Monday, January 19, 2026

NCAA Basketball Rankings - 19 Jan

Even though Michigan lost the #1 overall seed to Arizona in my bracket projection yesterday, they are still holding on to their #1 spot in my rankings today. Vanderbilt and Iowa State each dropped out of the top 5 after suffering multiple losses, which allowed Gonzaga and Purdue to leapfrog both of them. BYU fell from the top 10 after losing to Texas Tech, while Florida and Michigan State both moved up into that group, while Illinois was pushed out as well. Here are my full current rankings:

Rank

LW

Team

Rating

W

L

1

1

Michigan

-24.12

16

1

2

2

Arizona

-21.59

18

0

3

5

Duke

-21

17

1

4

8

Gonzaga

-19.59

19

1

5

6

Purdue

-18.7

17

1

6

3

Vanderbilt

-18.38

16

2

7

7

UConn

-18.19

18

1

8

11

Florida

-18.1

13

5

9

12

Michigan State

-18.06

16

2

10

4

Iowa State

-18

16

2

11

9

Illinois

-17.75

15

3

12

13

Houston

-17.1

17

1

13

14

Nebraska

-17.01

18

0

14

16

Virginia

-16.86

16

2

15

10

BYU

-16.37

16

2

16

18

Alabama

-15.87

13

5

17

20

Kansas

-15.77

13

5

18

19

St. John's

-15.4

13

5

19

17

Texas Tech

-15.3

14

4

20

22

Louisville

-15.09

13

5

21

26

Iowa

-15.04

13

5

22

27

Arkansas

-14.22

13

5

23

23

Saint Louis

-13.98

17

1

24

21

Georgia

-13.93

15

3

25

15

Utah State

-13.83

15

2

26

25

Tennessee

-13.17

12

6

27

28

Villanova

-13.05

14

4

28

30

Clemson

-12.76

16

3

29

24

SMU

-12.54

13

5

30

40

Kentucky

-12.4

12

6

31

39

Miami

-12.28

15

3

32

37

Saint Mary's

-11.89

17

3

33

34

North Carolina

-11.63

14

4

34

31

NC State

-11.61

12

6

35

32

Auburn

-11.56

11

7

36

41

New Mexico

-11.52

14

4

37

36

Ohio State

-11.51

12

5

38

29

Indiana

-11.43

12

6

39

33

LSU

-11.14

13

5

40

46

UCF

-10.76

14

3

41

45

VCU

-10.72

12

6

42

48

Texas A&M

-10.66

14

4

43

44

Wisconsin

-10.4

13

5

44

47

Santa Clara

-10.4

16

5

45

38

Belmont

-10.29

17

3

46

52

Texas

-10.26

11

7

47

35

Seton Hall

-10.07

14

4

48

61

Tulsa

-9.958

15

3

49

64

Baylor

-9.759

11

6

50

60

UCLA

-9.701

12

6

51

43

Washington

-9.499

10

8

52

42

Akron

-9.369

14

4

53

77

San Diego State

-9.158

13

4

54

62

Missouri

-9.124

13

5

55

54

USC

-9.115

14

4

56

55

McNeese

-9.112

14

4

57

66

TCU

-8.96

11

7

58

67

Butler

-8.877

11

7

59

69

Virginia Tech

-8.783

14

5

60

74

Cincinnati

-8.751

10

8

61

51

Miami (OH)

