Excel H Sports Men’s College Basketball OVERALL rankings February 16 2026

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

Rank	Teams	Record	Previous
1	Michigan	24-1	2
2	Houston	23-2	4
3	Duke	23-2	6
4	Connecticut	24-2	5
5	Arizona	23-2	1
6	Iowa State	22-3	3
7	Purdue	21-4	12
8	Florida	19-6	13
9	Virginia	22-3	14
10	Nebraska	22-3	7
11	Gonzaga	25-2	15
12	Illinois	21-5	10
13	Kansas	19-6	8
14	Texas Tech	19-6	20
15	St. John’s	20-5	16
16	Vanderbilt	21-4	22
17	Michigan State	20-5	11
18	North Carolina	20-5	9
19	Arkansas	19-6	17
20	Miami of Ohio	25-0	18
21	St. Louis	24-1	19
22	Brigham Young	19-6	26
23	Louisville	19-6	23
24	Wisconsin	18-7	NR
25	Miami of Florida	20-5	30
26	Utah State	22-3	NR
27	Alabama	18-7	24
28	Virginia Tech	17-9	NR
29	Villanova	20-5	NR
30	Kentucky	17-8	28

BELOW THE 30: (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)

California 18-8, Clemson 20-6, Georgia 17-8, Indiana 17-9, Iowa 18-7, Missouri 17-8, North Carolina State 18-8, Ohio State 16-9, Seton Hall 17-8, Southern Methodist 17-8, Tennessee 18-7, Texas 16-9, Texas Christian 16-9, UCF 17-7, UCLA 17-8, USC 18-7, West Virginia 16-9