Monday, January 26, 2026

NCAA Basketball Rankings - 26 Jan

Michigan State and Iowa State both made big moves this week within the top 10, as both teams jumped 5 spots to land inside the top 5, each joining a conference rival in that group. Undefeated Nebraska continued to inch upward, landing just outside the top 10 as they won their 20th game of the season, but conference foe Illinois jumped into the top 10 as Florida fell out after losing for the 6th time this season. Here are my full current rankings:

Rank

LW

Team

Rating

W

L

1

1

Michigan

-23.59

18

1

2

2

Arizona

-22.2

20

0

3

3

Duke

-21.35

18

1

4

9

Michigan State

-19.11

18

2

5

10

Iowa State

-18.93

18

2

6

6

Vanderbilt

-18.35

17

3

7

7

UConn

-18.28

19

1

8

11

Illinois

-18.27

17

3

9

4

Gonzaga

-18.18

21

1

10

5

Purdue

-18.09

17

3

11

13

Nebraska

-17.75

20

0

12

8

Florida

-17.54

14

6

13

12

Houston

-17.35

17

2

14

17

Kansas

-17.13

15

5

15

14

Virginia

-16.36

16

3

16

19

Texas Tech

-16.24

16

4

17

15

BYU

-16.05

17

2

18

16

Alabama

-15.41

13

6

19

20

Louisville

-15.38

14

5

20

22

Arkansas

-15.3

15

5

21

23

Saint Louis

-15.28

19

1

22

18

St. John's

-15.2

15

5

23

26

Tennessee

-14.31

13

6

24

21

Iowa

-14.29

14

5

25

24

Georgia

-13.6

16

4

26

35

Auburn

-13.58

13

7

27

33

North Carolina

-13.41

16

4

28

27

Villanova

-13.27

15

5

29

34

NC State

-13.06

14

6

30

29

SMU

-13.02

15

5

31

28

Clemson

-12.71

17

4

32

25

Utah State

-12.59

16

3

33

38

Indiana

-12.53

13

7

34

30

Kentucky

-12.31

14

6

35

32

Saint Mary's

-12.15

19

3

36

42

Texas A&M

-12.03

16

4

37

37

Ohio State

-11.93

13

6

38

31

Miami

-11.88

16

4

39

39

LSU

-11.5

13

7

40

46

Texas

-11.41

12

8

41

43

Wisconsin

-11.1

14

6

42

52

Akron

-11.03

16

4

43

36

New Mexico

-10.94

16

4

44

40

UCF

-10.8

15

4

45

44

Santa Clara

-10.7

17

5

46

41

VCU

-10.59

14

6

47

45

Belmont

-10.23

18

3

48

47

Seton Hall

-10.16

14

6

49

64

Yale

-10.03

15

3

50

56

McNeese

-9.928

16

4

51

51

Washington

-9.896

11

9

52

48

Tulsa

-9.833

17

3

53

53

San Diego State

-9.828

14

5

54

50

UCLA

-9.702

14

6

55

63

Stephen F Austin

-9.297

17

3

56

57

TCU

-9.201

13

7

57

59

Virginia Tech

-9.04

15

6

58

55

USC

-8.963

15

5

59

61

Miami (OH)

