Excel H Sports Men’s OVERALL Basketball rankings January 5 2026

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

Rank	University	Record	Previous
1	Michigan	13-0	2
1	Arizona	14-0	1
3	Iowa State	14-0	3
4	Connecticut	14-1	4
5	Purdue	13-1	5
6	Houston	13-1	6
7	Brigham Young	13-1	7
8	Vanderbilt	14-0	9
9	Duke	13-1	10
10	Nebraska	14-0	15
11	Michigan State	12,2	8
12	Alabama	11,3	13
13	Gonzaga	15-1	11
14	Georgia	13-1	16
15	Arkansas	11,3	17
16	Texas Tech	11,3	18
17	Illinois	11,3	19
18	Kansas	10,4	14
19	North Carolina	13-2	12
20	Oklahoma State	12,2	22
21	Texas Christian	11,3	23
22	Iowa	12,2	27
23	Villanova	12,2	30
24	Tennessee	10,4	21
25	Virginia Tech	12,3	NR
26	Virginia	12,2	20
27	Southern Methodist	12,2	NR
28	Louisville	11,3	25
29	Texas A & M	11,3	NR
30	Central Florida	12,1	NR

BELOW THE 30: (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)

Baylor 10-3, California 13-2, Clemson 12-3, Colorado 11-3, Crieghton 9-6, Florida 9-5, Georgetown 9-5, Georgia Tech 10-5, Indiana 11-3, Louisiana State 12-2, Miami of Florida 12-2, Minnesota 9-5, Mississippi State 9-5, Missouri 11-3, North Carolina State 10-5, Ohio State 10-3, Oklahoma 11-3, Seton Hall 13-2, Southern California 12-2, St. John’s 9-5, Stanford 12-3, UCLA 10-4