Monday, March 9, 2026

NCAA Basketball Rankings - 9 Mar

The top 6 teams remained in the same order this week, just a week before the NCAA Tournament field is set. Gonzaga moved back into the top 10 after UConn was upset by Marquette, while Wisconsin leapt into the top 25 after a road upset of Purdue. Here are my full current rankings:

Rank

LW

Team

Rating

W

L

1

1

Michigan

-24.89

29

2

2

2

Duke

-23.94

29

2

3

3

Arizona

-23.1

29

2

4

4

Florida

-22.07

25

6

5

5

Illinois

-19.47

24

7

6

6

Houston

-19.18

26

5

7

8

Iowa State

-18.5

25

6

8

7

Purdue

-18.38

23

8

9

9

Michigan State

-18.11

25

6

10

11

Gonzaga

-18.07

28

3

11

10

UConn

-17.85

27

4

12

14

Vanderbilt

-17.1

24

7

13

13

Nebraska

-16.88

26

5

14

12

Texas Tech

-16.82

22

9

15

15

Alabama

-16.77

23

8

16

19

Arkansas

-16.77

23

8

17

20

Louisville

-16.31

22

9

18

17

St. John's

-16.28

25

6

19

21

Tennessee

-16.1

21

10

20

18

Kansas

-16.08

22

9

21

16

Virginia

-15.97

27

4

22

29

Wisconsin

-14.24

22

9

23

23

BYU

-14.18

21

10

24

25

Saint Mary's

-14.02

27

4

25

24

North Carolina

-13.87

24

7

26

27

Iowa

-13.62

20

11

27

30

Georgia

-13.6

22

9

28

22

Saint Louis

-13.52

27

4

29

32

Villanova

-13.45

24

7

30

26

Kentucky

-13.32

19

12

31

34

Ohio State

-13.26

20

11

32

33

Miami

-12.95

24

7

33

43

UCLA

-12.63

21

10

34

28

Utah State

-12.33

25

6

35

31

NC State

-12.2

19

12

36

40

Texas A&M

-11.96

21

10

37

38

Santa Clara

-11.86

25

7

38

39

Auburn

-11.78

16

15

39

37

Clemson

-11.78

22

9

40

41

Indiana

-11.75

18

13

41

35

SMU

-11.61

19

12

42

36

Texas

-11.55

18

13

43

44

Cincinnati

-11.3

17

14

44

42

VCU

-11.13

24

7

45

47

Akron

-10.53

26

5

46

49

South Florida

-10.35

23

8

47

53

TCU

-10.34

21

10

48

52

Seton Hall

-10.03

20

11

49

45

San Diego State

-10

20

10

50

46

New Mexico

-9.889

22

9

51

58

Oklahoma

-9.797

17

14

52

48

Missouri

-9.715

20

11

53

54

Washington

-9.572

15

16

54

57

Baylor

-9.474

16

15

55

51

UCF

-9.312

20

10

56

56

Virginia Tech

-9.286

19

12

57

55

Tulsa

-9.235

25

6

58

50

Belmont

-9.183

26

6

59

61

West Virginia

-9.032

18

13

60

59

McNeese

-8.859

26

5

61

64

Grand Canyon

-8.567

20

11

62

63

Yale

-8.531

23

5

63

67

Stanford

-8.398

20

11

64

60

LSU

-8.269

15

16

65

62

Miami (OH)

