Michigan leads the way in my first men’s Division I rankings of the 2025-26 season. They have been pretty dominant so far. Purdue, Arizona, Gonzaga and Vanderbilt round out the top 5. Florida, the defending champions, are ranked #35.
The Pac-12 leads the way as the strongest conference so far, since it’s only two schools, we’ll ignore them. Moving them aside, the Big 12 comes in as the strongest conference to date, followed by the Big 10, SEC, ACC and Big East.
Division I
Top 25:
| Rank | School | W | L | PF | PA | Rating | SOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MICHIGAN | 7 | 0 | 656 | 473 | 120.148 | 111.495 |
| 2 | PURDUE | 7 | 0 | 628 | 476 | 117.686 | 108.550 |
| 3 | ARIZONA | 7 | 0 | 611 | 469 | 117.372 | 108.526 |
| 4 | GONZAGA | 7 | 1 | 726 | 536 | 117.000 | 109.531 |
| 5 | VANDERBILT | 8 | 0 | 783 | 588 | 116.408 | 107.119 |
| 6 | UCONN | 6 | 1 | 577 | 429 | 116.213 | 108.729 |
| 7 | SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | 7 | 0 | 643 | 543 | 115.814 | 108.139 |
| 8 | IOWA ST. | 7 | 0 | 638 | 455 | 115.691 | 105.458 |
| 9 | MICHIGAN ST. | 7 | 0 | 558 | 431 | 115.687 | 106.901 |
| 10 | DUKE | 8 | 0 | 735 | 470 | 115.581 | 105.038 |
| 11 | NEBRASKA | 8 | 0 | 678 | 561 | 115.307 | 106.863 |
| 12 | INDIANA | 7 | 0 | 627 | 437 | 115.163 | 105.943 |
| 13 | SMU | 8 | 0 | 736 | 592 | 115.100 | 106.877 |
| 14 | ALABAMA | 5 | 2 | 669 | 574 | 114.925 | 110.895 |
| 15 | LOUISVILLE | 7 | 0 | 677 | 441 | 114.861 | 104.763 |
| 16 | UTAH ST. | 7 | 0 | 622 | 471 | 114.767 | 106.316 |
| 17 | HOUSTON | 7 | 1 | 599 | 473 | 114.530 | 107.755 |
| 18 | BYU | 6 | 1 | 591 | 484 | 114.397 | 108.151 |
| 19 | COLORADO | 7 | 0 | 632 | 545 | 114.345 | 106.674 |
| 20 | BAYLOR | 5 | 1 | 521 | 482 | 114.241 | 109.660 |
| 21 | IOWA | 7 | 0 | 584 | 428 | 114.215 | 105.087 |
| 22 | NORTH CAROLINA | 6 | 1 | 583 | 460 | 114.080 | 107.026 |
| 23 | TENNESSEE | 7 | 1 | 687 | 523 | 114.005 | 107.192 |
| 24 | SANTA CLARA | 7 | 1 | 647 | 515 | 113.852 | 107.117 |
| 25 | SAINT MARY’S (CA) | 8 | 1 | 740 | 574 | 113.785 | 106.719 |
Division II
Washburn grabs the #1 spot in my initial Divison II rankings of the 2025-26 season, edging out defending National Champions Nova Southeastern. Daemen, Lubbock Christian and West Texas A&M round out the top 5.
