2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankingsSeason2025–26NCAA Tournament2026Preseason No. 1Purdue NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings ← 2024–25
Two human polls make up the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings, the AP poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls.
Legend[edit] Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking New to rankings from previous week No movement from previous week Italics Number of first-place votes (#–#) Win–loss record т Tied with team above or below also with this symbol AP poll[edit] PreseasonOct 13[1]Week 2Nov 10[2]Week 3Nov 17[3]Week 4Nov 24[4]Week 5Dec 1[5]Week 6Dec 8[6]Week 7Dec 15[7]Week 8Dec 22[8]Week 9Dec 29Week 10Jan 5Week 11Jan 12Week 12Jan 19Week 13Jan 26Week 14Feb 2Week 15Feb 9Week 16Feb 16Week 17Feb 23Week 18Mar 2Week 19Mar 9Week 20Mar 16FinalApr 71.Purdue (35)Houston (2–0) (18)Purdue (4–0) (44)Purdue (6–0) (46)Purdue (7–0) (40)Arizona (8–0) (33)Arizona (9–0) (42)Arizona (11–0) (38)1.2.Houston (16)Purdue (2–0) (36)Houston (4–0) (12)Arizona (5–0) (11)Arizona (7–0) (6)Michigan (8–0) (19)Michigan (10–0) (15)Michigan (11–0) (19)2.3.Florida (8)UConn (2–0) (3)UConn (4–0) (2)Houston (5–0) (4)Michigan (7–0) (15)Duke (10–0) (7)Duke (10–0) (3)Iowa State (12–0) (1)3.4.UConn (2)Duke (2–0) (2)Arizona (4–0) (2)Duke (7–0)Duke (8–0)Iowa State (9–0) (1)Iowa State (11–0) (1)UConn (12–1)4.5.St. John'sArizona (2–0)Duke (4–0) (1)UConn (5–1)UConn (6–1)UConn (8–1)UConn (10–1)Purdue (11–1)5.6.DukeMichigan (1–0) (1)Louisville (4–0)Louisville (5–0)Louisville (7–0)Purdue (8–1)Purdue (10–1)Duke (11–1)6.7.MichiganBYU (2–0)Michigan (3–0)Michigan (4–0)Michigan State (7–0)Houston (8–1)Gonzaga (10–1)Gonzaga (12–1)7.8.BYUAlabama (2–0) (1)Illinois (4–0)Alabama (3–1)Houston (7–1)Gonzaga (9–1)Houston (10–1)Houston (11–1)8.9.KentuckyKentucky (2–0)BYU (3–1)BYU (4–1)BYU (6–1)Michigan State (8–1)Michigan State (9–1)Michigan State (11–1)9.10.Texas TechFlorida (1–1)Florida (3–1)Florida (4–1)Iowa State (7–0)BYU (7–1)BYU (9–1)BYU (11–1)10.11.LouisvilleTexas Tech (2–0)Alabama (2–1)Michigan State (5–0)Gonzaga (7–1)Louisville (8–1)Louisville (9–1)Vanderbilt (12–0)11.12.UCLALouisville (2–0)Kentucky (3–1)Gonzaga (5–0)Alabama (5–2)Alabama (7–2)North Carolina (9–1)North Carolina (11–1)12.13.ArizonaSt. John's (1–1)Gonzaga (4–0)Illinois (5–1)Tennessee (7–1)Illinois (7–2)Vanderbilt (10–0)Nebraska (12–0)13.14.ArkansasIllinois (2–0)St. John's (2–1)St. John's (3–1)Illinois (6–2)North Carolina (8–1)Arkansas (8–2)Alabama (9–3)14.15.AlabamaUCLA (2–0)Texas Tech (3–1)Iowa State (4–0)Florida (5–2)Vanderbilt (9–0)Nebraska (11–0)Texas Tech (9–3)15.16.Iowa StateIowa State (2–0)Iowa State (3–0)North Carolina (5–0)North Carolina (6–1)Texas Tech (7–2)Alabama (7–3)Louisville (10–2)16.17.IllinoisMichigan State (2–0)Michigan State (3–0)Tennessee (5–0)Vanderbilt (8–0)Arkansas (7–2)Kansas (8–3)Kansas (9–3)17.18.TennesseeNorth Carolina (2–0)North Carolina (4–0)UCLA (5–1)Kentucky (5–2)Florida (5–3)Illinois (8–3)Arkansas (9–3)18.19.KansasGonzaga (2–0)UCLA (3–1)Kentucky (4–2)Texas Tech (6–2)Kansas (7–3)Texas Tech (7–3)Tennessee (9–3)19.20.AuburnTennessee (2–0)Tennessee (3–0)Texas Tech (4–2)Auburn (6–2)Tennessee (7–3)Tennessee (7–3)Illinois (8–3)20.21.GonzagaArkansas (1–1)Arkansas (3–1)Auburn (4–1)Kansas (6–2)Auburn (7–3)Auburn (8–3)Virginia (10–1)21.22.Michigan StateAuburn (2–0)Auburn (3–1)Arkansas (5–1)Indiana (7–0)St. John's (5–3)St. John's (6–3)Florida (8–4)22.23.CreightonCreighton (1–0)Wisconsin (3–0)NC State (4–0)St. John's (4–3)Nebraska (9–0)Florida (6–4)тGeorgia (10–1)23.24.WisconsinWisconsin (2–0)Kansas (3–1)Vanderbilt (5–0)USC (7–0)Virginia (8–1)Virginia (9–1)тUSC (12–1)24.25.North CarolinaKansas (1–1)NC State (3–0)Indiana (5–0)Arkansas (5–2)UCLA (7–2)Georgia (9–1)Iowa (10–2)25.PreseasonOct 13[1]Week 2Nov 10[2]Week 3Nov 17[3]Week 4Nov 24[4]Week 5Dec 1[5]Week 6Dec 8[6]Week 7Dec 15[7]Week 8Dec 22[8]Week 9Dec 29Week 10Jan 5Week 11Jan 12Week 12Jan 19Week 13Jan 26Week 14Feb 2Week 15Feb 9Week 16Feb 16Week 17Feb 23Week 18Mar 2Week 19Mar 9Week 20Mar 16FinalApr 7NoneDropped:Creighton (2–1)Dropped:Wisconsin (4–1)Kansas (3–2)Dropped:UCLA (5–2)NC State (5–2)Dropped:Kentucky (5–4)Indiana (7–2)USC (8–1)Dropped:UCLA (7–3)Dropped:Auburn (8–4)St. John's (7–4)NoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNone USA Today Coaches Poll[edit] PreseasonOct 22[9]Week 2Nov 10[10]Week 3Nov 17[11]Week 4Nov 24[12]Week 5Dec 1[13]Week 6Dec 8[14]Week 7Dec 15[15]Week 8Dec 22[16]Week 9Week 10Week 11Week 12Week 13Week 14Week 15Week 16Week 17Week 18Week 19Week 20Final1.Purdue (18)Purdue (2−0) (21)Purdue (4−0) (20)Purdue (6−0) (23)Purdue (7−0) (21)Michigan (8−0) (17)Michigan (10−0) (16)Michigan (11−0) (16)1.2.Houston (12)Houston (2−0) (7)Houston (4−0) (9)Houston (5−0) (2)Michigan (7−0) (6)Arizona (8−0) (11)Arizona (9−0) (14)Arizona (11−0) (11)2.3.Florida (1)UConn (2−0)UConn (4−0)Arizona (5−0) (5)Arizona (7−0) (3)Duke (10−0) (2)Duke (10−0) (1)Iowa State (12−0)3.4.UConnDuke (2−0) (1)Duke (4−0) (2)Duke (7−0) (1)Duke (8−0) (1)Iowa State (9−0) (1)Iowa State (11−0)UConn (12−1)4.5.DukeMichigan (1−0)Arizona (4−0)Louisville (5−0)UConn (6−1)UConn (8–1)UConn (10–1)Purdue (11−1)5.6.St. John'sArizona (2−0)Michigan (3−0)тMichigan (4−0)Louisville (7−0)Purdue (8–1)Purdue (10–1)Duke (11−1)6.7.MichiganBYU (2−0)Louisville (4−0)тUConn (5−1)Houston (7−1)Gonzaga (9–1)Gonzaga (10–1)Gonzaga (12−1)7.8.BYUKentucky (2−0)Illinois (4−0)Florida (4−1)Michigan State (7−0)Houston (8–1)Houston (10–1)Houston (11−1)8.9.KentuckyAlabama (2−0)Florida (3−1)Alabama (4−1)Iowa State (7−0)Michigan State (8–1)Michigan State (9–1)Michigan State (11−1)9.10.LouisvilleFlorida (1−1)BYU (3−1)Gonzaga (5−0)BYU (6−1)BYU (7–1)BYU (9–1)BYU (11−1)10.11.Texas TechTexas Tech (2−0)Alabama (2−1)BYU (4−1)Gonzaga (7−1)Louisville (8–1)Louisville (9–1)Vanderbilt (12−0)11.12.UCLALouisville (2−0)Gonzaga (4−0)Michigan State (5−0)Alabama (5−2)Alabama (7–2)Vanderbilt (10−0)North Carolina (11−1)12.13.ArizonaSt. John's (1−1)Kentucky (3−1)Iowa State (4−0)Tennessee (7−1)Illinois (7–2)North Carolina (9–1)Nebraska (12−0)13.14.IllinoisIllinois (2−0)Iowa State (3−0)Illinois (5−1)Florida (5−2)Vanderbilt (9–0)Arkansas (8–2)Louisville (10−2)14.15.ArkansasUCLA (2−0)Texas Tech (3−0)St. John's (3−1)Illinois (6−2)North Carolina (8–1)Nebraska (11–0)Alabama (9−3)15.16.AlabamaIowa State (2−0)St. John's (2−1)Tennessee (5−0)Vanderbilt (8−0)Texas Tech (7–2)Alabama (7–3)Texas Tech (9−3)16.17.TennesseeMichigan State (2−0)Tennessee (3−0)North Carolina (5−0)North Carolina (6−1)Arkansas (7–2)Kansas (8–3)Kansas17.18.Iowa StateTennesssee (2−0)Michigan State (3−0)Kentucky (4−2)Kentucky (5−2)Florida (5–3)Illinois (8–3)Arkansas (9−3)18.19.KansasGonzaga (2−0)North Carolina (4−0)UCLA (5−1)Texas Tech (6−2)тKansas (7–3)Texas Tech (7–3)Illinois (8−3)19.20.GonzagaNorth Carolina (2−0)UCLA (3−1)Texas Tech (4−2)Indiana (7−0)тTennessee (7–3)St. John's (6–3)Tennessee (9−3)20.21.Michigan StateArkansas (1−1)Wisconsin (3−0)Arkansas (5−1)Kansas (6−2)St. John's (5–3)Florida (6–4)Virginia (10−1)21.22.AuburnWisconsin (2−0)Arkansas (3−1)NC State (4−0)St. John's (4−3)Nebraska (9–0)Virginia (9–1)Florida (8−4)22.23.CreightonCreighton (1−0)Kansas (3−1)Vanderbilt (5−0)Arkansas (5−2)Iowa (8–1)Tennessee (7–3)Iowa (10−2)23.24.WisconsinKansas (1−1)Vanderbilt (4−0)Indiana (5−0)Auburn (6−2)Auburn (7–3)Auburn (8–3)Georgia (10−1)24.25.North CarolinaAuburn (2−0)Indiana (4−0)Auburn (4−1)Iowa (7−0)Virginia (8–1)Iowa (8–2)USC (12−1)25.PreseasonOct 22[9]Week 2Nov 10[10]Week 3Nov 17[11]Week 4Nov 24[12]Week 5Dec 1[13]Week 6Dec 8[14]Week 7Dec 15[15]Week 8Dec 22[16]Week 9Week 10Week 11Week 12Week 13Week 14Week 15Week 16Week 17Week 18Week 19Week 20FinalNoneDropped:Creighton (2–1)Auburn (3–1)Dropped:Wisconsin (4–1)Kansas (3–2)Dropped:UCLA (5–2)NC State (5–2)Dropped:Kentucky (5–4)Indiana (7–2)NoneDropped:St. John's (7–4)Auburn (8–4)NoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNone See also[edit] 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings References[edit] ^ "AP Top 25 Poll, Week 1". Associated Press. October 13, 2025. Retrieved October 13, 2025. ^ "AP Top 25 Poll, Week 2". Associated Press. November 10, 2025. Retrieved November 10, 2025. ^ "AP Top 25 Poll, Week 3". Associated Press. November 17, 2025. Retrieved November 17, 2025. ^ "AP Top 25 Poll, Week 4". Associated Press. November 24, 2025. Retrieved November 24, 2025. ^ "AP Top 25 Poll, Week 5". Associated Press. December 1, 2025. Retrieved December 1, 2025. ^ "AP Top 25 Poll, Week 6". Associated Press. December 8, 2025. Retrieved December 8, 2025. ^ "AP Top 25 Poll, Week 7". Associated Press. December 15, 2025. Retrieved December 15, 2025. ^ "AP Top 25 Poll, Week 8". Associated Press. December 22, 2025. Retrieved December 22, 2025. ^ "Coaches Top 25 Poll, Week 1". USA Today. October 22, 2025. Retrieved October 22, 2025. ^ "Coaches Top 25 Poll, Week 2". USA Today. November 10, 2025. Retrieved November 10, 2025. ^ "Coaches Top 25 Poll, Week 3". USA Today. November 17, 2025. Retrieved November 17, 2025. ^ "Coaches Top 25 Poll, Week 4". USA Today. November 24, 2025. Retrieved November 24, 2025. ^ "Coaches Top 25 Poll, Week 5". USA Today. December 1, 2025. Retrieved December 1, 2025. ^ "Coaches Top 25 Poll, Week 6". USA Today. December 8, 2025. Retrieved December 8, 2025. ^ "Coaches Top 25 Poll, Week 7". USA Today. December 15, 2025. Retrieved December 15, 2025. ^ "Coaches Top 25 Poll, Week 8". USA Today. December 22, 2025. 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