-8.136

31

0

66

72

Northern Iowa

-8.009

23

12

67

76

Oklahoma St

-7.701

18

13

68

78

Colorado

-7.602

17

14

69

70

Northwestern

-7.593

13

18

70

80

Florida State

-7.57

17

14

71

73

Arizona State

-7.531

16

15

72

82

Boise State

-7.471

20

11

73

79

Wake Forest

-7.462

16

15

74

83

Hofstra

-7.433

22

10

75

71

High Point

-7.364

30

4

76

66

George Washington

-7.317

17

14

77

65

Providence

-7.192

14

17

78

74

Stephen F Austin

-7.165

27

4

79

75

Dayton

-7.069

21

10

80

77

Utah Valley

-7.02

24

7

81

88

Creighton

-6.921

15

16

82

69

Minnesota

-6.912

15

16

83

86

California

-6.82

21

10

84

68

USC

-6.557

18

13

85

81

Nevada

-6.471

20

11

86

89

Wichita State

-6.46

21

10

87

84

Butler

-6.383

16

15

88

85

Syracuse

-6.288

15

16

89

91

Colorado State

-5.933

20

11

90

93

Georgetown

-5.759

14

17

91

100

George Mason

-5.668

23

8

92

102

Marquette

-5.625

12

19

93

90

Notre Dame

-5.593

13

18

94

87

Illinois State

-5.586

20

12

95

92

Ole Miss

-5.49

12

19

96

94

Xavier

-5.06

14

17

97

96

UNC Wilmington

-4.767

26

6

98

98

South Carolina

-4.65

13

18

99

97

St. Thomas

-4.646

24

9

100

103

UIC

-4.639

19

15

101

108

Cal Baptist

-4.63

23

8

102

106

Wyoming

-4.435

18

13

103

95

DePaul

-4.406

16

15

104

107

Pittsburgh

-4.371

12

19

105

105

Oregon

-4.358

12

19

106

110

UC Irvine

-4.281

22

10

107

99

Sam Houston St

-4.113

21

10

108

112

Kansas State

-4.037

12

19

109

101

Murray State

-3.991

20

12

110

115

Bradley

-3.828

21

12

111

104

Southern Illinois

-3.784

16

16

112

119

North Dakota St

-3.727

27

7

113

113

Mississippi St

-3.66

13

18

114

117

Davidson

-3.497

19

12

115

143

UNLV

-3.457

16

15

116

118

UT Rio Grande

-3.452

18

13

117

111

Liberty

-3.392

25

6

118

114

Winthrop

-3.291

23

11

119

109

William & Mary

-3.253

20

12

120

132

Toledo

-3.243

17

14

121

136

Cornell

-3.186

15

12

122

116

Navy

-3.04

26

7

123

125

UC San Diego

-2.99

22

10

124

130

Bowling Green

-2.956

18

13

125

121

East Tennessee St

-2.91

23

10

126

120

Hawaii

-2.91

22

8

127

126

Montana State

-2.86

18

14

128

123

UAB

-2.858

20

11

129

122

Florida Atlantic

-2.762

17

14

130

135

Wright State

-2.752

21

11

131

134

Central Arkansas

-2.713

22

12

132

133

Troy

-2.698

21

11

133

127

Seattle

-2.558

20

13

134

140

Pacific

-2.524

18

15

135

129

Arkansas State

-2.504

20

12

136

149

Saint Joseph's

-2.494

21

10

137

148

Kent State

-2.484

23

8

138

128

Austin Peay

-2.447

22

9

139

144

Robert Morris

-2.423

22

10

140

142

Harvard

-2.422

17

11

141

138

Rhode Island

-2.409

16

15

142

159

Penn

-2.344

16

11

143

139

Memphis

-2.247

13

18

144

155

Merrimack

-2.162

23

10

145

137

Oakland

-2.147

16

16

146

163

Rutgers

-2.141

13

18

147

158

North Colorado

-2.127

20

11

148

145

Maryland

-2.114

11

20

149

124

Utah

-2.059

10

21

150

156

San Francisco

-1.991

17

16

151

141

Duquesne

-1.975

17

14

152

146

Richmond

-1.916

15

16

153

131

Penn State

-1.876

12

19

154

166

North Kentucky

-1.828

20

13

155

164

Portland State

-1.774

20

10

156

170

Tennessee St

-1.752

23

9

157

173

Towson

-1.75

19

14

158

150

St. Bonaventure

-1.734

15

16

159

167

UT Arlington

-1.65

17

13

160

154

Columbia

-1.627

16

12

161

157

UC Santa Barbara

-1.535

18

13

162

151

Mercer

-1.499

19

13

163

160

North Texas

-1.347

18

13

164

169

Siena

-1.343

22

11

165

181

Idaho

-1.209

19

14

166

162

Valparaiso

-1.141

18

15

167

153

Charleston

-1.101

21

11

168

168

Marist

-1.046

19

12

169

