NCAA men’s and women’s basketball rankings: February 23, 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 Houston
5 Connecticut
6 Gonzaga
7 Purdue
8 Iowa St
9 Illinois
10 Nebraska
11 Michigan St
12 Florida
13 Virginia
14 Texas Tech
15 Kansas
16 St John’s
17 BYU
18 Alabama
19 Tennessee
20 Vanderbilt
21 North Carolina
22 Arkansas
23 Louisville
24 St Louis
25 St Mary’s CA
The men’s Big Ten teams are ranked below:
1 Michigan
7 Purdue
9 Illinois
10 Nebraska
11 Michigan St
26 Wisconsin
30 Iowa
39 Ohio St
41 UCLA
46 Indiana
52 USC
68 Washington
85 Minnesota
92 Northwestern
113 Oregon
117 Maryland
131 Penn St
133 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 Iowa
10 Ohio St
11 Oklahoma
12 Louisville
13 Maryland
14 West Virginia
15 Michigan St
16 Minnesota
17 Texas Tech
18 Mississippi
19 Kentucky
20 Duke
21 Alabama
22 Baylor
23 North Carolina
24 USC
25 Washington
The women’s Big Ten teams are ranked below:
1 UCLA
7 Michigan
9 Iowa
10 Ohio St
13 Maryland
15 Michigan St
16 Minnesota
24 USC
25 Washington
28 Oregon
31 Illinois
34 Nebraska
64 Indiana
84 Wisconsin
90 Purdue
91 Penn St
118 Northwestern
119 Rutgers