The numbers aren’t showing much love for the Miami Hurricanes heading into the 2025–26 season.
In Ken Pomeroy’s preseason rankings, Miami landed at No. 76 in the country, well outside the top 50. That’s a drop from recent years when the Hurricanes opened inside the top 60 after back-to-back NCAA Tournament runs and a Final Four trip in 2023.
KenPom’s system looks at things like returning players, offense, and defense stats, and team history. It gives Miami a +10.89 adjusted efficiency margin, meaning the Hurricanes have some work to do in the ACC race.
Miami still has plenty of talent, with Tru Washington, Tre Donaldson, Ernest Udeh Jr., and Malik Reneau returning, plus standout freshman Shelton Henderson joining the mix. But the analytics remain unsure about Miami’s depth overall.
The ACC rankings weren’t too kind, either. Only two teams made the top 25 — Duke at No. 7 and Louisville at No. 14— followed by Clemson (32), North Carolina (33), N.C. State (38), SMU (43), Wake Forest (49), Virginia (59), Pittsburgh (63), Syracuse (68), Georgia Tech (70), Virginia Tech (71), Miami (76), Notre Dame (77), California (87), Stanford (89), Boston College (90), and Florida State (96).
Check out the top-25:
In Ken Pomeroy’s preseason rankings, Miami landed at No. 76 in the country, well outside the top 50. That’s a drop from recent years when the Hurricanes opened inside the top 60 after back-to-back NCAA Tournament runs and a Final Four trip in 2023.
KenPom’s system looks at things like returning players, offense, and defense stats, and team history. It gives Miami a +10.89 adjusted efficiency margin, meaning the Hurricanes have some work to do in the ACC race.
Miami still has plenty of talent, with Tru Washington, Tre Donaldson, Ernest Udeh Jr., and Malik Reneau returning, plus standout freshman Shelton Henderson joining the mix. But the analytics remain unsure about Miami’s depth overall.
The ACC rankings weren’t too kind, either. Only two teams made the top 25 — Duke at No. 7 and Louisville at No. 14— followed by Clemson (32), North Carolina (33), N.C. State (38), SMU (43), Wake Forest (49), Virginia (59), Pittsburgh (63), Syracuse (68), Georgia Tech (70), Virginia Tech (71), Miami (76), Notre Dame (77), California (87), Stanford (89), Boston College (90), and Florida State (96).
Check out the top-25:
KenPom’s top 25 preseason ranking
- Houston
- Florida
- Purdue
- Kentucky
- UConn
- Illinois
- Duke
- Gonzaga
- Tennessee
- UCLA
- Michigan
- Texas Tech
- Iowa State
- Louisville
- Arizona
- St. John’s
- Baylor
- BYU
- Vanderbilt
- Wisconsin
- Kanasas
- USC
- Alabama
- Ole Miss
- Michigan State