147

West Kentucky

-0.988

18

13

170

152

Lipscomb

-0.988

19

13

171

161

Washington St

-0.96

12

20

172

165

Fresno State

-0.953

13

18

173

190

Campbell

-0.921

16

17

174

178

Boston College

-0.891

11

20

175

179

Monmouth

-0.805

18

14

176

186

Queens

-0.73

21

13

177

172

Long Island

-0.569

23

10

178

175

Quinnipiac

-0.537

19

13

179

203

Temple

-0.531

16

15

180

201

UMBC

-0.487

22

8

181

177

Texas A&M-CC

-0.453

17

14

182

174

Kennesaw St

-0.355

18

13

183

200

Mid Tennessee

-0.354

17

14

184

182

Furman

-0.336

21

12

185

171

Appalachian St

-0.308

19

13

186

189

UMass

-0.23

16

15

187

176

New Orleans

-0.191

15

17

188

191

Howard

-0.161

21

10

189

194

UC Davis

-0.144

18

13

190

188

Utah Tech

-0.093

18

14

191

180

Loyola Marymount

-0.093

15

17

192

184

Samford

-0.052

18

14

193

197

Fordham

-0.01

17

14

194

199

Georgia Tech

0.0072

11

20

195

183

Eastern Wash

0.074

13

18

196

187

Marshall

0.1489

19

13

197

205

CSU Fullerton

0.1608

17

15

198

185

UT Martin

0.239

22

11

199

192

South Alabama

0.4337

21

11

200

193

CSU Northridge

0.5684

19

13

201

202

Youngstown St

0.5727

15

17

202

196

Buffalo

0.6619

17

14

203

195

Weber State

0.6892

16

15

204

198

Green Bay

0.8138

18

15

205

209

Oregon State

0.8253

17

15

206

208

Indiana State

0.9186

11

21

207

214

Florida Intl

0.9393

15

16

208

226

Drake

0.9899

14

20

209

204

SE Missouri St

1.1544

20

13

210

211

Colgate

1.2195

18

15

211

206

New Mexico St

1.2253

15

15

212

207

Bethune-Cookman

1.2315

17

14

213

219

James Madison

1.2503

18

15

214

221

Vermont

1.296

21

11

215

228

Southern Miss

1.2987

19

16

216

218

Drexel

1.3227

17

16

217

230

West Carolina

1.5331

15

16

218

217

Tarleton

1.5542

14

17

219

210

Charlotte

1.5792

15

16

220

249

Louisiana Tech

1.5908

18

13

221

213

Montana

1.6148

16

15

222

227

Jacksonville St

1.6624

15

16

223

223

South Dakota St

1.6994

14

18

224

215

Iona

1.7501

18

14

225

236

Detroit Mercy

1.7915

16

14

226

232

American

1.8199

16

16

227

212

Saint Peter's

1.8681

17

12

228

229

Ohio

1.8846

15

16

229

225

Eastern Michigan

1.9216

10

21

230

224

SIU-Edwardsville

1.9339

19

13

231

216

Coastal Carolina

2.0579

19

13

232

233

Lindenwood

2.0715

18

15

233

220

Lamar

2.202

12

19

234

242

Fairfield

2.2314

21

13

235

241

Boston U

2.2872

17

16

236

222

Elon

2.3277

14

18

237

268

Georgia Southern

2.3334

21

15

238

238

Charleston South

2.3429

15

17

239

254

Florida Gulf Coast

2.3598

16

18

240

240

La Salle

2.4886

9

22

241

231

Stony Brook

2.4947

17

15

242

237

Wofford

2.5005

19

13

243

244

Nicholls

2.531

14

18

244

239

Missouri State

2.5441

14

17

245

234

Denver

2.6553

15

17

246

251

UNC Asheville

2.7294

15

17

247

257

Southern

2.7685

15

16

248

245

Princeton

2.795

9

20

249

246

Fort Wayne

2.8618

17

15

250

253

Mercyhurst

2.8734

19

13

251

235

Abilene Christian

2.9516

13

18

252

243

Old Dominion

2.9602

12

21

253

259

Portland

3.0048

15

19

254

248

Hampton

3.0475

13

19

255

252

Texas State

3.1123

19

13

256

255

Longwood

3.2119

16

16

257

262

Cal Poly

3.3208

14

18

258

258

Incarnate Word

3.3368

12

19

259

261

Rice

3.3749

13

18

260

250

Tulane

3.4339

17

14

261

256

Radford

3.4514

16

16

262

247

Dartmouth

3.613

11

16

263

263

Southern Utah

3.6431

10

21

264

266

Mt. St. Mary's

3.7353

15

17

265

260

Milwaukee

3.7662

12

20

266

265

Bellarmine

3.9131

13

19

267

276

Presbyterian

3.964

15

18

268

269

Le Moyne

4.0465

15

17

269

264

Idaho State

