Wednesday, April 8, 2026

NCAA Basketball Rankings - Final

Michigan was #1 in my rankings through the entire season, and they proved that it was earned by dominating the tournament and taking home their first title in over 30 years this week. Illinois moved into the top 5 after making the Final Four as a 3-seed, and UConn jumped into the top 10 after reaching the title game for the third time in four seasons. Here are my full final rankings:

Rank

LW

Team

Rating

W

L

1

1

Michigan

-25

37

3

2

3

Arizona

-23.3

36

3

3

2

Duke

-22.54

35

3

4

4

Florida

-20.93

27

8

5

8

Illinois

-19.82

28

9

6

5

Houston

-19.72

30

7

7

6

Iowa State

-19.39

29

8

8

7

Purdue

-18.92

30

9

9

11

UConn

-18.15

34

6

10

10

Michigan State

-17.84

27

8

11

13

St. John's

-17.37

30

7

12

12

Vanderbilt

-17.2

27

9

13

16

Alabama

-17.08

25

10

14

9

Gonzaga

-16.97

31

4

15

17

Nebraska

-16.43

28

7

16

19

Tennessee

-16.36

25

12

17

14

Arkansas

-16.15

28

9

18

15

Virginia

-15.93

30

6

19

18

Texas Tech

-15.68

23

11

20

20

Louisville

-15.3

24

11

21

21

Kansas

-15.14

24

11

22

23

Wisconsin

-14.2

24

11

23

22

BYU

-14.06

23

12

24

26

Iowa

-13.8

24

13

25

29

Saint Louis

-13.39

29

6

26

27

Ohio State

-13.24

21

13

27

31

Utah State

-13.13

29

7

28

24

North Carolina

-13.09

24

9

29

25

Saint Mary's

-12.87

27

6

30

28

Kentucky

-12.78

22

14

31

34

Miami

-12.47

26

9

32

32

UCLA

-12.39

24

12

33

33

Villanova

-12.38

24

9

34

30

Georgia

-12.28

22

11

35

36

Auburn

-11.74

22

16

36

35

NC State

-11.68

20

14

37

44

Texas

-11.62

21

15

38

38

Clemson

-11.36

24

11

39

39

Santa Clara

-11.36

26

9

40

37

SMU

-11.02

20

14

41

40

Texas A&M

-11

22

12

42

42

Indiana

-11

18

14

43

41

VCU

-10.95

28

8

44

45

South Florida

-10.78

25

9

45

43

Cincinnati

-10.77

18

15

46

46

Oklahoma

-10.43

21

16

47

51

New Mexico

-10.27

26

11

48

49

Seton Hall

-9.98

21

12

49

47

TCU

-9.962

23

12

50

50

San Diego State

-9.782

22

11

51

53

Washington

-9.422

16

17

52

48

Akron

-9.308

29

6

53

54

Baylor

-9.136

17

17

54

52

Missouri

-9.027

20

13

55

60

West Virginia

-8.991

21

14

56

55

McNeese

-8.797

28

6

57

57

UCF

-8.795

21

12

58

56

Belmont

-8.61

26

6

59

58

Virginia Tech

-8.535

19

13

60

59

Tulsa

-8.531

30

8

61

62

Grand Canyon

-8.21

20

12

62

63

LSU

-7.908

15

17

63

65

Northwestern

-7.876

15

19

64

64

Stanford

-7.642

20

13

65

66

Florida State

-7.631

18

15

66

75

Dayton

-7.605

25

12

67

61

Yale

-7.595

24

7

68

69

Miami (OH)