-8.737

19

0

62

57

Creighton

-8.673

11

8

63

56

Stephen F Austin

-8.517

15

3

64

65

Yale

-8.422

13

3

65

53

George Washington

-8.074

12

6

66

58

Murray State

-7.929

16

3

67

70

Illinois State

-7.833

13

6

68

78

Wake Forest

-7.78

11

7

69

49

Oklahoma St

-7.776

14

4

70

73

George Mason

-7.648

17

1

71

96

Oakland

-7.589

11

9

72

50

Hofstra

-7.566

13

6

73

63

Oklahoma

-7.493

11

7

74

79

West Virginia

-7.396

12

6

75

59

South Florida

-7.316

11

7

76

76

Utah Valley

-7.227

15

4

77

87

Florida Atlantic

-6.982

13

6

78

68

Notre Dame

-6.892

10

8

79

81

Providence

-6.876

9

9

80

71

High Point

-6.849

17

4

81

92

Nevada

-6.791

13

5

82

82

Colorado

-6.77

12

6

83

107

Ole Miss

-6.685

11

7

84

83

Grand Canyon

-6.672

11

6

85

95

Dayton

-6.659

14

4

86

80

Syracuse

-6.591

12

6

87

84

South Carolina

-6.532

10

8

88

72

Northwestern

-6.37

8

10

89

98

Winthrop

-6.281

13

8

90

85

Stanford

-6.146

14

5

91

75

Wyoming

-6.099

11

7

92

109

Troy

-6.02

13

6

93

114

Sam Houston St

-5.941

11

7

94

90

Marist

-5.831

12

5

95

112

Arizona State

-5.81

10

8

96

103

California

-5.762

14

5

97

91

Kansas State

-5.7

9

9

98

105

Mercer

-5.562

12

7

99

94

Colorado State

-5.511

11

7

100

97

UC San Diego

-5.303

14

5

101

88

Columbia

-5.282

12

5

102

111

Minnesota

-5.275

10

8

103

86

Northern Iowa

-5.243

12

7

104

100

Wright State

-5.234

12

7

105

89

Liberty

-5.213

15

3

106

104

Wichita State

-5.199

11

8

107

93

William & Mary

-5.151

12

6

108

110

St. Thomas

-5.04

15

5

109

126

Cal Baptist

-4.988

13

6

110

99

Bowling Green

-4.892

12

6

111

139

Xavier

-4.675

11

7

112

117

UT Arlington

-4.488

12

6

113

116

UNC Wilmington

-4.464

17

2

114

134

Pacific

-4.421

13

8

115

118

Memphis

-4.366

9

8

116

130

Boise State

-4.288

10

8

117

129

Hawaii

-4.206

13

4

118

108

Lipscomb

-4.115

12

7

119

115

Montana State

-4.109

10

8

120

138

Oregon

-4.069

8

10

121

106

Mississippi St

-4.051

10

8

122

125

UC Irvine

-3.99

12

7

123

121

East Tennessee St

-3.958

13

6

124

120

Austin Peay

-3.817

11

6

125

133

Texas A&M-CC

-3.655

10

8

126

141

Pittsburgh

-3.64

8

10

127

101

Southern Illinois

-3.637

8

11

128

136

Richmond

-3.585

13

6

129

131

Rhode Island

-3.45

10

8

130

102

Quinnipiac

-3.437

12

7

131

127

North Dakota St

-3.334

16

5

132

119

Arkansas State

-3.325

12

7

133

124

Bradley

-3.301

13

7

134

113

Penn State

-3.296

9

9

135

128

UAB

-3.185

12

7

136

143

DePaul

-3.038

11

7

137

173

Georgetown

-3.03

9

9

138

123

San Francisco

-3.013

13

8

139

135

UT Martin

-2.985

15

4

140

132

Siena

-2.905

12

7

141

122

Portland State

-2.873

11

5

142

155

Florida State

-2.826

7

11

143

181

New Mexico St

-2.825

10

7

144

156

Toledo

-2.821

10

8

145

157

Elon

-2.766

12

7

146

158

Kent State

-2.71

14

4

147

144

Mid Tennessee

-2.621

11

7

148

150

St. Bonaventure

-2.553

11

7

149

137

Harvard

-2.505

9

8

150

161

UIC

-2.496

9

10

151

148

North Kentucky

-2.481

14

7

152

140

Seattle

-2.466

13

7

153

149

North Colorado

-2.464

11

8

154

146

Buffalo

-2.294

13

5

155

142

Marshall

-2.152

12

7

156

166

Colgate

-2.131

11

8

157

174

Kennesaw St

-2.084

12

6

158

159

Campbell

-2.047

9

10

159

170

Idaho

-1.953

11

7

160

175

Eastern Michigan

-1.934

9

10

161

183

Utah

-1.883

9

9

162

200

Davidson

-1.866

11

6

163

147

Cornell

-1.734

7

9

164

165

Tarleton

-1.724

11

8

165

