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

NCAA men’s and women’s basketball rankings: February 9, 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 Houston
6 Illinois
7 Iowa St
8 Nebraska
9 Michigan St
10 Gonzaga
11 Purdue
12 Kansas
13 Virginia
14 North Carolina
15 Florida
16 St Louis
17 Texas Tech
18 Vanderbilt
19 St John’s
20 BYU
21 Alabama
22 Clemson
23 Arkansas
24 Louisville
25 Iowa

The men’s Big Ten teams are ranked below:

2 Michigan
6 Illinois
8 Nebraska
9 Michigan St
11 Purdue
25 Iowa
33 Wisconsin
36 Indiana
40 USC
41 UCLA
45 Ohio St
63 Washington
83 Minnesota
92 Northwestern
116 Oregon
124 Penn St
133 Maryland
145 Rutgers

Women’s D1 NCAA basketball rankings

Below are Badger Bracketology’s analytics-based Women’s D1 NCAA basketball rankings. UCLA became the top-ranked team. View how all women’s D1 teams are ranked here.

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

The women’s Big Ten teams are ranked below:

1 UCLA
6 Michigan
8 Ohio St
13 Michigan St
15 Iowa
16 Maryland
20 Minnesota
23 Oregon
24 Washington
26 USC
30 Nebraska
36 Illinois
63 Indiana
78 Wisconsin
88 Purdue
95 Penn St
109 Rutgers
114 Northwestern