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

NCAA men’s and women’s basketball rankings: February 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. View how all men’s D1 teams are ranked here.

1 Arizona
2 Michigan
3 Duke
4 Connecticut
5 Nebraska
6 Iowa St
7 Gonzaga
8 Illinois
9 Michigan St
10 Houston
11 Purdue
12 Vanderbilt
13 St Louis
14 BYU
15 Kansas
16 Florida
17 Virginia
18 Texas Tech
19 North Carolina
20 Arkansas
21 UCF
22 Tennessee
23 St John’s
24 Louisville
25 Alabama

The men’s Big Ten teams are ranked below:

2 Michigan
5 Nebraska
8 Illinois
9 Michigan St
11 Purdue
27 Iowa
30 Wisconsin
38 Indiana
41 USC
48 UCLA
50 Ohio St
58 Washington
82 Northwestern
97 Minnesota
120 Oregon
129 Penn St
138 Rutgers
142 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 LSU
6 Vanderbilt
7 Michigan
8 Louisville
9 Ohio St
10 TCU
11 Michigan St
12 Iowa
13 Mississippi
14 Texas Tech
15 Oklahoma
16 West Virginia
17 Alabama
18 Kentucky
19 Baylor
20 Maryland
21 Washington
22 Minnesota
23 Nebraska
24 Oregon
25 Georgia

The women’s Big Ten teams are ranked below:

2 UCLA
7 Michigan
9 Ohio St
11 Michigan St
12 Iowa
20 Maryland
21 Washington
22 Minnesota
23 Nebraska
24 Oregon
28 Illinois
30 USC
70 Indiana
72 Wisconsin
84 Purdue
101 Penn St
107 Rutgers
110 Northwestern