Tuesday, April 8, 2025

NCAA Basketball Rankings - Final

Florida won the national championship last night, but since all four of the top seeds performed so well overall in the tournament this year, there was no movement at the very top of the rankings. Gonzaga moved into the top 10 to finished the season at #8, while UCLA and Ole Miss moved into the top 25 at the last moment. Here are my full final rankings:

Rank

LW

Team

Rating

W

L

1

1

Duke

-23.57

35

4

2

2

Auburn

-22.21

32

6

3

3

Florida

-22.11

36

4

4

4

Houston

-21.34

35

5

5

5

Alabama

-19.67

28

9

6

6

Tennessee

-18.77

30

8

7

7

Michigan State

-17.73

30

7

8

12

Gonzaga

-16.88

26

9

9

9

Iowa State

-16.86

25

10

10

8

St. John's

-16.84

31

5

11

11

Maryland

-16.83

27

9

12

10

Texas Tech

-16.7

28

9

13

14

Arizona

-16.18

24

13

14

13

Wisconsin

-16.08

27

10

15

16

Purdue

-15.81

24

12

16

15

Kentucky

-15.49

24

12

17

20

Illinois

-14.59

22

13

18

23

Michigan

-14.45

27

10

19

17

Clemson

-14.44

27

7

20

19

Kansas

-14.2

21

13

21

26

Ole Miss

-14.09

24

12

22

21

Texas A&M

-14.06

23

11

23

18

Louisville

-13.86

27

8

24

28

UCLA

-13.67

23

11

25

22

Marquette

-13.59

23

11

26

24

Missouri

-13.52

22

12

27

32

Oregon

-13.44

25

10

28

25

BYU

-13.41

26

10

29

27

Saint Mary's

-12.84

29

6

30

29

Mississippi St

-12.75

21

13

31

30

Baylor

-12.63

20

15

32

33

North Carolina

-12.62

23

14

33

34

UConn

-12.5

24

11

34

31

VCU

-12.17

28

7

35

35

Ohio State

-12.09

17

15

36

36

Creighton

-12.02

25

11

37

39

New Mexico

-11.62

27

8

38

41

Arkansas

-11.61

22

14

39

37

UC San Diego

-11.32

30

5

40

38

Georgia

-11.07

20

13

41

40

Xavier

-10.89

22

12

42

54

Nebraska

-10.54

21

14

43

43

Oklahoma

-10.45

20

14

44

45

Indiana

-10.38

19

13

45

46

Colorado State

-10.24

26

10

46

42

SMU

-10.19

24

11

47

44

Memphis

-10.06

29

6

48

47

West Virginia

-9.784

19

13

49

50

Northwestern

-9.741

17

16

50

52

Boise State

-9.671

26

11

51

49

Cincinnati

-9.637

19

16

52

48

Texas

-9.568

19

16

53

51

Vanderbilt

-9.493

20

13

54

56

Penn State

-9.338

16

15

55

57

McNeese

-9.136

28

7

56

61

Villanova

-8.842

21

15

57

59

Pittsburgh

-8.827

17

15

58

53

San Diego State

-8.791

21

10

59

55

Utah State

-8.68

26

8

60

60

Yale

-8.672

22

8

61

62

Santa Clara

-8.579

21

13

62

65

USC

-8.525

17

18

63

63

Drake

-8.505

31

4

64

58

UC Irvine

-8.338

32

7

65

66

Iowa

-7.855

17

16

66

64

Liberty

-7.402

