College Basketball Rankings: St. John's Storms Into Top 10, Kentucky Enters Top 25

The wait is finally over.

After months of transfer portal movement, recruiting battles and NBA Draft decisions, last week's withdrawal deadline brought some clarity. Fans learned which standout players would be returning to campus, who would be moving on to the pros and what rosters will actually look like entering the 2026-27 season.

There are still a few dominoes left to fall, but the picture is much more clear than it was last month.

With that in mind, here's a look at my updated men's college basketball Top 25 for the 2026-27 season.

Malachi Moreno returned to Kentucky after withdrawing from the NBA Draft. (Photo by Jeff Moreland/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Previous Ranking: NR

Big Blue Nation was starting to worry that Kentucky wouldn't have a top-25 roster. The late addition of Iowa State transfer Milan Momcilovic changes that. He was the top-ranked transfer available in May, and Kentucky landed him.

The retention of Malachi Moreno, who averaged 8 points and 6 rebounds per game last season, is also huge. He's due for a breakout year. A projected starting five of Zoom Diallo, Alex Wilkins, Momcilovic, Ousmane N'Diaye, and Moreno looks very solid and should have Kentucky firmly in the top-25 conversation.

John Mobley Jr. averaged 15.7 points and 2.8 assists per game last season. (Photo by Ed Mulholland/Getty Images)

Previous Ranking: 24

Losing the program's all-time leading scorer, Bruce Thornton, to graduation certainly hurts, but the talent is there for Jake Diebler's team to make some noise in the Big Ten next season. Diebler is set to welcome a strong transfer class, highlighted by former Cal guard Justin Pippen, who will join returnee John Mobley Jr. in the starting backcourt. He'll also welcome