Top 25:
| Rank | School | W | L | PF | PA | Rating | SOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WASHBURN | 8 | 0 | 768 | 466 | 111.646 | 101.424 |
| 2 | NOVA SOUTHEASTERN | 4 | 0 | 416 | 308 | 111.121 | 101.768 |
| 3 | DAEMEN | 8 | 0 | 656 | 539 | 111.088 | 103.642 |
| 4 | LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN | 6 | 0 | 525 | 400 | 109.987 | 102.208 |
| 5 | WEST TEX. A&M | 6 | 0 | 590 | 459 | 109.599 | 101.363 |
| 6 | SOUTHERN NAZARENE | 6 | 0 | 472 | 418 | 109.482 | 101.927 |
| 7 | MISSOURI WESTERN | 6 | 1 | 561 | 488 | 109.207 | 103.876 |
| 8 | NORTHERN MICH. | 4 | 1 | 386 | 315 | 109.158 | 104.283 |
| 9 | OKLA. BAPTIST | 6 | 0 | 504 | 425 | 108.751 | 101.319 |
| 10 | ST. EDWARD’S | 8 | 0 | 649 | 491 | 108.525 | 99.975 |
| 11 | MICHIGAN TECH | 6 | 1 | 482 | 437 | 108.399 | 102.780 |
| 12 | GRAND VALLEY ST. | 6 | 0 | 491 | 368 | 108.394 | 99.923 |
| 13 | NORTHWEST MO. ST. | 6 | 1 | 530 | 456 | 108.137 | 102.983 |
| 14 | ANDERSON (SC) | 6 | 0 | 591 | 383 | 108.058 | 97.999 |
| 15 | ROCKHURST | 4 | 1 | 437 | 400 | 107.524 | 103.622 |
| 16 | GANNON | 5 | 1 | 589 | 478 | 107.419 | 102.123 |
| 17 | FAIRMONT ST. | 4 | 1 | 432 | 369 | 107.104 | 102.028 |
| 18 | NORTH GEORGIA | 6 | 0 | 451 | 422 | 107.087 | 100.222 |
| 19 | ST. MARY’S (TX) | 5 | 0 | 380 | 282 | 106.850 | 98.459 |
| 20 | DOMINICAN (NY) | 5 | 0 | 456 | 409 | 106.772 | 99.966 |
| 21 | CONCORDIA-ST. PAUL | 6 | 1 | 604 | 560 | 106.742 | 101.968 |
| 22 | HAWAII PACIFIC | 4 | 2 | 480 | 467 | 106.696 | 104.504 |
| 23 | CAL ST. EAST BAY | 5 | 0 | 372 | 327 | 106.593 | 98.675 |
| 24 | MO.-ST. LOUIS | 4 | 3 | 544 | 476 | 106.562 | 104.745 |
| 25 | FINDLAY | 5 | 1 | 577 | 478 | 106.559 | 100.655 |
Division III
Wisconsin-La Crosse grabs the number 1 spot in my initial Division III rankings for the 2025-26 season, edging out defending champions, Trinity (CT). Washington U, Elmhurst, and Whitworth round out the top 5.
Top 25:
| Rank | School | W | L | PF | PA | Rating | SOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WIS.-LA CROSSE | 6 | 0 | 465 | 417 | 108.730 | 102.123 |
| 2 | TRINITY (CT) | 5 | 0 | 478 | 262 | 107.375 | 97.058 |
| 3 | WASHU | 6 | 0 | 512 | 393 | 107.063 | 97.858 |
| 4 | ELMHURST | 5 | 0 | 365 | 326 | 106.757 | 99.738 |
| 5 | WHITWORTH | 4 | 0 | 322 | 237 | 106.285 | 96.413 |
| 6 | DUBUQUE | 5 | 0 | 456 | 369 | 105.763 | 97.915 |
| 7 | WABASH | 3 | 1 | 341 | 285 | 105.221 | 101.507 |
| 8 | YORK (PA) | 5 | 0 | 417 | 354 | 105.198 | 98.055 |
| 9 | ILL. WESLEYAN | 5 | 1 | 462 | 371 | 105.168 | 99.820 |
| 10 | WIS.-OSHKOSH | 5 | 1 | 511 | 468 | 104.735 | 100.567 |
| 11 | NORTH PARK | 4 | 1 | 433 | 433 | 104.278 | 100.327 |
| 12 | UCHICAGO | 5 | 1 | 473 | 398 | 104.022 | 99.179 |
| 13 | GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS | 4 | 1 | 404 | 329 | 103.656 | 98.409 |
| 14 | WIS.-STEVENS POINT | 5 | 1 | 500 | 442 | 103.618 | 98.864 |
| 15 | COLBY | 5 | 0 | 400 | 353 | 103.387 | 96.074 |
| 16 | HAMPDEN-SYDNEY | 4 | 1 | 388 | 305 | 103.295 | 98.131 |
| 17 | REDLANDS | 5 | 1 | 608 | 516 | 103.295 | 98.230 |
| 18 | JOHN CARROLL | 4 | 0 | 393 | 354 | 103.223 | 96.813 |
| 19 | CLAREMONT-M-S | 7 | 0 | 600 | 454 | 103.209 | 95.091 |
| 20 | MOUNT UNION | 7 | 0 | 568 | 444 | 103.046 | 95.473 |
| 21 | HOOD | 6 | 0 | 576 | 470 | 102.630 | 94.924 |
| 22 | RANDOLPH-MACON | 4 | 0 | 322 | 252 | 102.582 | 94.913 |
| 23 | DEPAUW | 4 | 2 | 513 | 492 | 102.541 | 99.964 |
| 24 | WIS.-EAU CLAIRE | 8 | 0 | 651 | 488 | 102.463 | 94.571 |
| 25 | MARY WASHINGTON | 6 | 0 | 478 | 432 | 102.010 | 94.650 |