Excel H Sports Mens’ College Basketball BEYOND THE BACKBOARD rankings February 9 2026

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

Rank	University	Record	Previous
1	Miami of Ohio	24-0	2
2	St. Louis	23-1	2
3	Gonzaga	23-2	1
4	Belmont	22-3	5
5	Utah State	20-3	9
6	Liberty	20-3	7
7	St. Mary’s	21-4	10
8	San Diego State	17-6	13
9	Santa Clara	21-5	14
10	Akron	19-5	4
11	George Mason	21-3	6
12	Virginia Commonwealth	18-6	15
13	Nevada	17-7	12
14	New Mexico	18-6	8
15	Temple	15-8	23
16	South Florida	15-8	24
17	Tulsa	20-4	11
18	Boise State	15-9	NR
19	Murray State	18-7	25
20	Stephen F Austin	21-3	20
21	Hawai’i	17-5	21
22	Troy	17-8	NR
23	Charleston	16-8	27
24	UNC Wilmington	19-4	16
25	Illinois State	16-8	18
26	Bradley	16-9	19
27	Kent State	17-7	22
28	UC Santa Barbara	16-8	29
29	UC Davis	15-9	NR
30	Dayton	15-9	17
30	Wichita State	15-9	NR

BELOW THE 30: (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)

Appalachian State 17-9, Austin Peay 17-6, Bethune Cookman 12-11, California Baptist 18-6, California State Northridge 15-10, Davidson 14-9, Duquesne 14-10, East Tennessee State 18-7, George Washington 13-11, Grand Canyon 15-8. Harvard13-9, Hofstra 16-9, Howard 15-9, Long Island University 16-8, Marshall 15-9, McNeese State 19-5, Merrimack 16-9, Navy 19-6, North Dakota State 20-6, Northern Iowa 15-9, Oakland 14-11, Portland State 16-6, Sienna 17-8, South Alabama 17-7, Southeast Missouri State 15-10, Southern Illinois Edwardsville 16-9, St. Joseph 15-9, St. Peter’s 14-8, St. Thomas Minnesota 20-6, Tennessee State 16-8. UC Irvine 16-8, UC San Diego 16-9, UI Chicago 13-12, UT Martin 19-6, Utah Valley 18-6, Winthrop 18-8, Wofford 17-8, Wright State 16-9, Yale 17-4