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

NCAA men’s and women’s basketball rankings: February 24, 2025

Men’s D1 NCAA basketball rankings

Below are Badger Bracketology’s analytics-based Men’s D1 NCAA basketball rankings. This week,  Wisconsin is ranked 12th. View how all men’s D1 teams are ranked here.

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

The men’s Big Ten teams are ranked below:

7 Michigan St
12 Wisconsin
13 Maryland
15 Purdue
16 Michigan
19 Oregon
21 UCLA
33 Illinois
44 Ohio St
51 Indiana
58 Nebraska
67 Northwestern
68 USC
69 Rutgers
70 Penn St
71 Iowa
81 Minnesota
99 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 80th. View how all women’s D1 teams are ranked here.

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

The women’s Big Ten teams are ranked below:

3 UCLA
4 USC
12 Ohio St
18 Maryland
20 Michigan St
25 Illinois
26 Iowa
27 Michigan
28 Oregon
35 Minnesota
36 Indiana
39 Nebraska
46 Washington
80 Wisconsin
92 Penn St
100 Purdue
102 Rutgers
107 Northwestern