Excel H Sports Men’s College OVERALL Basketball rankings January 26 2026

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

Rank	Team	Record	Previous
1	Arizona	20-0	1
2	Connecticut	19-1	2
3	Michigan	18-1	4
4	Duke	18-1	6
5	Nebraska	20-0	7
6	Michigan State	18-2	8
7	Gonzaga	21-1	9
8	Illinois	17-3	10
9	Texas Tech	16-4	12
10	Purdue	17-3	3
11	Houston	17-2	5
11	Iowa State	18-2	11
13	Brigham Young	17-2	13
14	Kansas	15-5	22
15	Arkansas	15-5	24
16	Virginia	16-3	14
17	Vanderbilt	17-3	15
18	Florida	14-6	16
19	Alabama	13-6	17
20	Louisville	14-5	26
21	Texas A &M	16-4	27
22	North Carolina	16-4	NR
23	Iowa	14-5	23
24	St. Louis	19-1	21
24	Miami of Ohio	20-0	19
26	St. John’s	15-5	NR
27	Clemson	17-4	18
28	Georgia	16-4	28
29	Missouri	13-6	20
30	North Carolina State	14-6	NR

BELOW THE 30: (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)

Auburn 13-7, Butler 13-7, California 15-5, Creighton 12-8, Kentucky 14-6, Miami of Florida 16-4, Southern Methodist 15-5, Tennessee 13-6, Texas 12-8, Texas Christian 13-7, UCF 15-4, UCLA 14-6, USC 15-5, Villanova 15-5, Virginia Tech 15-6, West Viriginia 13-7, Wisconsin 14-6