2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
| 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings | |||||
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| Season | 2025–26 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament | 2026 | ||||
| Preseason No. 1 | |||||
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Two human polls make up the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings, the AP poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls.
Legend
| Increase in ranking | ||
| Decrease in ranking | ||
| New to rankings from previous week | ||
| No movement from previous week | ||
| Italics | Number of first-place votes | |
| (#–#) | Win–loss record | |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
AP poll
| Preseason Oct 13[1] | Week 2 Nov 10[2] | Week 3 Nov 17[3] | Week 4 Nov 24[4] | Week 5 Dec 1[5] | Week 6 Dec 8[6] | Week 7 Dec 15[7] | Week 8 Dec 22 | Week 9 Dec 29 | Week 10 Jan 5 | Week 11 Jan 12 | Week 12 Jan 19 | Week 13 Jan 26 | Week 14 Feb 2 | Week 15 Feb 9 | Week 16 Feb 16 | Week 17 Feb 23 | Week 18 Mar 2 | Week 19 Mar 9 | Week 20 Mar 16 | Final Apr 7 | ||
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| 1. | Purdue (35) | Houston (2–0) (18) | Purdue (4–0) (44) | Purdue (6–0) (46) | Purdue (7–0) (40) | Arizona (8–0) (33) | Arizona (9–0) (42) | 1. | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | Houston (16) | Purdue (2–0) (36) | Houston (4–0) (12) | Arizona (5–0) (11) | Arizona (7–0) (6) | Michigan (8–0) (19) | Michigan (10–0) (15) | 2. | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | Florida (8) | UConn (2–0) (3) | UConn (4–0) (2) | Houston (5–0) (4) | Michigan (7–0) (15) | Duke (10–0) (7) | Duke (10–0) (3) | 3. | ||||||||||||||
| 4. | UConn (2) | Duke (2–0) (2) | Arizona (4–0) (2) | Duke (7–0) | Duke (8–0) | Iowa State (9–0) (1) | Iowa State (11–0) (1) | 4. | ||||||||||||||
| 5. | St. John's | Arizona (2–0) | Duke (4–0) (1) | UConn (5–1) | UConn (6–1) | UConn (8–1) | UConn (10–1) | 5. | ||||||||||||||
| 6. | Duke | Michigan (1–0) (1) | Louisville (4–0) | Louisville (5–0) | Louisville (7–0) | Purdue (8–1) | Purdue (10–1) | 6. | ||||||||||||||
| 7. | Michigan | BYU (2–0) | Michigan (3–0) | Michigan (4–0) | Michigan State (7–0) | Houston (8–1) | Gonzaga (10–1) | 7. | ||||||||||||||
| 8. | BYU | Alabama (2–0) (1) | Illinois (4–0) | Alabama (3–1) | Houston (7–1) | Gonzaga (9–1) | Houston (10–1) | 8. | ||||||||||||||
| 9. | Kentucky | Kentucky (2–0) | BYU (3–1) | BYU (4–1) | BYU (6–1) | Michigan State (8–1) | Michigan State (9–1) | 9. | ||||||||||||||
| 10. | Texas Tech | Florida (1–1) | Florida (3–1) | Florida (4–1) | Iowa State (7–0) | BYU (7–1) | BYU (9–1) | 10. | ||||||||||||||
| 11. | Louisville | Texas Tech (2–0) | Alabama (2–1) | Michigan State (5–0) | Gonzaga (7–1) | Louisville (8–1) | Louisville (9–1) | 11. | ||||||||||||||
| 12. | UCLA | Louisville (2–0) | Kentucky (3–1) | Gonzaga (5–0) | Alabama (5–2) | Alabama (7–2) | North Carolina (9–1) | 12. | ||||||||||||||
| 13. | Arizona | St. John's (1–1) | Gonzaga (4–0) | Illinois (5–1) | Tennessee (7–1) | Illinois (7–2) | Vanderbilt (10–0) | 13. | ||||||||||||||
| 14. | Arkansas | Illinois (2–0) | St. John's (2–1) | St. John's (3–1) | Illinois (6–2) | North Carolina (8–1) | Arkansas (8–2) | 14. | ||||||||||||||
| 15. | Alabama | UCLA (2–0) | Texas Tech (3–1) | Iowa State (4–0) | Florida (5–2) | Vanderbilt (9–0) | Nebraska (11–0) | 15. | ||||||||||||||
| 16. | Iowa State | Iowa State (2–0) | Iowa State (3–0) | North Carolina (5–0) | North Carolina (6–1) | Texas Tech (7–2) | Alabama (7–3) | 16. | ||||||||||||||
| 17. | Illinois | Michigan State (2–0) | Michigan State (3–0) | Tennessee (5–0) | Vanderbilt (8–0) | Arkansas (7–2) | Kansas (8–3) | 17. | ||||||||||||||