-8.929

20

0

60

58

Butler

-8.691

13

7

61

54

Missouri

-8.671

14

6

62

65

George Washington

-8.51

13

7

63

75

South Florida

-8.433

13

7

64

60

Cincinnati

-8.288

10

10

65

62

Creighton

-8.243

12

8

66

49

Baylor

-8.189

11

8

67

74

West Virginia

-8.179

13

7

68

69

Oklahoma St

-7.774

14

6

69

88

Northwestern

-7.544

9

11

70

81

Nevada

-7.535

14

6

71

73

Oklahoma

-7.525

11

9

72

66

Murray State

-7.491

16

5

73

67

Illinois State

-7.433

14

7

74

70

George Mason

-7.433

18

2

75

84

Grand Canyon

-7.355

13

6

76

68

Wake Forest

-7.242

11

9

77

80

High Point

-7.04

18

4

78

96

California

-6.988

15

5

79

72

Hofstra

-6.883

13

8

80

87

South Carolina

-6.568

11

9

81

85

Dayton

-6.515

14

6

82

76

Utah Valley

-6.347

15

6

83

79

Providence

-6.291

9

11

84

92

Troy

-6.287

15

6

85

78

Notre Dame

-6.253

11

9

86

82

Colorado

-6.217

12

8

87

83

Ole Miss

-6.216

11

9

88

86

Syracuse

-6.208

12

8

89

77

Florida Atlantic

-6.06

14

7

90

116

Boise State

-5.897

12

8

91

71

Oakland

-5.799

12

10

92

89

Winthrop

-5.764

15

8

93

90

Stanford

-5.72

14

6

94

110

Bowling Green

-5.673

13

7

95

93

Sam Houston St

-5.545

13

7

96

103

Northern Iowa

-5.533

13

8

97

106

Wichita State

-5.532

13

8

98

95

Arizona State

-5.528

11

9

99

105

Liberty

-5.39

17

3

100

107

William & Mary

-5.355

14

6

101

99

Colorado State

-5.299

12

8

102

101

Columbia

-5.212

13

6

103

111

Xavier

-5.202

11

9

104

102

Minnesota

-5.122

10

10

105

117

Hawaii

-5.104

15

4

106

100

UC San Diego

-5.061

15

6

107

98

Mercer

-4.964

13

8

108

108

St. Thomas

-4.957

17

5

109

122

UC Irvine

-4.929

14

7

110

113

UNC Wilmington

-4.794

18

3

111

97

Kansas State

-4.706

10

10

112

109

Cal Baptist

-4.671

15

6

113

142

Florida State

-4.493

8

12

114

91

Wyoming

-4.407

12

8

115

131

North Dakota St

-4.331

18

5

116

129

Rhode Island

-4.295

12

8

117

137

Georgetown

-4.17

10

10

118

123

East Tennessee St

-4.12

15

6

119

132

Arkansas State

-4.056

13

8

120

138

San Francisco

-4.017

13

9

121

112

UT Arlington

-4.011

13

6

122

114

Pacific

-4.004

14

8

123

136

DePaul

-3.969

12

8

124

150

UIC

-3.862

11

10

125

104

Wright State

-3.852

13

8

126

120

Oregon

-3.789

8

12

127

119

Montana State

-3.672

13

8

128

115

Memphis

-3.613

9

10

129

118

Lipscomb

-3.535

14

7

130

163

Cornell

-3.488

9

9

131

127

Southern Illinois

-3.445

8

12

132

126

Pittsburgh

-3.435

8

12

133

124

Austin Peay

-3.434

13

6

134

141

Portland State

-3.297

13

5

135

94

Marist

-3.274

13

7

136

125

Texas A&M-CC

-3.193

11

9

137

128

Richmond

-3.161

13

8

138

130

Quinnipiac

-3.067

14

8

139

121

Mississippi St

-3.066

10

10

140

140

Siena

-3.008

14

7

141

135

UAB

-2.873

12

8

142

146

Kent State

-2.842

15

5

143

161

Utah

-2.616

9

11

144

152

Seattle

-2.589

14

8

145

151

North Kentucky

-2.54

14

8

146

144

Toledo

-2.53

11

9

147

167

Duquesne

-2.323

11

9

148

155

Marshall

-2.288

13

7

149

134

Penn State

-2.089

9

10

150

182

UNLV

-2.081

10

9

151

133

Bradley

-2.058

14

8

152

139

UT Martin

-2.014

15

5

153

166

Towson

-1.913

12

10

154

157

Kennesaw St

-1.905

12

8

155

162

Davidson

-1.797

12

7

156

174

Furman

-1.73

14

7

157

147

Mid Tennessee

-1.716

11

8

158

164

Tarleton

-1.581

11

9

159

176

UT Rio Grande

-1.547

9

11

160

200

Central Arkansas

-1.511

10

10

161

153

North Colorado

-1.493

11

10

162

169

Maryland

-1.49

8

12

163

206

Drake

-1.474

11

10

164

156