4.0973

13

20

270

275

Sacred Heart

4.2225

14

19

271

283

San Diego

4.2428

12

21

272

270

Morehead State

4.3157

20

13

273

273

San Jose State

4.3391

8

23

274

272

Central Conn

4.4078

18

12

275

267

Central Michigan

4.4294

10

21

276

286

Long Beach St

4.4739

10

22

277

277

Grambling

4.6098

13

18

278

278

UC Riverside

4.6317

10

22

279

271

Eastern Kentucky

4.6326

11

21

280

282

Omaha

4.7559

16

17

281

280

West Michigan

4.8363

10

21

282

274

Brown

4.8467

9

18

283

284

Chattanooga

4.9133

13

19

284

288

Jacksonville

5.0409

12

20

285

285

Northwestern St

5.0473

10

22

286

294

UMass Lowell

5.0692

15

17

287

281

S Carolina Upstate

5.0729

13

19

288

304

North Dakota

5.135

18

17

289

292

Northeastern

5.1694

7

24

290

301

Prairie View A&M

5.3823

14

17

291

299

SE Louisiana

5.392

9

22

292

287

Norfolk State

5.4579

15

16

293

307

Ball State

5.4606

12

19

294

297

Lehigh

5.4687

17

16

295

279

N Carolina A&T

5.4919

11

19

296

293

East Texas A&M

5.4934

11

21

297

290

East Carolina

5.5478

11

20

298

295

Tennessee Tech

5.593

13

18

299

300

Sacramento St

5.6798

10

21

300

303

West Georgia

5.6854

15

17

301

302

Alabama A&M

5.7537

17

14

302

306

Wagner

5.7689

14

17

303

296

Little Rock

5.7825

12

20

304

289

Texas Southern

5.8512

12

17

305

291

Alabama State

5.8559

10

21

306

305

UTEP

5.9589

11

20

307

311

UNC Greensboro

6.0346

15

19

308

298

South Dakota

6.0532

16

16

309

319

Ark-Pine Bluff

6.182

13

18

310

309

UAlbany

6.291

11

21

311

316

Houston Christian

6.3048

12

20

312

310

New Haven

6.3249

14

17

313

312

Pepperdine

6.4449

9

23

314

318

Eastern Illinois

6.5232

13

20

315

308

Georgia State

6.6117

10

22

316

320

Stetson

6.6324

12

21

317

317

Evansville

6.6342

7

25

318

315

Loyola (MD)

6.784

12

20

319

332

Loyola-Chicago

7.1348

8

23

320

325

Stonehill

7.1646

12

21

321

323

Florida A&M

7.361

14

15

322

314

Delaware

7.4036

10

21

323

321

IU Indianapolis

7.4349

7

25

324

330

Oral Roberts

7.5065

10

23

325

313

NJIT

7.5423

16

16

326

322

Fairleigh Dickinson

7.6829

11

21

327

324

North Arizona

7.7487

10

22

328

329

Louisiana

7.7791

11

22

329

333

Holy Cross

7.8196

11

22

330

328

Lafayette

7.953

11

21

331

331

Manhattan

8.2061

12

20

332

326

North Illinois

8.3017

9

21

333

337

Bucknell

8.3091

10

23

334

334

North Florida

8.3574

7

25

335

335

Cleveland State

8.4465

11

22

336

327

Maryland-E Shore

8.485

9

22

337

336

Niagara

8.7664

8

22

338

340

Army

8.9861

11

21

339

339

New Hampshire

9.0482

9

21

340

341

Maine

9.3557

8

24

341

342

Jackson State

9.3849

11

20

342

346

Chicago State

9.529

7

25

343

338

N Carolina Cent

9.5967

12

17

344

344

Canisius

9.6057

10

21

345

345

Southern Indiana

9.6214

7

23

346

347

Bryant

10.236

9

22

347

348

Morgan State

10.264

14

15

348

351

The Citadel

10.341

11

22

349

350

North Alabama

10.383

9

21

350

349

CSU Bakersfield

10.467

8

24

351

343

Alcorn State

10.688

8

22

352

352

St. Francis (PA)

10.858

7

24

353

353

UT San Antonio

11.381

5

25

354

354

Rider

12.105

4

25

355

355

UL Monroe

12.257

4

28

356

356

Air Force

12.407

3

28

357

359

South Carolina St

12.746

9

21

358

357

VMI

13.115

6

26

359

358

Binghamton

13.134

8

23

360

360

Coppin State

14.576

7

24

361

362

Delaware State

14.757

7

22

362

363

Western Illinois

15.02

5

26

363

361

Kansas City

15.147

4

27

364

364

Gardner-Webb

15.302

4

29

365

365

Miss Valley St

17.005

3

29


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