28

7

67

67

Kansas State

-7.15

16

17

68

69

Wake Forest

-6.901

21

11

69

73

Rutgers

-6.865

15

17

70

79

Arkansas State

-6.78

25

11

71

71

High Point

-6.716

29

6

72

78

UCF

-6.708

20

17

73

68

San Francisco

-6.693

25

10

74

74

Utah

-6.471

16

17

75

77

South Carolina

-6.382

12

20

76

70

Lipscomb

-6.304

25

10

77

76

Dayton

-6.17

23

11

78

75

George Mason

-6.132

27

9

79

72

Saint Joseph's

-6.112

22

13

80

83

North Texas

-6.102

27

9

81

80

Arizona State

-6.038

13

20

82

81

Butler

-5.984

15

20

83

82

Nevada

-5.902

17

16

84

84

Stanford

-5.672

21

14

85

86

TCU

-5.575

16

16

86

85

Florida State

-5.543

17

15

87

87

Oregon State

-5.536

20

13

88

92

Bradley

-5.488

28

9

89

98

Chattanooga

-5.377

29

9

90

88

Georgetown

-5.225

18

16

91

90

Akron

-4.967

28

7

92

93

Troy

-4.953

23

11

93

95

LSU

-4.901

14

18

94

89

Grand Canyon

-4.8

26

8

95

97

Minnesota

-4.784

15

17

96

91

Colorado

-4.766

14

21

97

94

Samford

-4.701

22

11

98

96

UNC Wilmington

-4.477

27

8

99

111

UAB

-4.402

24

13

100

100

Northern Iowa

-4.368

20

13

101

102

Providence

-4.115

12

20

102

103

Notre Dame

-4.092

15

18

103

106

Wofford

-4.022

19

16

104

99

North Alabama

-4.017

24

11

105

105

Utah Valley

-3.979

25

9

106

107

UNLV

-3.855

18

15

107

108

Cornell

-3.809

18

11

108

104

CSU Northridge

-3.596

22

11

109

116

Oklahoma St

-3.573

17

18

110

110

Bryant

-3.279

23

12

111

112

North Colorado

-3.251

25

10

112

118

Loyola-Chicago

-3.247

25

12

113

101

St. Bonaventure

-3.196

22

12

114

130

Jacksonville St

-3.079

23

13

115

117

St. Thomas

-3.047

24

10

116

113

Mid Tennessee

-3.035

22

12

117

109

Georgia Tech

-3.028

17

17

118

135

Kent State

-3.008

24

12

119

122

South Alabama

-2.995

21

11

120

115

Florida Atlantic

-2.957

18

16

121

120

Virginia

-2.899

15

17

122

121

Furman

-2.899

25

10

123

123

Milwaukee

-2.879

21

11

124

124

Washington St

-2.705

19

15

125

125

California

-2.625

14

19

126

114

Saint Louis

-2.617

19

15

127

126

UNC Greensboro

-2.548

20

12

128

127

NC State

-2.491

12

19

129

128

Louisiana Tech

-2.462

20

12

130

141

Illinois State

-2.372

22

14

131

137

Robert Morris

-2.337

26

9

132

119

George Washington

-2.324

21

13

133

133

Fort Wayne

-2.277

19

13

134

138

Washington

-2.276

13

18

135

131

East Tennessee St

-2.27

19

13

136

132

Syracuse

-2.158

14

19

137

129

DePaul

-2.091

14

20

138

139

Miami (OH)

