Sports analytics from Laura Albert at the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering

NCAA men’s and women’s basketball rankings: December 20, 2025

Badger Bracketology’s college basketball rankings are back!

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, with Arizona ranked 1st. View how all men’s D1 teams are ranked here.

1 Arizona
2 Michigan
3 Duke
4 Connecticut
5 Iowa St
6 Vanderbilt
7 Gonzaga
8 Nebraska
9 BYU
10 Michigan St
11 Purdue
12 North Carolina
13 Kansas
14 Houston
15 Seton Hall
16 Alabama
17 Illinois
18 USC
19 Arkansas
20 Iowa
21 St Mary’s CA
22 St Louis
23 LSU
24 Tulsa
25 Texas Tech

The men’s Big Ten teams are ranked below:

2 Michigan
8 Nebraska
10 Michigan St
11 Purdue
17 Illinois
18 USC
20 Iowa
30 UCLA
55 Indiana
64 Ohio St
71 Washington
79 Wisconsin
99 Northwestern
102 Oregon
104 Penn St
113 Maryland
139 Minnesota
162 Rutgers

Women’s D1 NCAA basketball rankings

Below are Badger Bracketology’s analytics-based Women’s D1 NCAA basketball rankings. Connecticut is the top-ranked team, and Wisconsin is ranked 60th. View how all women’s D1 teams are ranked here.

1 Connecticut
2 UCLA
3 Texas
4 South Carolina
5 Maryland
6 TCU
7 Nebraska
8 Vanderbilt
9 Iowa St
10 Michigan
11 Texas Tech
12 Alabama
13 Iowa
14 Oregon
15 Kentucky
16 LSU
17 Oklahoma
18 Louisville
19 Mississippi
20 Princeton
21 North Carolina
22 Arizona St
23 Georgia
24 Illinois
25 West Virginia

The women’s Big Ten teams are ranked below:

2 UCLA
5 Maryland
7 Nebraska
10 Michigan
13 Iowa
14 Oregon
24 Illinois
26 USC
32 Ohio St
33 Minnesota
37 Indiana
40 Washington
41 Michigan St
60 Wisconsin
69 Penn St
87 Rutgers
96 Purdue
119 Northwestern