NCAA men’s and women’s basketball rankings: March 2, 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. Wisconsin fell to 26th. View how all men’s D1 teams are ranked here.
1 Michigan
2 Arizona
3 Duke
4 Connecticut
5 Houston
6 Michigan St
7 Florida
8 Gonzaga
9 Nebraska
10 Texas Tech
11 Iowa St
12 Illinois
13 Purdue
14 Virginia
15 Kansas
16 Alabama
17 North Carolina
18 St John’s
19 St Mary’s CA
20 Vanderbilt
21 BYU
22 Arkansas
23 Tennessee
24 St Louis
25 Louisville
The men’s Big Ten teams are ranked below:
1 Michigan
6 Michigan St
9 Nebraska
12 Illinois
13 Purdue
26 Wisconsin
29 Iowa
37 Ohio St
40 UCLA
50 Indiana
59 USC
68 Washington
75 Minnesota
88 Northwestern
105 Oregon
124 Penn St
125 Maryland
131 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 South Carolina
4 Texas
5 Vanderbilt
6 LSU
7 Michigan
8 TCU
9 Oklahoma
10 Iowa
11 Ohio St
12 Louisville
13 Maryland
14 West Virginia
15 Minnesota
16 Michigan St
17 Baylor
18 Kentucky
19 Duke
20 North Carolina
21 Texas Tech
22 Mississippi
23 Alabama
24 Oklahoma St
25 Villanova
The women’s Big Ten teams are ranked below:
1 UCLA
7 Michigan
10 Iowa
11 Ohio St
13 Maryland
15 Minnesota
16 Michigan St
26 Washington
28 Oregon
29 USC
33 Nebraska
34 Illinois
60 Indiana
85 Wisconsin
89 Penn St
94 Purdue
120 Northwestern
124 Rutgers