Excel H Sports Men’s College Basketball OVERALL rankings March 1 2026

We have our own in house method of strength of schedule.

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

 

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

BELOW THE 30 (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)

Akron 24-5, Brigham Young 20-9, Cincinnati 16-13, Georgia 20-9, Louisville 20-9, North Carolina State 19-10, Ohio State 18-11, Seton Hall 19-10, Southern Methodist 19-10, St. Louis 26-3, Texas Christian 19-10, USC 18-11, Villanova 22-7, West Virginia 17-12