Colgate

-1.446

12

9

165

172

Valparaiso

-1.446

10

10

166

178

Tennessee St

-1.425

13

7

167

160

Eastern Michigan

-1.401

9

11

168

204

UC Santa Barbara

-1.308

13

7

169

148

St. Bonaventure

-1.304

12

8

170

168

Queens

-1.23

12

9

171

193

Navy

-1.211

15

6

172

170

Georgia Tech

-1.173

11

9

173

179

UMass

-1.166

13

8

174

143

New Mexico St

-1.113

10

9

175

145

Elon

-1.111

12

9

176

195

Temple

-1.088

13

7

177

188

Marquette

-1.088

7

14

178

159

Idaho

-1.066

12

8

179

154

Buffalo

-0.964

13

7

180

180

Long Island

-0.957

12

8

181

215

Monmouth

-0.919

10

11

182

194

Boston College

-0.915

9

11

183

149

Harvard

-0.883

10

9

184

171

Penn

-0.879

9

9

185

226

Montana

-0.821

12

9

186

183

Washington St

-0.809

9

13

187

165

North Texas

-0.739

12

8

188

181

Robert Morris

-0.707

13

9

189

173

Weber State

-0.653

10

11

190

197

South Alabama

-0.637

14

6

191

199

Loyola Marymount

-0.586

11

11

192

192

Fresno State

-0.538

9

11

193

158

Campbell

-0.537

9

12

194

223

Merrimack

-0.525

13

9

195

177

West Kentucky

-0.518

11

9

196

201

South Dakota St

-0.49

10

11

197

210

CSU Fullerton

-0.451

10

12

198

196

Utah Tech

-0.393

11

11

199

186

UC Davis

-0.341

12

8

200

187

Lindenwood

-0.248

12

9

201

209

Charleston

-0.234

13

8

202

208

American

-0.229

13

8

203

205

Charleston South

-0.008

11

11

204

184

Lamar

0.01

10

10

205

225

Vermont

0.011

13

8

206

203

Appalachian St

0.157

13

9

207

218

Florida Intl

0.208

10

10

208

190

Youngstown St

0.235

10

12

209

227

Green Bay

0.237

12

10

210

207

Coastal Carolina

0.246

13

9

211

214

Wofford

0.292

14

7

212

222

Drexel

0.305

10

11

213

217

Rutgers

0.377

9

11

214

216

New Orleans

0.415

7

13

215

228

Fort Wayne

0.495

13

8

216

191

Iona

0.508

14

8

217

243

Saint Joseph's

0.571

12

8

218

198

Indiana State

0.586

9

12

219

212

Hampton

0.767

10

11

220

202

Nicholls

0.827

8

12

221

229

Saint Peter's

0.864

11

7

222

189

Dartmouth

1.013

9

9

223

219

Idaho State

1.036

10

11

224

251

UNC Asheville

1.04

9

12

225

252

Missouri State

1.051

12

8

226

211

Southern Miss

1.072

11

11

227

175

Incarnate Word

1.086

9

11

228

257

Bethune-Cookman

1.21

8

11

229

220

Southern

1.363

7

12

230

234

Charlotte

1.433

11

9

231

238

SE Missouri St

1.515

11

10

232

221

Florida Gulf Coast

1.529

8

13

233

246

Fordham

1.543

10

10

234

233

CSU Northridge

1.603

11

10

235

248

La Salle

1.605

7

13

236

240

James Madison

1.618

10

11

237

235

SIU-Edwardsville

1.708

13

8

238

241

Samford

1.714

10

11

239

262

Jacksonville St

1.715

10

9

240

224

Fairfield

1.726

13

9

241

185

Central Conn

1.729

10

8

242

236

Old Dominion

1.753

6

15

243

254

Milwaukee

1.875

9

13

244

260

Princeton

1.886

7

13

245

282

UMBC

1.903

12

7

246

237

Le Moyne

1.994

10

10

247

250

Eastern Kentucky

2.044

7

14

248

245

Abilene Christian

2.045

10

9

249

213

Northeastern

2.141

6

14

250

247

Grambling

2.251

8

10

251

231

Ohio

2.27

11

10

252

276

Stony Brook

2.3

12

9

253

261

Portland

2.376

10

12

254

230

Denver

2.613

9

13

255

249

Eastern Wash

2.625

5

15

256

264

Louisiana Tech

2.707

11

8

257

258

San Diego

2.785

9

13

258

279

Mercyhurst

2.787

13

8

259

291

East Texas A&M

2.838

8

12

260

242

Georgia Southern

2.845

13

9

261

232

Howard

2.883

12

9

262

263

Chattanooga

2.946

9

12

263

265

Georgia State

2.985

9

12

264

283

West Carolina

3.032

7

12

265

256

Sacred Heart

3.032

9

13

266