-7.385

32

2

69

72

High Point

-7.286

31

5

70

67

Northern Iowa

-7.152

23

13

71

71

Providence

-7.126

15

18

72

85

Wichita State

-7.081

24

12

73

76

Arizona State

-6.894

17

16

74

74

Colorado

-6.858

17

16

75

70

Wake Forest

-6.796

18

17

76

83

Nevada

-6.766

24

13

77

79

Boise State

-6.668

20

12

78

77

George Washington

-6.656

19

16

79

68

Oklahoma St

-6.617

20

15

80

78

Ole Miss

-6.587

15

20

81

73

Hofstra

-6.584

24

11

82

81

Creighton

-6.296

16

18

83

86

Stephen F Austin

-6.291

28

6

84

87

USC

-6.289

18

14

85

88

Georgetown

-6.238

16

18

86

80

Utah Valley

-6.214

25

9

87

82

California

-6.206

22

12

88

89

Butler

-5.925

16

16

89

84

Minnesota

-5.874

15

18

90

92

Illinois State

-5.648

23

13

91

90

Syracuse

-5.509

15

17

92

93

Marquette

-5.427

12

20

93

91

Colorado State

-5.25

21

13

94

94

Notre Dame

-5.113

13

18

95

95

George Mason

-4.7

23

10

96

97

Xavier

-4.671

15

18

97

96

Cal Baptist

-4.64

25

9

98

105

Wyoming

-4.148

18

15

99

104

DePaul

-4.11

16

16

100

101

South Carolina

-4.106

13

19

101

98

UNC Wilmington

-3.955

27

7

102

103

Pittsburgh

-3.909

13

20

103

99

UIC

-3.807

19

16

104

100

St. Thomas

-3.788

24

10

105

106

Oregon

-3.749

12

20

106

102

UC Irvine

-3.648

23

12

107

109

Kansas State

-3.505

12

20

108

111

UT Rio Grande

-3.469

19

14

109

118

UNLV

-3.316

18

17

110

108

Sam Houston St

-3.297

22

12

111

112

Southern Illinois

-3.239

16

16

112

107

Murray State

-3.219

20

13

113

116

Mississippi St

-3.111

13

19

114

114

Toledo

-3.108

19

15

115

113

North Dakota St

-3.017

27

8

116

123

Liberty

-3.003

26

8

117

129

Saint Joseph's

-2.982

24

12

118

117

Winthrop

-2.897

23

11

119

124

Davidson

-2.866

20

14

120

110

Bradley

-2.865

21

13

121

115

Hawaii

-2.863

24

9

122

120

Wright State

-2.778

23

12

123

119

William & Mary

-2.778

20

12

124

135

Seattle

-2.616

21

14

125

122

Navy

-2.558

26

8

126

125

Bowling Green

-2.445

18

14

127

126

Cornell

-2.444

15

13

128

127

Montana State

-2.404

18

14

129

132

Florida Atlantic

-2.37

18

15

130

137

Maryland

-2.354

12

21

131

121

Troy

-2.309

22

12

132

134

UAB

-2.271

20

12

133

130

Central Arkansas

-2.266

22

12

134

140

St. Bonaventure

-2.131

17

17

135

136

Pacific

-2.108

18

15

136

133

UC San Diego

-2.1

23

11

137

138

Arkansas State

-2.055

20

12

138

139

Austin Peay

-2.054

22

9

139

141

East Tennessee St

-2.054

23

11

140

144

Duquesne

-2

18

15

141

131

Penn

-1.927

18

12

142

143

Harvard

-1.917

17

12

143

142

Rutgers

-1.895

14

20

144

128

Kent State

-1.876

24

10

145

146

Rhode Island

-1.873

16

16

146

147

Oakland

-1.839

16

16

147

145

Robert Morris

-1.81

22

11

148

148

Utah

-1.793

10

22

149

158

Siena

-1.758

23

12

150

152

Memphis

-1.535

13

19

151

157

Penn State

-1.523

12

20

152

150

Merrimack

-1.519

23

11

153

149

San Francisco

-1.487

17

16

154

154

UT Arlington

-1.331

18

14

155

151

North Colorado

-1.32

20

12

156

153

Towson

-1.315

19

15

157

160

North Texas

-1.261

19

14

158

164

Richmond

-1.136

15

17

159

162

North Kentucky

-1.127

20

14

160

163

Mercer

-1.118

19

13

161

159

Columbia

-1.117

16

12

162

156

Tennessee St

-1.092

23

10

163

161

Portland State

-1.091

20

11

164

155

Idaho

-1.076

21

15

165

166

Kennesaw St

-1.068

21

14

166

165

UC Santa Barbara

-0.901

18

14

167

171

Marist

-0.73

19

12

168

173

Fresno State

-0.724

13

19

169

169

UMBC

-0.613

24

9

170

168

Charleston

-0.612

21

11

171

