Michigan continues to lead the way in my men’s Division I rankings. They have been pretty dominant so far. Arizona, Vanderbilt, Duke and Iowa State round out the top 5. Florida, the defending champions, move up to #28.
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 | 8 | 0 | 757 | 533 | 119.889 | 111.045 |
| 2 | ARIZONA | 8 | 0 | 708 | 537 | 118.414 | 109.157 |
| 3 | VANDERBILT | 9 | 0 | 871 | 657 | 118.245 | 108.740 |
| 4 | DUKE | 10 | 0 | 868 | 596 | 118.030 | 107.342 |
| 5 | IOWA ST. | 9 | 0 | 851 | 581 | 117.262 | 106.416 |
| 6 | UCONN | 8 | 1 | 721 | 544 | 117.099 | 109.188 |
| 7 | GONZAGA | 9 | 1 | 929 | 653 | 117.047 | 108.820 |
| 8 | MICHIGAN ST. | 8 | 1 | 689 | 549 | 116.701 | 109.643 |
| 9 | PURDUE | 8 | 1 | 767 | 622 | 116.604 | 109.915 |
| 10 | NEBRASKA | 9 | 0 | 749 | 611 | 115.764 | 107.532 |
| 11 | BYU | 7 | 1 | 682 | 544 | 115.630 | 109.232 |
| 12 | ALABAMA | 7 | 2 | 856 | 713 | 115.385 | 110.259 |
| 13 | SAINT MARY’S (CA) | 9 | 1 | 810 | 635 | 115.262 | 108.083 |
| 14 | NORTH CAROLINA | 8 | 1 | 731 | 585 | 115.251 | 108.022 |
| 15 | HOUSTON | 8 | 1 | 681 | 540 | 115.021 | 108.062 |
| 16 | OKLAHOMA ST. | 9 | 0 | 822 | 688 | 114.809 | 106.882 |
| 17 | SMU | 9 | 1 | 898 | 760 | 114.711 | 108.401 |
| 18 | SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | 8 | 1 | 801 | 704 | 114.438 | 108.807 |
| 19 | ILLINOIS | 7 | 2 | 798 | 624 | 114.359 | 109.055 |
| 20 | TEXAS TECH | 7 | 2 | 733 | 630 | 114.174 | 109.747 |
| 21 | UCF | 8 | 1 | 792 | 676 | 114.171 | 107.658 |
| 22 | KANSAS | 7 | 3 | 746 | 637 | 114.143 | 110.395 |
| 23 | LOUISVILLE | 8 | 1 | 844 | 608 | 113.940 | 106.323 |
| 24 | AUBURN | 7 | 3 | 859 | 767 | 113.802 | 110.215 |
| 25 | IOWA | 8 | 1 | 719 | 563 | 113.582 | 106.650 |
Division II
Washburn continues in the #1 spot in my Divison II rankings. Daemen, Lubbock Christian, Missouri Western and West Texas A&M round out the top 5. Defending champions, Nova Southeastern, fall to the #6 ranking, no fault of their own.
Top 25:
| Rank | School | W | L | PF | PA | Rating | SOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WASHBURN | 10 | 0 | 933 | 596 | 111.781 | 102.283 |
| 2 | DAEMEN | 10 | 0 | 826 | 652 | 110.447 | 102.325 |
| 3 | LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN | 8 | 0 | 671 | 521 | 109.767 | 101.780 |
| 4 | MISSOURI WESTERN | 8 | 1 | 744 | 639 | 109.301 | 103.648 |
| 5 | WEST TEX. A&M | 8 | 0 | 760 | 581 | 108.860 | 100.379 |
| 6 | NOVA SOUTHEASTERN | 6 | 0 | 607 | 459 | 108.743 | 100.183 |
| 7 | SOUTHERN NAZARENE | 8 | 0 | 610 | 537 | 108.405 | 101.046 |
| 8 | MICHIGAN TECH | 8 | 1 | 624 | 546 | 108.108 | 101.838 |
| 9 | NORTHERN MICH. | 6 | 1 | 553 | 457 | 107.794 | 102.263 |
| 10 | ANDERSON (SC) | 7 | 0 | 679 | 452 | 107.760 | 98.110 |
