
Chuck Hot 10: Florida opens at No. 1 in the first college basketball edition
The Gators beat Miami and Jacksonville to start 2-0. Virginia and UCLA crack the top six after beating ranked teams, and the first big test comes Tuesday at the Champions Classic.
By Beat Chuck Basketball Desk / 2 sources / Published November 9, 2026
Florida is No. 1 in the first college basketball Chuck Hot 10. The Gators opened with a 77-67 win over No. 14 Miami in Tampa, then beat Jacksonville 88-57, and they stayed No. 1 in Monday's AP poll.
This is the debut edition, so every team is new. Starting next Monday, each spot will show how far it moved. Rankings weigh who teams beat as much as the margin, which is why two teams with wins over ranked opponents sit higher than the polls have them.
The Chuck Hot 10
- Florida (2-0). Thomas Haugh had 19 points and 10 rebounds against Miami, and Rueben Chinyelu grabbed 14 rebounds. (Recap)
- Duke (2-0). Wins of 34 and 61 points over Army and Coastal Carolina. The Blue Devils play Michigan State on Tuesday.
- UConn (2-0). Braylon Mullins scored 23 and went 10 of 11 at the line in an 85-77 win over No. 16 Michigan at TD Garden, a rematch of last season's title game. (Recap)
- Illinois (2-0). The Illini have scored 120 and 112 points. They visit Texas Tech on Tuesday.
- Virginia (3-0). Five players scored in double figures in a 91-72 win over No. 12 Arkansas in Washington on Sunday. (Recap)
- UCLA (2-0). Trent Perry scored 21 as the Bruins beat No. 5 Arizona 84-75 in Las Vegas, despite Ivan Kharchenkov's 38 for the Wildcats. UCLA jumped from 22nd to ninth in the AP poll. (Recap)
- Michigan State (2-0). Wins over Quinnipiac and Toledo by 37 and 30. Duke is next.
- Texas (2-0). The Longhorns beat Chicago State 109-59 and Gardner-Webb 98-50.
- Houston (2-0). Beat La Salle 94-55, then Cal 86-68 on Sunday.
- Louisville (2-0). Beat Chattanooga 84-70 and Morehead State 107-57.
Just missed: St. John's, Gonzaga and Kansas, all 2-0.
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What to watch
The Champions Classic is Tuesday at Chicago's United Center: Duke against Michigan State at 7 p.m. ET and Kentucky against Kansas at 9:30 p.m. ET, both on ESPN. Illinois plays at Texas Tech at 8 p.m. ET on Peacock.
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