The 2025-26 college basketball season begins today and Big Ten play starts in early December with a pair of conference games for each program.
With no shortage of player movement due to the transfer portal, the sport has undergone significant changes in recent seasons.
Here’s our preseason forecast of the Big Ten standings for the 2025-26 season:
18. Rutgers
The Scarlet Knights finished a disappointing 15-17 last season despite having a pair of lottery picks on the roster in Ace Bailey and Dylan Harper.
The outlook for this winter in Piscataway is a bottom-of-the-league finish.