| 18. | Tennessee | North Carolina (2–0) | North Carolina (4–0) | UCLA (5–1) | Kentucky (5–2) | Florida (5–3) | Illinois (8–3) | 18. | ||||||||||||||
| 19. | Kansas | Gonzaga (2–0) | UCLA (3–1) | Kentucky (4–2) | Texas Tech (6–2) | Kansas (7–3) | Texas Tech (7–3) | 19. | ||||||||||||||
| 20. | Auburn | Tennessee (2–0) | Tennessee (3–0) | Texas Tech (4–2) | Auburn (6–2) | Tennessee (7–3) | Tennessee (7–3) | 20. | ||||||||||||||
| 21. | Gonzaga | Arkansas (1–1) | Arkansas (3–1) | Auburn (4–1) | Kansas (6–2) | Auburn (7–3) | Auburn (8–3) | 21. | ||||||||||||||
| 22. | Michigan State | Auburn (2–0) | Auburn (3–1) | Arkansas (5–1) | Indiana (7–0) | St. John's (5–3) | St. John's (6–3) | 22. | ||||||||||||||
| 23. | Creighton | Creighton (1–0) | Wisconsin (3–0) | NC State (4–0) | St. John's (4–3) | Nebraska (9–0) | Florida (6–4)т | 23. | ||||||||||||||
| 24. | Wisconsin | Wisconsin (2–0) | Kansas (3–1) | Vanderbilt (5–0) | USC (7–0) | Virginia (8–1) | Virginia (9–1)т | 24. | ||||||||||||||
| 25. | North Carolina | Kansas (1–1) | NC State (3–0) | Indiana (5–0) | Arkansas (5–2) | UCLA (7–2) | Georgia (9–1) | 25. | ||||||||||||||
| Preseason Oct 13[1] | Week 2 Nov 10[2] | Week 3 Nov 17[3] | Week 4 Nov 24[4] | Week 5 Dec 1[5] | Week 6 Dec 8[6] | Week 7 Dec 15[7] | Week 8 Dec 22 | Week 9 Dec 29 | Week 10 Jan 5 | Week 11 Jan 12 | Week 12 Jan 19 | Week 13 Jan 26 | Week 14 Feb 2 | Week 15 Feb 9 | Week 16 Feb 16 | Week 17 Feb 23 | Week 18 Mar 2 | Week 19 Mar 9 | Week 20 Mar 16 | Final Apr 7 | ||
| None | Dropped: Creighton (2–1) | Dropped:
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| Dropped: UCLA (7–3) | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None |
USA Today Coaches Poll
| Preseason Oct 22[8] | Week 2 Nov 10[9] | Week 3 Nov 17[10] | Week 4 Nov 24[11] | Week 5 Dec 1[12] | Week 6 Dec 8[13] | Week 7 Dec 15[14] | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Week 19 | Week 20 | Final | ||
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| 1. | Purdue (18) | Purdue (2−0) (21) | Purdue (4−0) (20) | Purdue (6−0) (23) | Purdue (7−0) (21) | Michigan (8−0) (17) | Michigan (10−0) (16) | 1. | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | Houston (12) | Houston (2−0) (7) | Houston (4−0) (9) | Houston (5−0) (2) | Michigan (7−0) (6) | Arizona (8−0) (11) | Arizona (9−0) (14) | 2. | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | Florida (1) | UConn (2−0) | UConn (4−0) | Arizona (5−0) (5) | Arizona (7−0) (3) | Duke (10−0) (2) | Duke (10−0) (1) | 3. | ||||||||||||||
| 4. | UConn | Duke (2−0) (1) | Duke (4−0) (2) | Duke (7−0) (1) | Duke (8−0) (1) | Iowa State (9−0) (1) | Iowa State (11−0) | 4. | ||||||||||||||
| 5. | Duke | Michigan (1−0) | Arizona (4−0) | Louisville (5−0) | UConn (6−1) | UConn (8–1) | UConn (10–1) | 5. | ||||||||||||||
| 6. | St. John's | Arizona (2−0) | Michigan (3−0)т | Michigan (4−0) | Louisville (7−0) | Purdue (8–1) | Purdue (10–1) | 6. | ||||||||||||||
| 7. | Michigan | BYU (2−0) | Louisville (4−0)т | UConn (5−1) | Houston (7−1) | Gonzaga (9–1) | Gonzaga (10–1) | 7. | ||||||||||||||
| 8. | BYU | Kentucky (2−0) | Illinois (4−0) | Florida (4−1) | Michigan State (7−0) | Houston (8–1) | Houston (10–1) | 8. | ||||||||||||||
| 9. | Kentucky | Alabama (2−0) | Florida (3−1) | Alabama (4−1) | Iowa State (7−0) | Michigan State (8–1) | Michigan State (9–1) | 9. | ||||||||||||||
| 10. | Louisville | Florida (1−1) | BYU (3−1) | Gonzaga (5−0) | BYU (6−1) | BYU (7–1) | BYU (9–1) | 10. | ||||||||||||||
| 11. | Texas Tech | Texas Tech (2−0) | Alabama (2−1) | BYU (4−1) | Gonzaga (7−1) | Louisville (8–1) | Louisville (9–1) | 11. | ||||||||||||||
| 12. | UCLA | Louisville (2−0) | Gonzaga (4−0) | Michigan State (5−0) | Alabama (5−2) | Alabama (7–2) | Vanderbilt (10−0) | 12. | ||||||||||||||