177

Furman

-0.596

22

13

172

167

Valparaiso

-0.588

18

15

173

170

Monmouth

-0.575

19

15

174

172

Lipscomb

-0.541

19

13

175

175

Texas A&M-CC

-0.488

18

15

176

174

Washington St

-0.477

12

20

177

179

West Kentucky

-0.45

18

14

178

176

Boston College

-0.377

11

20

179

180

Long Island

-0.225

24

11

180

182

Quinnipiac

-0.224

19

13

181

183

Temple

-0.145

16

16

182

178

Queens

-0.136

21

14

183

181

Campbell

-0.123

16

18

184

186

Howard

-0.085

24

11

185

185

Appalachian St

0.0626

19

13

186

184

UMass

0.1075

17

16

187

187

Fordham

0.1923

17

15

188

191

Mid Tennessee

0.3161

17

15

189

189

Samford

0.3273

18

14

190

188

Loyola Marymount

0.3731

15

17

191

190

UC Davis

0.4515

19

14

192

193

Utah Tech

0.4996

19

15

193

192

Georgia Tech

0.5496

11

20

194

196

New Orleans

0.551

15

18

195

195

Marshall

0.5796

19

13

196

200

South Alabama

0.6177

21

12

197

194

CSU Fullerton

0.6508

18

16

198

197

UT Martin

0.6618

22

11

199

198

Eastern Wash

0.7079

14

19

200

199

Buffalo

0.8837

17

15

201

202

Youngstown St

0.9206

15

17

202

201

CSU Northridge

0.9595

20

14

203

203

Oregon State

1.0338

17

16

204

205

Green Bay

1.258

18

15

205

204

Weber State

1.2979

16

16

206

208

Florida Intl

1.4202

15

17

207

206

Indiana State

1.4395

11

21

208

210

New Mexico St

1.4837

16

16

209

213

Charlotte

1.4942

17

17

210

207

Drake

1.5666

14

20

211

209

SE Missouri St

1.6014

20

13

212

212

Colgate

1.6071

18

15

213

211

Southern Miss

1.6418

19

16

214

216

Louisiana Tech

1.6751

20

14

215

214

James Madison

1.6971

18

15

216

217

Bethune-Cookman

1.7399

17

15

217

215

Drexel

1.7887

17

16

218

218

Detroit Mercy

1.8039

17

15

219

219

Montana

1.9021

18

16

220

220

Vermont

1.9701

22

12

221

221

West Carolina

1.9969

15

16

222

223

Iona

2.0367

18

14

223

227

Saint Peter's

2.1126

17

12

224

226

Jacksonville St

2.1395

15

17

225

224

Tarleton

2.1787

14

18

226

222

South Dakota St

2.2131

14

18

227

225

American

2.2353

16

16

228

229

SIU-Edwardsville

2.39

19

13

229

231

Missouri State

2.3984

16

18

230

228

Eastern Michigan

2.4029

10

21

231

232

Coastal Carolina

2.4478

19

13

232

234

Fairfield

2.493

21

13

233

233

Lindenwood

2.5324

18

15

234

230

Ohio

2.5721

15

17

235

235

Lamar

2.5876

12

19

236

237

Charleston South

2.7119

15

17

237

238

Florida Gulf Coast

2.7156

16

18

238

236

Elon

2.8122

14

18

239

240

Wofford

2.8785

19

13

240

239

Stony Brook

2.992

17

15

241

241

Georgia Southern

3.0033

21

16

242

242

Boston U

3.0728

17

17

243

244

UNC Asheville

3.108

15

17

244

243

Denver

3.1331

15

17

245

249

La Salle

3.2062

9

23

246

247

Fort Wayne

3.2113

17

15

247

246

Abilene Christian

3.2606

14

19

248

250

Southern

3.2653

17

17

249

248

Nicholls

3.2951

14

19

250

245

Princeton

3.3142

9

20

251

251

Mercyhurst

3.4151

19

13

252

252

Old Dominion

3.4605

12

21

253

255

Texas State

3.4929

19

13

254

253

Hampton

3.5124

13

19

255

254

Portland

3.5427

15

19

256

257

Longwood

3.5587

16

16

257

258

Tulane

3.5924

18

15

258

260

Rice

3.6484

13

18

259

256

Cal Poly

3.6625

14

19

260

259

Incarnate Word

3.7439

12

19

261

261

Radford

3.8357

16

16

262

264

Mt. St. Mary's

3.9872

15

17

263

266

San Jose State

4.0024

9

24

264

262

Southern Utah

4.1013

10

22

265

263

Dartmouth

4.1439

11

16

266

265

Milwaukee

4.1467

12

20

267

268

Presbyterian

4.3523

15

18

268

267

Bellarmine

4.4017

13

19

269

273

Prairie View A&M

4.442

19

18

270

