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

NCAA men’s and women’s basketball rankings: February 17, 2025

Men’s D1 NCAA basketball rankings

Below are Badger Bracketology’s analytics-based Men’s D1 NCAA basketball rankings. This week,  Wisconsin remains 9th. View how all men’s D1 teams are ranked here.

1 Auburn
2 Florida
3 Tennessee
4 Duke
5 Alabama
6 Houston
7 Texas A&M
8 Purdue
9 Wisconsin
10 Michigan
11 Missouri
12 Kentucky
13 Maryland
14 Mississippi
15 St John’s
16 Iowa St
17 Michigan St
18 UCLA
19 Clemson
20 Texas Tech
21 Marquette
22 St Mary’s CA
23 Memphis
24 New Mexico
25 Oregon

The men’s Big Ten teams are ranked below:

8 Purdue
9 Wisconsin
10 Michigan
13 Maryland
17 Michigan St
18 UCLA
25 Oregon
26 Illinois
36 Ohio St
47 Nebraska
57 Indiana
62 USC
69 Northwestern
71 Iowa
81 Rutgers
82 Minnesota
88 Penn St
94 Washington

Women’s D1 NCAA basketball rankings

Below are Badger Bracketology’s analytics-based Women’s D1 NCAA basketball rankings. This week, South Carolina is again the top-ranked team, and Wisconsin is ranked 83rd. There are six Big Ten teams in the top 25. View how all women’s D1 teams are ranked here.

1 Texas
2 South Carolina
3 UCLA
4 USC
5 Connecticut
6 Notre Dame
7 LSU
8 TCU
9 North Carolina
10 Kansas St
11 Duke
12 Ohio St
13 Tennessee
14 Kentucky
15 Oklahoma
16 NC State
17 Maryland
18 Michigan St
19 Utah
20 Baylor
21 Illinois
22 Georgia Tech
23 Iowa
24 Michigan
25 Alabama

The women’s Big Ten teams are ranked below:

3 UCLA
4 USC
12 Ohio St
17 Maryland
18 Michigan St
21 Illinois
23 Iowa
24 Michigan
28 Oregon
33 Minnesota
37 Indiana
38 Nebraska
50 Washington
79 Wisconsin
89 Penn St
95 Rutgers
96 Purdue
113 Northwestern