NCAA men’s and women’s basketball rankings: January 26, 2026
Men’s D1 NCAA basketball rankings
Below are Badger Bracketology’s analytics-based Men’s D1 NCAA basketball rankings. The top 25 are listed below. View how all men’s D1 teams are ranked here.
1 Arizona
2 Michigan
3 Duke
4 Nebraska
5 Connecticut
6 Michigan St
7 Gonzaga
8 Iowa St
9 Purdue
10 Illinois
11 BYU
12 Houston
13 Texas Tech
14 Vanderbilt
15 Virginia
16 Kansas
17 St Louis
18 Florida
19 North Carolina
20 Arkansas
21 St Mary’s CA
22 Clemson
23 St John’s
24 Alabama
25 Louisville
The men’s Big Ten teams are ranked below:
2 Michigan
4 Nebraska
6 Michigan St
9 Purdue
10 Illinois
30 Iowa
34 Wisconsin
40 USC
42 UCLA
48 Ohio St
51 Indiana
60 Washington
85 Northwestern
91 Minnesota
112 Oregon
133 Penn St
140 Rutgers
144 Maryland
Women’s D1 NCAA basketball rankings
Below are Badger Bracketology’s analytics-based Women’s D1 NCAA basketball rankings. Connecticut remains the top-ranked team. View how all women’s D1 teams are ranked here.
1 Connecticut
2 UCLA
3 Texas
4 South Carolina
5 Vanderbilt
6 TCU
7 LSU
8 Iowa
9 Louisville
10 Michigan
11 Michigan St
12 Ohio St
13 Texas Tech
14 Maryland
15 Oklahoma
16 Mississippi
17 Alabama
18 Kentucky
19 Baylor
20 West Virginia
21 Georgia
22 Tennessee
23 Nebraska
24 Washington
25 Princeton
The women’s Big Ten teams are ranked below:
2 UCLA
8 Iowa
10 Michigan
11 Michigan St
12 Ohio St
14 Maryland
23 Nebraska
24 Washington
28 Minnesota
29 Oregon
33 Illinois
40 USC
63 Wisconsin
74 Indiana
79 Purdue
93 Penn St
99 Rutgers
103 Northwestern