| 13. | Arizona | St. John's (1−1) | Kentucky (3−1) | Iowa State (4−0) | Tennessee (7−1) | Illinois (7–2) | North Carolina (9–1) | 13. | ||||||||||||||
| 14. | Illinois | Illinois (2−0) | Iowa State (3−0) | Illinois (5−1) | Florida (5−2) | Vanderbilt (9–0) | Arkansas (8–2) | 14. | ||||||||||||||
| 15. | Arkansas | UCLA (2−0) | Texas Tech (3−0) | St. John's (3−1) | Illinois (6−2) | North Carolina (8–1) | Nebraska (11–0) | 15. | ||||||||||||||
| 16. | Alabama | Iowa State (2−0) | St. John's (2−1) | Tennessee (5−0) | Vanderbilt (8−0) | Texas Tech (7–2) | Alabama (7–3) | 16. | ||||||||||||||
| 17. | Tennessee | Michigan State (2−0) | Tennessee (3−0) | North Carolina (5−0) | North Carolina (6−1) | Arkansas (7–2) | Kansas (8–3) | 17. | ||||||||||||||
| 18. | Iowa State | Tennesssee (2−0) | Michigan State (3−0) | Kentucky (4−2) | Kentucky (5−2) | Florida (5–3) | Illinois (8–3) | 18. | ||||||||||||||
| 19. | Kansas | Gonzaga (2−0) | North Carolina (4−0) | UCLA (5−1) | Texas Tech (6−2)т | Kansas (7–3) | Texas Tech (7–3) | 19. | ||||||||||||||
| 20. | Gonzaga | North Carolina (2−0) | UCLA (3−1) | Texas Tech (4−2) | Indiana (7−0)т | Tennessee (7–3) | St. John's (6–3) | 20. | ||||||||||||||
| 21. | Michigan State | Arkansas (1−1) | Wisconsin (3−0) | Arkansas (5−1) | Kansas (6−2) | St. John's (5–3) | Florida (6–4) | 21. | ||||||||||||||
| 22. | Auburn | Wisconsin (2−0) | Arkansas (3−1) | NC State (4−0) | St. John's (4−3) | Nebraska (9–0) | Virginia (9–1) | 22. | ||||||||||||||
| 23. | Creighton | Creighton (1−0) | Kansas (3−1) | Vanderbilt (5−0) | Arkansas (5−2) | Iowa (8–1) | Tennessee (7–3) | 23. | ||||||||||||||
| 24. | Wisconsin | Kansas (1−1) | Vanderbilt (4−0) | Indiana (5−0) | Auburn (6−2) | Auburn (7–3) | Auburn (8–3) | 24. | ||||||||||||||
| 25. | North Carolina | Auburn (2−0) | Indiana (4−0) | Auburn (4−1) | Iowa (7−0) | Virginia (8–1) | Iowa (8–2) | 25. | ||||||||||||||
| Preseason Oct 22[8] | Week 2 Nov 10[9] | Week 3 Nov 17[10] | Week 4 Nov 24[11] | Week 5 Dec 1[12] | Week 6 Dec 8[13] | Week 7 Dec 15[14] | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Week 19 | Week 20 | Final | ||
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See also
References
- ^ "AP Top 25 Poll, Week 1". Associated Press. October 13, 2025. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
- ^ "AP Top 25 Poll, Week 2". Associated Press. November 10, 2025. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
- ^ "AP Top 25 Poll, Week 3". Associated Press. November 17, 2025. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
- ^ "AP Top 25 Poll, Week 4". Associated Press. November 24, 2025. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
- ^ "AP Top 25 Poll, Week 5". Associated Press. December 1, 2025. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
- ^ "AP Top 25 Poll, Week 6". Associated Press. December 8, 2025. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
- ^ "AP Top 25 Poll, Week 7". Associated Press. December 15, 2025. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
- ^ "Coaches Top 25 Poll, Week 1". USA Today. October 22, 2025. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ^ "Coaches Top 25 Poll, Week 2". USA Today. November 10, 2025. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
- ^ "Coaches Top 25 Poll, Week 3". USA Today. November 17, 2025. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
- ^ "Coaches Top 25 Poll, Week 4". USA Today. November 24, 2025. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
- ^ "Coaches Top 25 Poll, Week 5". USA Today. December 1, 2025. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
- ^ "Coaches Top 25 Poll, Week 6". USA Today. December 8, 2025. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
- ^ "Coaches Top 25 Poll, Week 76". USA Today. December 15, 2025. Retrieved December 15, 2025.