Excel H Sports Men’s College Basketball BEYOND THE BACKBOARD February 2 2026

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

BELOW THE 30: (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)

Alabama Birmingham 14-8, Alabama State 12-9, Appalachian State 15-9, Austin Peay 15-6, Buffalo 14-8, California Baptist East Tennessee State 16-7, Florida Atlantic 14-9, Furman 16-7, Grand Canyon 14-7, High Point 2016-6, -4, Lipscomb 15-8, Long Island 14-8, Marshall 14-8, McNeese State 18-4, Mercer 15-8, Merrimack 14-9,  Missouri State 13-9, Navy 17-6, North Dakota State 19-5, Northern Iowa 14-9, Oakland 14-10, Portland State 14-6, Purdue Fort Wayne 14-9, Rhode Island 13-9, St. Joseph 14-8, St. Peter’s 12-8, St. Thomas Minnesota 18-6, Sam Houston State 15-7, Sienna 16-7, South Alabama 16-6, Tennessee State 14-7, Troy 15-8, UC Davis 13-9, U Illinois Chicago 13-10, UT Martin 17-5, Utah Valley 16-6, Vermont 14-9, Wichita State 13-9, Winthrop 16-8, Wofford 15-8, Wright State 15-8, Yale 16-4