184

North Texas

-1.723

11

7

166

162

Towson

-1.653

10

9

167

190

Duquesne

-1.61

10

8

168

202

Queens

-1.571

11

8

169

215

Maryland

-1.541

8

10

170

172

Georgia Tech

-1.529

11

8

171

209

Penn

-1.472

9

7

172

196

Valparaiso

-1.354

9

10

173

151

Weber State

-1.348

10

9

174

164

Furman

-1.33

13

6

175

163

Incarnate Word

-1.269

9

9

176

180

UT Rio Grande

-1.239

7

11

177

152

West Kentucky

-1.132

11

7

178

145

Tennessee St

-1.117

12

6

179

191

UMass

-1.108

11

8

180

177

Long Island

-1.108

11

7

181

192

Robert Morris

-1.07

12

8

182

218

UNLV

-0.992

9

8

183

187

Washington St

-0.864

8

12

184

208

Lamar

-0.856

10

8

185

186

Central Conn

-0.848

10

6

186

178

UC Davis

-0.833

11

7

187

204

Lindenwood

-0.751

11

8

188

212

Marquette

-0.693

6

13

189

154

Dartmouth

-0.67

8

8

190

188

Youngstown St

-0.652

9

11

191

169

Iona

-0.618

12

7

192

219

Fresno State

-0.596

9

9

193

179

Navy

-0.582

13

6

194

210

Boston College

-0.547

8

10

195

201

Temple

-0.511

11

7

196

167

Utah Tech

-0.501

10

10

197

160

South Alabama

-0.456

13

6

198

221

Indiana State

-0.455

9

10

199

171

Loyola Marymount

-0.455

11

10

200

193

Central Arkansas

-0.418

9

10

201

198

South Dakota St

-0.384

10

10

202

153

Nicholls

-0.337

8

10

203

194

Appalachian St

-0.262

11

9

204

226

UC Santa Barbara

-0.224

11

7

205

185

Charleston South

-0.169

11

9

206

229

Drake

-0.125

9

10

207

236

Coastal Carolina

-0.035

11

9

208

239

American

-0.02

11

8

209

213

Charleston

0.004

11

8

210

199

CSU Fullerton

0.03

8

12

211

176

Southern Miss

0.032

11

9

212

205

Hampton

0.219

8

10

213

211

Northeastern

0.225

6

11

214

203

Wofford

0.36

12

7

215

168

Monmouth

0.377

8

10

216

214

New Orleans

0.399

6

12

217

242

Rutgers

0.434

9

9

218

217

Florida Intl

0.468

9

9

219

182

Idaho State

0.479

10

9

220

263

Southern

0.583

7

11

221

206

Florida Gulf Coast

0.589

8

11

222

257

Drexel

0.595

9

10

223

228

Merrimack

0.647

11

8

224

227

Fairfield

0.648

11

8

225

207

Vermont

0.691

11

7

226

235

Montana

0.692

9

9

227

216

Green Bay

0.754

11

9

228

238

Fort Wayne

0.87

12

8

229

243

Saint Peter's

1.05

10

6

230

220

Denver

1.125

9

11

231

223

Ohio

1.128

10

9

232

251

Howard

1.131

11

8

233

232

CSU Northridge

1.194

11

9

234

237

Charlotte

1.209

10

9

235

273

SIU-Edwardsville

1.317

11

8

236

249

Old Dominion

1.323

6

14

237

252

Le Moyne

1.493

8

10

238

189

SE Missouri St

1.568

9

10

239

248

S Carolina Upstate

1.575

9

11

240

240

James Madison

1.642

9

10

241

225

Samford

1.668

9

10

242

222

Georgia Southern

1.712

13

7

243

256

Saint Joseph's

1.729

11

7

244

246

Brown

1.822

7

9

245

197

Abilene Christian

1.834

10

9

246

233

Fordham

1.841

10

9

247

195

Grambling

1.85

8

10

248

241

La Salle

1.872

6

13

249

276

Eastern Wash

1.894

4

14

250

262

Eastern Kentucky

1.898

7

12

251

244

UNC Asheville

1.901

8

12

252

260

Missouri State

2.107

10

8

253

259

West Michigan

2.269

7

11

254

231

Milwaukee

2.332

8

12

255

245

Prairie View A&M

2.342

8

10

256

271

Sacred Heart

2.349

6

13

257

253

Bethune-Cookman

2.38

6

11

258

268

San Diego

2.398

8

12

259

224

UMass Lowell

2.416

8

11

260

264

Princeton

2.479

6

12

261

284

Portland

2.487

10

11

262

230

Jacksonville St

2.537

9

9

263

281

Chattanooga

2.66

9

10

264

261

Louisiana Tech

2.682

10

8

265

280

Georgia State

2.705

7

12

266

258

Detroit Mercy

