NCAA men’s and women’s basketball rankings: February 16, 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. Michigan retakes the top spot, and Wisconsin moves up to 25th. View how all men’s D1 teams are ranked here.
1 Michigan
2 Arizona
3 Duke
4 Houston
5 Connecticut
6 Purdue
7 Iowa St
8 Illinois
9 Gonzaga
10 Nebraska
11 Texas Tech
12 Kansas
13 Michigan St
14 Florida
15 Virginia
16 Vanderbilt
17 North Carolina
18 St Louis
19 BYU
20 Louisville
21 St John’s
22 Arkansas
23 Alabama
24 Tennessee
25 Wisconsin
The men’s Big Ten teams are ranked below:
1 Michigan
6 Purdue
8 Illinois
10 Nebraska
13 Michigan St
25 Wisconsin
33 Iowa
35 Indiana
39 USC
40 Ohio St
43 UCLA
60 Washington
90 Northwestern
92 Minnesota
115 Oregon
119 Penn St
122 Maryland
134 Rutgers
Women’s D1 NCAA basketball rankings
Below are Badger Bracketology’s analytics-based Women’s D1 NCAA basketball rankings. UCLA remains the top-ranked team. View how all women’s D1 teams are ranked here.
1 UCLA
2 Connecticut
3 Texas
4 South Carolina
5 LSU
6 Michigan
7 Vanderbilt
8 Ohio St
9 Louisville
10 TCU
11 Mississippi
12 West Virginia
13 Michigan St
14 Oklahoma
15 Iowa
16 Maryland
17 Texas Tech
18 Baylor
19 Alabama
20 Minnesota
21 Kentucky
22 Duke
23 Oregon
24 Washington
25 North Carolina
The women’s Big Ten teams are ranked below:
1 UCLA
6 Michigan
8 Ohio St
13 Michigan St
15 Iowa
16 Maryland
20 Minnesota
23 Oregon
24 Washington
26 USC
30 Nebraska
36 Illinois
63 Indiana
78 Wisconsin
88 Purdue
95 Penn St
109 Rutgers
114 Northwestern