Excel H Sports Men’s BEYOND THE BACKBOARD Basketball January 12 2026

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

Rank	University	Record	Previous
1	Gonzaga	16-1	1
2	Miami of Ohio	17-0	2
3	Utah State	14-1	4
4	St.Louis	15-1	3
5	George Mason	16-1	5
6	St.Mary’s	16-2	6
7	Dayton	12,4	7
8	Akron	12,4	8
9	San Diego State	11,4	9
10	Murray State	15-3	16
11	Belmont	15-3	14
12	Liberty	13-3	11
13	Nevada	12,4	12
14	Temple	11,5	22
15	Tulane	12,4	23
16	New Mexico	13-3	28
17	UNC Wilmington	16-2	19
18	Buffalo	13-3	10
19	Tulsa	13-3	13
20	Kent State	12,4	15
21	Colorado State	11,5	20
22	George Washington	12,5	21
23	Northern Iowa	12,5	18
24	South Florida	10,6	NR
25	Grand Canyon	10,5	27
26	Richmond	12,5	29
27	Illinois State	12,5	17
28	Santa Clara	14-5	30
29	Virginia Commonwealth	11,6	24
30	Bradley	12,6	NR

BELOW THE 30: (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)

Arkansas State 12-6, Austin Peay 10-5, Bowling Green 11-6, Charleston 11-6, Charlotte 9-8, East Tennessee Stae 12-5, Florida Atlantic 11-6, Furman 12-5, G12-6, eorgia Southern  Green Bay 10-8, Hawai’i 12-3, Hofstra 13-4, Idaho 10-6 Long Island 10-7, State 13-3, McNeese Middle Tennessee State 10-6, Missouri State 10-6, Navy 12-5, North Dakota State 14-5, Northern Kentucky 13-6, Ohio University 10-7, Portland State 9-5, Purdue Fort Wayne 11-8, Richmond 12-5, Rhode Island 10-7, Southern Mississippi 11-7, St. Bonaventure 11-5, St. Thomas Minnesota  14-4, Stephen F Austin 13-3, Troy 11-6, UAB 11-6, UC Irvine 12-6, UC San Diego 13-4, UT Martin 13-4, UT Arlington 11-5, Utah Valley 14-4, Vermont 10-7, Western Kentucky 10-6, Wichita State 10-7, Wright State 11-7, Wyoming 11-5, Yale 11-3