Excel H Sports Men’s BEYOND THE BACKBOARD Basketball rankings December 29 2025

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

Rank	University	Record	Previous
1	Gonzaga	13-1	1
2	Miami of Ohio	13-0	2
3	St. Louis	12,1	3
4	Belmont	12,1	4
5	Utah State	10,1	5
5	Tulsa	12,1	5
7	George Mason	12,1	7
8	Akron	9,3	8
9	St. Mary’s	12,2	9
10	Dayton	9,4	10
11	Kent State	10,2	11
12	Liberty	9,3	12
13	Grand Canyon	8,4	13
14	St. Bonaventure	11,2	14
15	San Diego State	7,4	15
16	Colorado State	9,3	16
17	Buffalo	11,2	17
18	UNC Wilmington	11,2	20
19	Yale	11,1	22
20	Murray State	10,3	24
21	Illinois State	10,3	25
22	Northern Iowa	9,3	18
23	Richmond	10,3	21
24	Wyoming	9,3	19
25	UC Santa Barbara	9,4	23
26	Bradley	9,4	26
27	Nevada	9,3	27
28	Rhode Island	9,4	28
29	George Washington	9,4	29
30	Alabama Birmingham	9,4	30

BELOW THE 30: (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)

Arkansas State 9-4, Bowling Green 10-3, California Baptist 10-3, Columbia 10-3, Davidson 8-4, Fordham 9-4, Furman 9-4, Georgia Southern 10-5,  Hawai’i 10-2, High Point 12-3, Hofstra 9-4, Howard 9-5, Marist 8-3, McNeese State 10-2, Middle Tennessee 7-4, Navy 8-5, New Mexico State 8-3,  North Carolina A & T 7-4, North Dakota State 11-5, North Texas 9-4, Northern Colorado 10-3, Quinnipiac 9-4, San Francisco 9-5, Santa Clara 10-4, Seattle 11-3, Siena 9-4, St. Thomas Minnesota 11-4,  Stephen F Austin 9-2, Tarleton State 9-4, Temple 8-5, Troy 8-5, Tulane 9-4, UC Irvine 9-5, UC San Diego 11-2, Utah Valley 10-3, Virginia Commonwealth 9-4, Western Kentucky 7-4, Wichita State 8-5, William & Mary 9-3