Another Media Outlet Ranks Purdue No. 1 in Way-Too-Early College Basketball

Purdue is ranked as the No. 1 team in the way-too-early 2025-26 college basketball top-25 by another media outlet, with On3 tabbing the Boilers as top dogs.

Another media outlet has tabbed Purdue as the top team in the country in its way-too-early rankings for the 2025-26 college basketball season. This week, On3 listed Purdue as the No. 1 team in its top-25 projections for next year.

Earlier this offseason, ESPN ranked Purdue as the No. 1 team in the country when the transfer portal window closed and the NBA Draft declaration deadline passed. The Boilermakers are also an early betting favorite to win the national championship.

Purdue returns Big Ten Player of the Year Braden Smith, first-team All-Big Ten selection Trey Kaufman-Renn and All-Big Ten honorable mention Fletcher Loyer. Additionally, the Boilers bring back freshmen Gicarri Harris, CJ Cox and Raleigh Burgess, and 7-foot-4 center Daniel Jacobsen returns after suffering an injury early in his freshmen campaign.

Coach Matt Painter and his staff also did some big things on the recruiting front and out of the transfer portal in the weeks after the 2024-25 season concluded. Purdue is bringing in 6-foot-11 center Oscar Cluff from South Dakota State, a center who averaged a double-double last season.

The Boilermakers also landed veteran wing and three-point threat Liam Murphy from North Florida.