Excel H Sports Men’s College Basketball BEYOND THE BACKBOARD rankings March 1 2026

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Steven Stremming is a member of the United States Basketball Writers Association

Rank	University	Record	Previous
1	Miami of Ohio	29-0	1
2	St. Mary’s	27-4	3
3	Gonzaga	28-3	1
4	Akron	24-5	6
5	South Florida	21-8	9
6	St. Louis	26-3	4
7	Virginia Commonwealth	22-7	10
8	Utah State	24-3	7
9	San Diego State	19-9	13
10	New Mexico	22-7	8
11	Santa Clara	24-7	11
12	Belmont	26-5	5
13	Nevada	19-10	15
14	McNeese State	25-5	19
15	Tulsa	23-6	21
16	High Point	27-4	18
17	Dayton	20-9	24
18	U C Irvine	20-10	27
19	Hawai’i	21-7	25
20	Wichita State	20-10	22
21	Kent State	21-8	16
22	U C San Diego	21-9	23
23	Navy	25-6	30
24	UNC Wilmington	24-5	17
25	Charleston	21-10	NR
26	Liberty	24-5	14
27	Central Arkansas	20-11	NR
28	Austin Peay	21-8	20
29	Troy	20-11	NR
30	South Alabama	21-10	28
30	George Mason	22-7	29
30	Bradley	20-11	NR

BELOW THE 30: (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER) 

Alabama Birmingham 18-11, Appalachian State 19-12, Bethune Cookman 17-13, Boise State 18-11, California Baptist 21-8, California State Northridge 18-12, Coastal Carolina 19-12, Colorado State 19-10, Davidson 18-11, East Tennessee State 21-10, Grand Canyon 18-11, Harvard 16-11, Howard 19-10, Illinois State 20-11, Long Island University 21-10, Marshall 19-12, Merrimack 21-10, Montana State 17-13, Morehead State 19-12, Murray State 20-11, Nevada Las Vegas 15-14, North Dakota State 24-7, Pennsylvania 15-11, Portland State 18-10, Robert Morris 21-10, Sam Houston 21-8, Southeast Missouri State  19-12, Southern Illinois Edwardsville 19-12, St. Joseph 19-10, St. Thomas Minnesota 23-8, Tennessee State 21-9, Texas State 19-12, UC Davis 17-12, UC Santa Barbara 18-12, UMBC 20-8, UT Martin 21-10,  Utah Valley 22-7, Vermont 19-11, Winthrop 21-10, Wright State 20-11, Yale 22-5