Basketball recruiting 2026 team rankings: Kansas lands top player, but another program is No. 1

The transfer portal has changed college basketball, look no further than Michigan’s remade roster that led the Wolverines to the national championship this April.

But high school recruiting still remains important. Don’t believe us? Look at the 2026 NBA Draft. Nine of the top 10 projected picks in this year’s draft were in the 2025 recruiting class.

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Tyran Stokes, the consensus No. 1 player in the 2026 class, committed to Kansas on April 28, giving Bill Self yet another blue-chip prospect in a recruiting class that includes five players inside the top 150.

Rock Chalk: With Tyran Stokes commitment, Kansas just pulled off offseason’s biggest win

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But that’s not enough to put the Jayhawks atop USA TODAY Sports’ 2026 recruiting team rankings. See who picked up the top spot and check out the full top 25 below.

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Basketball recruiting top 2026 players, where they will play in college

1, Tyran Stokes (Seattle, WA) – committed to Kansas

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Basketball recruiting top 2026 players, where they will play in college

1, Tyran Stokes (Seattle, WA) – committed to Kansas

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Basketball recruiting top 2026 players, where they will play in college

2, Jordan Smith Jr. (Fairfax, VA) – committed to Arkansas

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Basketball recruiting top 2026 players, where they will play in college

3, Caleb Holt (Fort Lauderdale, FL) – committed to Arizona

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Basketball recruiting top 2026 players, where they will play in college

4, Cameron Williams (Phoenix, AZ) – committed to Duke

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Basketball recruiting top 2026 players, where they will play in college

5, Jason Crowe Jr. (Ingelwood, CA) – committed to Missouri

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Basketball recruiting top 2026 players, where they will play in college

6, Bruce Branch III (Fort Lauderdale, FL) – committed to BYU

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Basketball recruiting top 2026 players, where they will play in college

7, Anthony Thompson (Hudson, OH) – committed to Ohio State

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Basketball recruiting top 2026 players, where they will play in college

8, Dylan Mingo (Glen Head, NY) – committed to Baylor

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Basketball recruiting top 2026 players, where…

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