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The talent of this freshman class was one of the biggest storylines heading into the 2025-26 men's college basketball season. The group has lived up to the hype so far and is showing no sign of slowing down.
According to ESPN Research, the top 10 recruits in the 2025 SC Next 100 rankings were averaging 17.8 points entering 2026 -- the most since ESPN's recruiting database started in 2007.
Most of those players will be found in our updated freshman rankings below, but there are two you won't find in this week's edition: Kansas' Darryn Peterson and Louisville's Mikel Brown Jr.