-2.036

25

9

139

140

Belmont

-1.996

22

11

140

136

South Dakota St

-1.97

20

12

141

134

Norfolk State

-1.936

24

11

142

142

Charleston

-1.698

24

9

143

143

North Dakota St

-1.609

21

11

144

152

Murray State

-1.523

16

17

145

145

Towson

-1.517

22

11

146

146

South Carolina St

-1.489

20

13

147

147

Central Conn

-1.474

25

7

148

154

Texas A&M-CC

-1.458

20

14

149

148

Radford

-1.451

20

13

150

149

New Mexico St

-1.445

17

15

151

159

Cleveland State

-1.366

23

13

152

151

Kennesaw St

-1.344

19

14

153

150

Seattle

-1.291

14

18

154

144

Duquesne

-1.264

13

19

155

153

Wichita State

-1.189

19

15

156

155

Winthrop

-1.165

23

11

157

164

Nicholls

-0.843

20

13

158

158

Montana

-0.791

25

10

159

165

James Madison

-0.692

20

12

160

156

Tulane

-0.686

19

15

161

167

UIC

-0.639

17

14

162

160

Davidson

-0.598

17

16

163

166

SE Missouri St

-0.588

21

12

164

162

UC Santa Barbara

-0.486

21

13

165

170

Lamar

-0.474

20

13

166

161

Omaha

-0.456

22

13

167

163

Rhode Island

-0.429

18

13

168

157

UC Riverside

-0.394

21

13

169

172

Marshall

-0.38

20

13

170

171

Merrimack

-0.258

18

15

171

177

Appalachian St

-0.223

17

14

172

168

Eastern Kentucky

-0.181

18

14

173

174

UNC Asheville

-0.157

21

11

174

173

Drexel

-0.151

18

15

175

176

UTEP

-0.104

18

15

176

179

West Kentucky

-0.075

17

15

177

175

Cal Baptist

-0.051

17

15

178

181

Montana State

0.042

15

18

179

180

Maine

0.063

20

14

180

186

Ohio

0.107

16

16

181

169

Florida Gulf Coast

0.179

19

15

182

188

Youngstown St

0.203

21

13

183

183

Quinnipiac

0.226

20

13

184

184

Princeton

0.231

19

11

185

178

Elon

0.268

17

16

186

185

Virginia Tech

0.28

13

19

187

187

Temple

0.361

17

15

188

194

SE Louisiana

0.373

18

14

189

195

Oakland

0.398

16

18

190

193

Southern

0.421

20

12

191

189

SIU-Edwardsville

0.485

22

12

192

191

Loyola Marymount

0.504

17

15

193

192

San Jose State

0.651

15

20

194

182

Jacksonville

0.79

19

14

195

200

Central Michigan

0.794

14

17

196

197

Sam Houston St

0.799

13

19

197

196

Dartmouth

0.805

14

14

198

190

Queens

0.873

20

15

199

198

Portland State

0.89

19

13

200

201

Northeastern

1.006

17

15

201

203

Texas State

1.072

16

16

202

205

Indiana State

1.088

14

18

203

202

East Carolina

1.089

19

14

204

199

Cal Poly

1.132

16

19

205

204

Brown

1.236

14

13

206

209

Little Rock

1.307

19

14

207

206

Longwood

1.339

18

14

208

207

Idaho State

1.371

15

15

209

208

Hofstra

1.381

15

18

210

211

Campbell

1.408

15

17

211

210

UMass Lowell

1.45

17

15

212

217

Southern Illinois

1.517

14

19

213

213

Bucknell

1.541

18

15

214

212

Wyoming

1.57

12

20

215

214

Jackson State

1.604

16

18

216

219

Wright State

1.617

15

18

217

218

Miami

1.718

7

24

218

215

William & Mary

1.727

17

15

219

216

Hampton

1.745

17

16

220

220

UT San Antonio

1.848

12

19

221

221

South Florida

1.925

13

19

222

225

Mt. St. Mary's

2.007

23

13

223

222

Vermont

2.04

21

12

224

241

Incarnate Word

2.043

19

17

225

227

Toledo

2.128

18

15

226

228

Valparaiso

2.144

15

19

227

223

Tennessee St

2.147

17

16

228

226

Rice

2.21

13

19

229

224

Presbyterian

2.329

14

19

230

229

Delaware

2.392

16

20

231

231

Abilene Christian

2.453

16

16

232

234

Boston College

2.534

12

19

233

237

North Kentucky

2.538

17

16

234

232

Manhattan

2.639

17

14

235

233

UMass

2.709

12

20

236

230

American

2.717

22

13

237

238

Seton Hall

2.73

7

25

238

239

Kansas City

2.798

13

20

239

236

North Arizona

2.834

18

16

240

235

La Salle

2.871

14

19

241

245

UT Rio Grande

2.913

16

15

242

240

Siena

2.917

14

18

243

243

Northwestern St

2.946

17

16

244

242

Sacred Heart

3.123

15

18

245

244

UT Arlington

3.168

13

18

246

250

Alabama State

3.245

20

16

247

247

Colgate

3.307

14

19

248

249

South Dakota

3.365

19

14

249

251

Mercer

3.398

14

19

250

246

North Florida

3.422

15

17

251

253

Pepperdine

3.523

13

22

252

254

Marist

3.583

20

10

253

252

Hawaii

3.609

15

16

254

255

Iona

3.625

17

17

255

248

Fordham

3.638

12

21

256

258

Monmouth

3.727

13

20

257

260

Gardner-Webb

3.845

11

20

258

259

UAlbany

3.851

17

16

259

256

CSU Bakersfield

3.856

14

19

260

257

UC Davis

3.909

15

17

261

263

Missouri State

3.968

9

23

262

266

Evansville

3.984

11

21

263

262

UT Martin

4.043

14

19

264

264

Texas Southern

4.152

15

17

265

268

Bethune-Cookman

4.182

17

16

266

261

Richmond

4.265

10

22

267

267

Navy

4.269

15

19

268

265

Harvard

4.276

12

15

269

270

Georgia Southern

4.43

17

16

270

269

Long Island

4.452

17

16

271

273

Lehigh

4.629

11

19

272

275

Georgia State

4.63

14

19

273

272

Saint Peter's

4.65

12

16

274

271

Austin Peay

4.659

14

19

275

274

VMI

4.689

15

19

276

276

Lafayette

4.801

13

20

277

277

Columbia

4.826

12

15

278

284

Stephen F Austin

4.896

14

17

279

278

Idaho

5

14

19

280

282

Ball State

5.012

14

17

281

280

North Dakota

5.043

12

21

282

281

St. Francis (PA)

