2025 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings

Rankings for 03-31-2025

 Posted on March 31, 2025  |  2 minutes  |  353 words  |  

First of all, congratulations to Nova Southeastern University on winning the NCAA Division II National Championship! They were my number one team in Division II for most of the year. Three straight appearances in the championship game and their second title after winning it all in 2023.

In Division I, we are down to the final four teams. Is it a surprise that the top four teams all year all in the final four? All four number one seeds are in the final four for only the second time. Auburn and Florida will be a war. Duke and Houston will be a clash of styles. Houston has a stifling defense, but I don’t know if it can handle Duke’s size.

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2025 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings

Rankings for 03-24-2025

 Posted on March 24, 2025  |  2 minutes  |  364 words  |  

The first two rounds of the Division I mens’ basketball tournament is done. We are down to 16 teams. The SEC asserts their dominance with 7 of the final 16 teams. There’s no cinderella team this year, unless you want to count Arkansas from the SEC.

Division I

Rankings of remaining schools in tournament:

Rank School Won Lost Next Opponent
1 AUBURN 28 5 (9) Michigan
2 FLORIDA 30 4 (18) Maryland
3 HOUSTON 30 4 (19) Purdue
4 DUKE 31 3 (24) Arizona
5 ALABAMA 25 8 (26) BYU
6 TENNESSEE 27 7 (10) Kentucky
7 MICHIGAN ST. 27 6 (17) Ole Miss
9 MICHIGAN 25 9 (1) Auburn
10 KENTUCKY 22 11 (6) Tennessee
16 TEXAS TECH 25 8 (40 Arkansas)
17 OLE MISS 22 11 (7) Michigan St.
18 MARYLAND 25 8 (2) Florida
19 PURDUE 22 11 (3) Houston
24 ARIZONA 22 12 (4) Duke
26 BYU 24 9 (5) Alabama
40 ARKANSAS 20 13 (16) Texas Tech

Auburn will have a tough matchup with Michigan. Florida should handle Maryland. Houston should get by Purdue, but it might be close. Duke will probably roll Arizona. Alabama and BYU is very intriguing but I think Alabama pulls this one out. Tennessee and Kentucky will be a war. Michigan St. will have their hands full with Ole Miss. Texas Tech and Arkansas will be a good one.

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2025 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings

Rankings for 03-18-2025

 Posted on March 18, 2025  |  3 minutes  |  496 words  |  

Conference tournaments are over. It’s time for the Big Dance! DII and DIII have already started their tournament. I’m going to have to disagree with my rankings. Florida is the best team in the country at this moment.

NCAA Division I

The tournament kicks off tonight with two games. The first game is between a pair of 16 seeds: St. Francis (#289, 16-17) and Alabama State (#252, 19-15). The second game is between a couple of 11 seeds: North Carolina (#39, 22-13) and San Diego State (#44, 21-9).

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2025 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings

Rankings for 03-10-2025

 Posted on March 10, 2025  |  1 minutes  |  189 words  |  

Here are my rankings for 03/10/2025. Even with two losses last week, Auburn remains number one for the week. Florida jumps up to number 2. Kentucky cracks my top 10 for the first time this year. The mid-major tournaments are wrapping up and the power conferences tournaments take place this week.

Top 10 Division I schools:

Rank School Rating
1 AUBURN 113.592
2 FLORIDA 112.582
3 HOUSTON 112.428
4 DUKE 112.345
5 ALABAMA 112.310
6 TENNESSEE 112.064
7 MICHIGAN ST. 111.576
8 TEXAS A&M 110.946
9 KENTUCKY 110.768
10 ST. JOHN’S (NY) 110.746

Top 10 Division II schools:

Rank School Rating
1 NOVA SOUTHEASTERN 106.588
2 ALABAMA HUNTSVILLE 105.732
3 WASHBURN 105.321
4 DBU 104.589
5 DAEMEN 104.540
6 COLO. SCH. OF MINES 104.377
7 MSU MOORHEAD 104.206
8 LAKE SUPERIOR ST. 104.100
9 POINT LOMA 104.010
10 LINCOLN MEMORIAL 103.842

Top 10 Division III schools:

Rank School Rating
1 WIS.-PLATTEVILLE 105.406
2 NYU 105.077
3 WESLEYAN (CT) 104.591
4 WIS.-LA CROSSE 103.812
5 TRINITY (CT) 103.707
6 EMORY 103.485
7 ILL. WESLEYAN 103.144
8 WASHU 102.729
9 DENISON 102.584
10 TUFTS 102.543

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2025 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings

Rankings for 03-04-2025

 Posted on March 4, 2025  |  1 minutes  |  172 words  |  

Here are my rankings for 03/04/2025. Auburn remains number one for the week. Houston jumps up to number 2 in my rankings. St. John’s enters my top 10 for the first time this year.

