talents that will serve as the focal points.
So in what may feel like a bit of a throwback, bigs — as they have in recent years with Zach Edey, Johni Broome and Cooper Flagg, among others — have a chance to again be the face of the sport. As such, I have crafted a list of the teams whose frontcourts are the best entering the season, and the correlation between the top 10 on this list and what will eventually be the top 10 teams in the preseason AP poll is close to 1:1.
Ranking the top 10 backcourts in college basketball: Alabama, Kentucky, Florida have top guards
Kyle Boone
Let’s start at the top with the reigning champion Florida Gators.
1. Florida Gators
Florida lost its dynamic sharpshooting savior Walter Clayton Jr. from its title-winning team of 2025 but it returns every player of significance from its frontcourt led by starters Alex Condon, Rueben Chinyelu and do-it-all weapon Thomas Haugh. It also adds in…
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