5.068

16

18

283

285

Houston Christian

5.071

12

20

284

279

UMBC

5.105

13

19

285

283

Charlotte

5.175

11

22

286

286

Florida A&M

5.278

14

17

287

287

Florida Intl

5.325

10

23

288

290

Eastern Michigan

5.36

16

16

289

289

Fairleigh Dickinson

5.458

13

20

290

288

Delaware State

5.475

16

14

291

293

Bowling Green

5.53

14

17

292

292

Grambling

5.53

12

22

293

294

Boston U

5.657

16

16

294

296

Tulsa

5.67

13

20

295

291

Weber State

5.682

12

22

296

295

Tennessee Tech

5.735

15

17

297

297

N Carolina Cent

5.851

14

19

298

298

Eastern Illinois

5.953

12

19

299

300

West Michigan

6.013

12

20

300

299

Tarleton

6.069

12

20

301

305

IU Indianapolis

6.188

10

22

302

313

Army

6.209

17

16

303

302

Binghamton

6.215

15

17

304

303

Loyola (MD)

6.232

12

19

305

301

Penn

6.247

8

19

306

307

Lindenwood

6.377

16

17

307

304

Eastern Wash

6.377

10

22

308

306

Holy Cross

6.409

13

19

309

308

Niagara

6.461

11

20

310

310

Old Dominion

6.478

15

20

311

311

Rider

6.521

14

19

312

314

Morehead State

6.56

15

17

313

312

Stonehill

6.562

15

17

314

309

Fresno State

6.573

6

26

315

317

Portland

6.692

12

20

316

315

Southern Utah

6.72

12

19

317

316

Pacific

6.724

9

24

318

319

Southern Miss

6.987

11

22

319

318

Charleston South

7.099

10

22

320

320

Alcorn State

7.122

11

21

321

321

Utah Tech

7.326

7

26

322

322

Morgan State

7.531

14

18

323

324

Howard

7.609

12

20

324

325

Southern Indiana

7.649

10

20

325

326

Wagner

7.723

14

16

326

323

Long Beach St

7.764

7

25

327

329

Coastal Carolina

8.024

10

22

328

327

Mercyhurst

8.089

14

19

329

328

Denver

8.153

11

21

330

330

Stony Brook

8.28

8

24

331

331

Fairfield

8.436

12

20

332

332

Air Force

8.529

4

28

333

334

Louisiana

8.694

12

21

334

333

N Carolina A&T

8.86

7

25

335

335

Oral Roberts

8.934

7

23

336

336

Western Illinois

8.941

12

19

337

338

East Texas A&M

9.201

5

26

338

337

San Diego

9.205

6

27

339

339

Detroit Mercy

9.306

8

24

340

342

West Carolina

9.681

8

22

341

340

Sacramento St

9.741

7

25

342

341

Central Arkansas

9.856

9

24

343

343

Bellarmine

10.2

5

26

344

347

Green Bay

10.36

4

28

345

346

North Illinois

10.39

6

25

346

344

S Carolina Upstate

10.45

6

26

347

348

Le Moyne

10.6

9

23

348

345

West Georgia

10.7

6

25

349

350

New Orleans

10.71

4

27

350

349

Maryland-E Shore

10.8

6

25

351

351

Buffalo

10.89

9

23

352

353

UL Monroe

10.93

7

25

353

352

NJIT

10.98

6

25

354

355

Alabama A&M

11.1

10

22

355

354

Stetson

11.25

8

24

356

356

Prairie View A&M

11.26

5

27

357

357

The Citadel

11.65

5

25

358

359

New Hampshire

12.24

8

24

359

358

CSU Fullerton

12.39

6

26

360

360

Canisius

12.48

3

28

361

361

Chicago State

12.91

4

28

362

362

Coppin State

13.23

6

24

363

363

Ark-Pine Bluff

13.36

6

25

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