Top 10 Division I schools:

Rank School Rating
1 AUBURN 114.294
2 HOUSTON 112.414
3 TENNESSEE 112.373
4 FLORIDA 112.323
5 ALABAMA 112.322
6 DUKE 112.293
7 MICHIGAN ST. 111.411
8 MICHIGAN 110.706
9 ST. JOHN’S (NY) 110.600
10 TEXAS A&M 110.598

Top 10 Division II schools:

Rank School Rating
1 NOVA SOUTHEASTERN 106.549
2 WASHBURN 105.869
3 ALABAMA HUNTSVILLE 105.710
4 DAEMEN 104.467
5 DBU 104.352
6 COLO. SCH. OF MINES 104.307
7 LAKE SUPERIOR ST. 104.237
8 MSU MOORHEAD 104.144
9 MICHIGAN TECH 104.111
10 POINT LOMA 103.995

Top 10 Division III schools:

Rank School Rating
1 WIS.-PLATTEVILLE 105.527
2 NYU 105.214
3 WESLEYAN (CT) 104.741
4 WIS.-LA CROSSE 103.932
5 TRINITY (CT) 103.861
6 EMORY 103.616
7 ILL. WESLEYAN 103.263
8 WASHU 102.860
9 DENISON 102.734
10 TUFTS 102.696

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2025 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings

Rankings for 02-24-2025

 Posted on February 24, 2025  |  1 minutes  |  171 words  |  

Here are my rankings for 02/24/2025. Auburn remains number one for the week. Florida slips past Alabama to claim the number two ranking. Michigan State jumps back into my top ten while Purdue falls out.

Top 10 Division I schools:

Rank School Rating
1 AUBURN 114.055
2 FLORIDA 112.531
3 ALABAMA 112.347
4 DUKE 112.188
5 HOUSTON 112.136
6 TENNESSEE 112.133
7 MICHIGAN ST. 111.061
8 TEXAS A&M 111.045
9 MICHIGAN 110.868
10 WISCONSIN 110.702

Top 10 Division II schools:

Rank School Rating
1 NOVA SOUTHEASTERN 106.579
2 WASHBURN 105.741
3 ALABAMA HUNTSVILLE 105.665
4 COLO. SCH. OF MINES 104.804
5 DAEMEN 104.581
6 DBU 104.493
7 LAKE SUPERIOR ST. 104.233
8 MISSOURI S&T 104.230
9 POINT LOMA 104.146
10 MINN. DULUTH 104.129

Top 10 Division III schools:

Rank School Rating
1 WIS.-PLATTEVILLE 105.332
2 NYU 105.265
3 WESLEYAN (CT) 105.080
4 WIS.-LA CROSSE 104.088
5 EMORY 103.663
6 TRINITY (CT) 103.365
7 WASHU 103.239
8 ILL. WESLEYAN 103.098
9 RANDOLPH-MACON 103.018
10 TUFTS 103.007

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2025 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings

Rankings for 02-17-2025

 Posted on February 17, 2025  |  1 minutes  |  193 words  |  

Here are my rankings for 02/17/2025. #1 Auburn beats #2 Alabama to secure their top ranking. Wisconsin replaces Purdue in my top 10.

Nova Southeastern reclaims the number spot in DII basketball.

Top 5 Division I conferences:

Rank Conference Rating
1 SEC 110.182
2 Big Ten 108.950
3 Big 12 108.601
4 Big East 107.275
5 ACC 107.105

Top 10 Division I schools:

Rank School Rating
1 AUBURN 114.091
2 ALABAMA 112.577
3 FLORIDA 112.367
4 DUKE 112.011
5 TENNESSEE 111.968
6 HOUSTON 111.939
7 TEXAS A&M 111.609
8 MICHIGAN 111.188
9 PURDUE 111.068
10 WISCONSIN 110.936

Top 10 Division II schools:

Rank School Rating
1 NOVA SOUTHEASTERN 106.518
2 WASHBURN 105.632
3 ALABAMA HUNTSVILLE 105.589
4 DBU 104.818
5 DAEMEN 104.636
6 COLO. SCH. OF MINES 104.485
7 LAKE SUPERIOR ST. 104.168
8 MISSOURI S&T 104.158
9 LINCOLN MEMORIAL 104.128
10 WINONA ST. 104.112

Top 10 Division III schools:

Rank School Rating
1 WIS.-PLATTEVILLE 105.433
2 NYU 105.377
3 WESLEYAN (CT) 105.150
4 WIS.-LA CROSSE 104.085
5 EMORY 103.786
6 ILL. WESLEYAN 103.440
7 TRINITY (CT) 103.357
8 TUFTS 103.029
9 WASHU 103.005
10 DENISON 102.935

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