Excel H Sports Men’s BEYOND THE BACKBOARD Basketball rankings December 22 2025

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Steven Stremming is a member of the United Basketball Writers Association of America.

Rank	University	Record	Previous
1	Gonzaga	12,1	1
2	Miami of Ohio	12,0	2
3	St. Louis	11,1	3
4	Belmont	12,1	4
5	Utah State	10,1	8
5	Tulsa	11,1	7
7	George Mason	11,1	9
8	Akron	9,3	12
9	St. Mary’s	10,2	11
10	Dayton	9,4	5
11	Kent State	10,2	15
12	Liberty	8,3	20
13	Grand Canyon	7,4	17
14	St. Bonaventure	11,2	21
15	San Diego State	6,4	10
16	Colorado State	9,3	14
17	Buffalo	10,2	22
18	Northern Iowa	9,2	23
19	Wyoming	9,2	19
20	UNC Wilmington	10,2	6
21	Richmond	10,2	16
22	Yale	11,1	18
23	UC Santa Barbara	8,4	13
24	Murray State	10,3	25
25	Illinois State	10,3	NR
26	Bradley	9,4	27
27	Nevada	9,3	28
28	Rhode Island	8,4	30
29	George Washington	8,4	24
30	Alabama Birmingham	9,4	NR

BELOW THE 30: (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)

California Baptist 10-3, Florida Atlantic 8-4, Furman 9-4, Georgia Southern 10-5, Hawai’i 10-2, High Point 10-3, Hofstra 9-4, Idaho 8-4, Loyola Marymount 8-4, Marist 8-3, Marshall 7-5, McNeese State 10-2,Middle Tennessee State 7-4, New Mexico State 7-3, North Dakota State 10-4, North Texas 8-4, Northern Colorado 9-3, Pacific 9-4, San Francisco 8-5, Seattle 10-2, Siena 9-3, St. Thomas Minnesota 10-4, Stephen F Austin 9-2, Troy 8-5, Tulane 9-4, UC Irvine 8-5, UC San Diego 10-2, Utah Valley 10-3, Virginia Commonwealth 8-4, Western Kentucky 7-4, William & Mary 9-3