2.856

8

10

267

247

Norfolk State

2.898

8

12

268

254

UC Riverside

2.915

7

12

269

299

Long Beach St

3.026

8

11

270

307

Jacksonville

3.037

7

12

271

269

Oregon State

3.049

10

11

272

234

Boston U

3.089

7

12

273

290

Rice

3.177

8

10

274

285

Morehead State

3.18

9

10

275

293

Presbyterian

3.2

10

10

276

287

Stony Brook

3.275

11

9

277

265

SE Louisiana

3.337

5

13

278

279

Longwood

3.391

10

10

279

250

Mercyhurst

3.403

12

7

280

270

Bellarmine

3.488

6

12

281

278

Alabama State

3.499

5

12

282

277

UMBC

3.575

9

7

283

274

West Carolina

3.686

6

11

284

298

N Carolina A&T

3.943

7

9

285

306

Mt. St. Mary's

4.03

7

12

286

295

Northwestern St

4.038

6

12

287

289

Maryland-E Shore

4.054

8

13

288

304

Southern Utah

4.065

6

13

289

255

Ark-Pine Bluff

4.097

6

12

290

272

Cal Poly

4.205

7

12

291

275

East Texas A&M

4.315

7

12

292

288

UAlbany

4.337

6

12

293

267

Tulane

4.341

12

6

294

282

Texas State

4.353

11

9

295

309

Omaha

4.383

9

11

296

297

Radford

4.392

11

9

297

283

Little Rock

4.48

9

10

298

292

San Jose State

4.493

6

12

299

294

New Hampshire

4.579

4

12

300

286

New Haven

4.656

8

10

301

291

Eastern Illinois

4.841

8

11

302

303

Evansville

4.954

5

14

303

317

Sacramento St

4.954

6

11

304

300

South Dakota

5.036

10

10

305

310

Houston Christian

5.102

6

12

306

301

North Arizona

5.17

6

13

307

314

North Dakota

5.23

10

12

308

312

Stonehill

5.266

6

12

309

305

Alabama A&M

5.31

9

8

310

308

West Georgia

5.469

9

9

311

266

Tennessee Tech

5.499

7

12

312

296

Holy Cross

5.606

8

11

313

313

Wagner

5.661

6

10

314

302

Oral Roberts

5.747

5

15

315

320

Lehigh

5.749

7

12

316

330

Ball State

5.782

5

13

317

311

Bryant

5.871

6

12

318

323

UTEP

5.986

6

12

319

318

North Illinois

6.057

6

11

320

329

Loyola (MD)

6.143

6

13

321

316

UNC Greensboro

6.411

7

12

322

331

North Florida

6.418

3

16

323

321

Bucknell

6.58

6

13

324

324

N Carolina Cent

6.654

7

12

325

346

Southern Indiana

6.773

4

14

326

342

NJIT

6.802

8

11

327

319

Fairleigh Dickinson

6.811

5

13

328

335

Pepperdine

6.829

6

14

329

325

Central Michigan

6.863

5

13

330

341

Lafayette

6.975

5

14

331

322

Army

7.059

7

12

332

336

Maine

7.064

3

16

333

334

Jackson State

7.097

4

13

334

345

Florida A&M

7.124

6

9

335

343

Texas Southern

7.233

4

12

336

337

IU Indianapolis

7.45

5

16

337

328

CSU Bakersfield

7.569

8

12

338

326

Alcorn State

7.603

2

14

339

338

Stetson

7.649

7

12

340

327

Manhattan

8.03

8

12

341

349

Louisiana

8.047

5

15

342

347

Niagara

8.299

5

12

343

348

East Carolina

8.363

5

13

344

332

Canisius

8.697

8

11

345

340

Chicago State

8.736

2

16

346

315

North Alabama

8.742

6

11

347

339

VMI

8.742

6

13

348

333

Delaware

8.833

5

13

349

344

Cleveland State

9.043

6

14

350

352

Rider

9.237

2

15

351

350

Loyola-Chicago

9.245

5

14

352

355

Western Illinois

9.971

4

15

353

360

The Citadel

10.4

5

14

354

351

Kansas City

10.48

4

16

355

356

St. Francis (PA)

10.85

4

14

356

353

UT San Antonio

11.24

4

14

357

358

Air Force

11.44

3

15

358

357

South Carolina St

11.59

3

16

359

354

UL Monroe

11.77

3

16

360

361

Binghamton

12.56

4

15

361

362

Morgan State

12.59

5

13

362

359

Delaware State

13.06

5

14

363

365

Coppin State

14.53

3

18

364

363

Gardner-Webb

15.11

2

18

365

364

Miss Valley St

16.02

1

18


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