| 11 | ST. MARY’S (TX) | 7 | 0 | 544 | 426 | 107.744 | 99.376 |
| 12 | GRAND VALLEY ST. | 7 | 1 | 656 | 528 | 107.569 | 101.570 |
| 13 | SAGINAW VALLEY | 6 | 1 | 549 | 492 | 107.023 | 101.814 |
| 14 | FINDLAY | 7 | 1 | 747 | 631 | 106.996 | 100.809 |
| 15 | LENOIR-RHYNE | 8 | 2 | 907 | 754 | 106.978 | 101.863 |
| 16 | ARK.-FORT SMITH | 7 | 0 | 628 | 447 | 106.933 | 97.561 |
| 17 | UPPER IOWA | 7 | 1 | 692 | 630 | 106.830 | 101.589 |
| 18 | ROCKHURST | 5 | 2 | 598 | 554 | 106.752 | 104.103 |
| 19 | NORTHWEST MO. ST. | 7 | 2 | 684 | 625 | 106.747 | 102.760 |
| 20 | GANNON | 6 | 1 | 680 | 557 | 106.666 | 101.231 |
| 21 | NORTH GEORGIA | 7 | 0 | 538 | 492 | 106.522 | 99.242 |
| 22 | CAL ST. EAST BAY | 7 | 0 | 518 | 419 | 106.509 | 98.282 |
| 23 | UVA WISE | 8 | 1 | 827 | 660 | 106.462 | 99.426 |
| 24 | FAIRMONT ST. | 6 | 1 | 629 | 502 | 106.355 | 100.143 |
| 25 | FLA. SOUTHERN | 8 | 1 | 845 | 731 | 106.329 | 100.464 |
Division III
The defending champions, Trinity (CT) have reclaimed the #1 ranking for the week. They are followed by Washington U, Randolph-Macon, Wisconsin-La Crosse and York (PA).
Top 25:
| Rank | School | W | L | PF | PA | Rating | SOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRINITY (CT) | 7 | 0 | 627 | 374 | 107.445 | 97.931 |
| 2 | WASHU | 7 | 0 | 596 | 472 | 106.296 | 97.697 |
| 3 | RANDOLPH-MACON | 6 | 0 | 473 | 363 | 106.194 | 98.069 |
| 4 | WIS.-LA CROSSE | 7 | 0 | 537 | 479 | 105.647 | 98.641 |
| 5 | YORK (PA) | 7 | 0 | 575 | 483 | 104.411 | 96.649 |
| 6 | MOUNT UNION | 8 | 0 | 643 | 507 | 103.947 | 96.228 |
| 7 | ST. THOMAS (TX) | 6 | 2 | 601 | 528 | 103.435 | 99.110 |
| 8 | CALVIN | 5 | 1 | 452 | 344 | 102.720 | 97.231 |
| 9 | CLAREMONT-M-S | 9 | 0 | 747 | 581 | 102.716 | 94.804 |
| 10 | MARY WASHINGTON | 8 | 0 | 631 | 558 | 102.414 | 95.164 |
| 11 | JOHNS HOPKINS | 6 | 1 | 555 | 491 | 102.384 | 96.881 |
| 12 | WIS.-EAU CLAIRE | 8 | 0 | 651 | 488 | 102.315 | 94.291 |
| 13 | MUSKINGUM | 8 | 0 | 671 | 574 | 102.208 | 94.123 |
| 14 | CHARLESTON (WV) | 4 | 3 | 594 | 551 | 102.125 | 100.648 |
| 15 | BATES | 7 | 0 | 601 | 472 | 102.048 | 93.900 |
| 16 | HOOD | 6 | 1 | 665 | 563 | 102.045 | 96.793 |
| 17 | CARNEGIE MELLON | 7 | 2 | 722 | 684 | 101.987 | 98.311 |
| 18 | WITTENBERG | 7 | 1 | 594 | 534 | 101.979 | 96.760 |
| 19 | CONCORDIA (TX) | 6 | 0 | 673 | 581 | 101.958 | 94.351 |
| 20 | UCHICAGO | 7 | 1 | 660 | 542 | 101.842 | 96.024 |
| 21 | WIS.-WHITEWATER | 5 | 1 | 535 | 435 | 101.783 | 96.083 |
| 22 | GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS | 6 | 1 | 564 | 448 | 101.773 | 95.410 |
| 23 | WPI | 7 | 1 | 617 | 549 | 101.706 | 96.776 |
| 24 | WIS.-PLATTEVILLE | 5 | 2 | 529 | 507 | 101.698 | 98.945 |
| 25 | NORTH PARK | 5 | 2 | 589 | 579 | 101.621 | 98.990 |