272

Sacred Heart

4.5688

14

19

271

270

Idaho State

4.582

13

20

272

271

San Diego

4.6424

12

21

273

269

Le Moyne

4.7706

15

17

274

278

Grambling

4.7996

14

19

275

275

Central Conn

4.8016

18

12

276

274

Morehead State

4.8246

20

13

277

277

Long Beach St

4.8472

10

22

278

276

Central Michigan

4.8869

10

21

279

280

Eastern Kentucky

5.0442

11

21

280

279

UC Riverside

5.0473

10

22

281

281

Omaha

5.2896

16

17

282

282

West Michigan

5.3096

10

21

283

284

Chattanooga

5.3139

13

19

284

283

Brown

5.3379

9

18

285

286

S Carolina Upstate

5.4317

13

19

286

285

Jacksonville

5.4602

12

20

287

287

Northwestern St

5.4715

10

22

288

289

North Dakota

5.6008

18

17

289

290

Northeastern

5.6847

7

24

290

291

UMass Lowell

5.7405

15

18

291

292

SE Louisiana

5.7625

9

22

292

288

Lehigh

5.8182

18

17

293

296

East Carolina

5.8329

11

20

294

294

East Texas A&M

5.8481

11

21

295

293

Ball State

5.9612

12

19

296

295

N Carolina A&T

5.9622

11

19

297

297

Tennessee Tech

6.0651

13

18

298

299

Wagner

6.0992

14

17

299

298

Sacramento St

6.1319

10

21

300

300

West Georgia

6.1575

15

17

301

302

Norfolk State

6.1618

15

17

302

301

Little Rock

6.2322

12

20

303

304

UTEP

6.2647

11

20

304

303

Alabama A&M

6.281

18

15

305

305

UNC Greensboro

6.4236

15

19

306

307

Ark-Pine Bluff

6.4709

13

19

307

308

Texas Southern

6.5361

12

18

308

306

South Dakota

6.5364

16

16

309

311

Houston Christian

6.6872

12

20

310

309

New Haven

6.6878

14

17

311

312

Alabama State

6.6948

10

22

312

310

UAlbany

6.6958

11

21

313

314

Loyola-Chicago

6.736

9

24

314

313

Eastern Illinois

6.9281

13

20

315

315

Pepperdine

6.9598

9

23

316

316

Georgia State

7.0101

10

22

317

318

Stetson

7.0157

12

21

318

317

Evansville

7.1898

7

25

319

319

Loyola (MD)

7.2068

12

20

320

320

Florida A&M

7.3776

15

16

321

321

Stonehill

7.5675

12

21

322

322

Delaware

7.6921

10

21

323

323

IU Indianapolis

7.8063

7

25

324

325

NJIT

7.8924

16

17

325

324

Oral Roberts

7.9508

10

23

326

326

Fairleigh Dickinson

8.0509

11

21

327

327

Louisiana

8.1867

11

22

328

329

Holy Cross

8.2063

11

22

329

328

North Arizona

8.2184

10

22

330

330

Lafayette

8.3415

11

21

331

331

Manhattan

8.4961

12

20

332

333

Bucknell

8.7021

10

23

333

332

North Illinois

8.7586

9

21

334

334

North Florida

8.7588

7

25

335

335

Cleveland State

8.7875

11

22

336

337

Niagara

9.042

8

22

337

336

Maryland-E Shore

9.0684

9

23

338

339

New Hampshire

9.4453

9

21

339

338

Army

9.4532

11

21

340

340

N Carolina Cent

9.5598

14

18

341

341

Jackson State

9.5763

12

21

342

342

Maine

9.7642

8

24

343

344

Canisius

9.825

10

21

344

343

Chicago State

9.9198

7

25

345

345

Southern Indiana

10.099

7

23

346

346

Alcorn State

10.409

9

23

347

347

Bryant

10.607

9

22

348

349

The Citadel

10.774

11

22

349

350

North Alabama

10.839

9

21

350

351

Morgan State

10.86

14

16

351

348

CSU Bakersfield

10.877

8

24

352

352

St. Francis (PA)

11.268

7

24

353

353

UT San Antonio

11.638

5

25

354

354

Rider

12.316

4

25

355

355

UL Monroe

12.657

4

28

356

356

South Carolina St

12.842

10

22

357

357

Air Force

12.869

3

29

358

358

Binghamton

13.525

8

23

359

359

VMI

13.527

6

26

360

360

Delaware State

14.787

8

23

361

361

Coppin State

14.789

7

24

362

362

Western Illinois

15.445

5

26

363

363

Kansas City

15.63

4

27

364

364

Gardner-Webb

15.698

4

29

365

365

Miss Valley St

17.582

3

30


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