271

Oregon State

3.033

10

12

267

239

S Carolina Upstate

3.067

9

13

268

277

SE Louisiana

3.087

6

14

269

280

Bellarmine

3.112

7

13

270

267

Norfolk State

3.124

10

12

271

278

Longwood

3.154

12

10

272

253

West Michigan

3.294

8

12

273

272

Boston U

3.322

8

13

274

269

Long Beach St

3.325

8

13

275

244

Brown

3.35

7

11

276

293

Tulane

3.377

12

8

277

273

Rice

3.486

8

12

278

275

Presbyterian

3.539

11

11

279

281

Alabama State

3.548

6

13

280

288

Southern Utah

3.572

7

14

281

268

UC Riverside

3.589

7

14

282

266

Detroit Mercy

3.593

8

12

283

270

Jacksonville

3.84

8

13

284

296

Radford

3.907

11

11

285

255

Prairie View A&M

3.908

8

12

286

307

North Dakota

3.948

12

12

287

286

Northwestern St

4.083

6

13

288

274

Morehead State

4.087

11

10

289

298

San Jose State

4.118

6

14

290

289

Ark-Pine Bluff

4.134

7

13

291

284

N Carolina A&T

4.187

9

10

292

299

New Hampshire

4.227

7

12

293

287

Maryland-E Shore

4.234

8

13

294

259

UMass Lowell

4.264

8

13

295

292

UAlbany

4.37

7

14

296

301

Eastern Illinois

4.373

9

12

297

295

Omaha

4.374

10

12

298

297

Little Rock

4.432

9

11

299

294

Texas State

4.578

11

11

300

285

Mt. St. Mary's

4.604

9

13

301

300

New Haven

5.05

9

11

302

303

Sacramento St

5.178

6

13

303

313

Wagner

5.236

6

12

304

304

South Dakota

5.318

11

11

305

309

Alabama A&M

5.396

10

9

306

302

Evansville

5.54

5

15

307

327

Fairleigh Dickinson

5.62

7

13

308

316

Ball State

5.743

7

13

309

308

Stonehill

5.894

6

14

310

290

Cal Poly

5.899

7

14

311

319

North Illinois

5.952

6

13

312

336

IU Indianapolis

5.952

6

16

313

315

Lehigh

6.008

9

12

314

311

Tennessee Tech

6.049

7

14

315

318

UTEP

6.099

7

13

316

306

North Arizona

6.219

7

14

317

310

West Georgia

6.388

10

10

318

305

Houston Christian

6.432

7

13

319

328

Pepperdine

6.466

6

16

320

330

Lafayette

6.522

5

16

321

326

NJIT

6.548

9

12

322

320

Loyola (MD)

6.559

7

14

323

312

Holy Cross

6.688

8

13

324

334

Florida A&M

6.714

8

9

325

322

North Florida

6.84

5

16

326

339

Stetson

6.854

7

14

327

335

Texas Southern

6.861

5

13

328

324

N Carolina Cent

6.913

7

12

329

321

UNC Greensboro

6.949

8

13

330

323

Bucknell

7.043

6

15

331

331

Army

7.065

8

13

332

325

Southern Indiana

7.094

5

15

333

343

East Carolina

7.139

6

14

334

329

Central Michigan

7.269

5

15

335

340

Manhattan

7.414

8

14

336

337

CSU Bakersfield

7.646

8

13

337

314

Oral Roberts

7.788

5

17

338

317

Bryant

7.863

6

14

339

349

Cleveland State

7.924

7

14

340

332

Maine

7.98

5

17

341

333

Jackson State

8.063

5

14

342

342

Niagara

8.093

5

15

343

344

Canisius

8.182

8

13

344

338

Alcorn State

8.227

3

15

345

341

Louisiana

8.244

5

16

346

348

Delaware

8.748

5

14

347

351

Loyola-Chicago

9.167

5

16

348

346

North Alabama

9.205

6

12

349

345

Chicago State

9.427

2

19

350

347

VMI

10.07

6

15

351

355

St. Francis (PA)

10.22

6

14

352

353

The Citadel

10.47

6

15

353

352

Western Illinois

10.49

4

17

354

350

Rider

10.51

2

17

355

361

Morgan State

10.72

7

13

356

356

UT San Antonio

11.58

4

16

357

357

Air Force

11.6

3

17

358

354

Kansas City

11.6

4

17

359

358

South Carolina St

12.34

4

16

360

359

UL Monroe

12.5

3

18

361

362

Delaware State

13.08

5

14

362

360

Binghamton

13.21

4

18

363

363

Coppin State

14.85

3

19

364

364

Gardner-Webb

15.28

3

19

365

365

Miss Valley St

16.65

1

19


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