NCAA men’s and women’s basketball rankings: January 19, 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. Michigan falls to 2nd after a loss to Wisconsin. View how all men’s D1 teams are ranked here.
1 Arizona
2 Michigan
3 Connecticut
4 Duke
5 Purdue
6 Nebraska
7 Gonzaga
8 Houston
9 Michigan St
10 BYU
11 Iowa St
12 Vanderbilt
13 Illinois
14 Virginia
15 Texas Tech
16 St Louis
17 Florida
18 Kansas
19 Clemson
20 Alabama
21 St Mary’s CA
22 Georgia
23 UCF
24 Arkansas
25 North Carolina
The men’s Big Ten teams are ranked below:
2 Michigan
5 Purdue
6 Nebraska
9 Michigan St
13 Illinois
26 Iowa
31 Wisconsin
36 USC
49 Ohio St
54 Indiana
55 UCLA
60 Washington
93 Minnesota
100 Northwestern
112 Oregon
124 Penn St
134 Rutgers
138 Maryland
Women’s D1 NCAA basketball rankings
Below are Badger Bracketology’s analytics-based Women’s D1 NCAA basketball rankings. Connecticut is the top-ranked team, and Wisconsin is ranked 68th. View how all women’s D1 teams are ranked here.
1 Connecticut
2 Texas
3 UCLA
4 South Carolina
5 Vanderbilt
6 TCU
7 LSU
8 Louisville
9 Michigan
10 Texas Tech
11 Maryland
12 Michigan St
13 Iowa
14 Ohio St
15 Kentucky
16 Alabama
17 Baylor
18 Mississippi
19 West Virginia
20 Oklahoma
21 Nebraska
22 Tennessee
23 Washington
24 Princeton
25 Georgia
The women’s Big Ten teams are ranked below:
3 UCLA
9 Michigan
11 Maryland
12 Michigan St
13 Iowa
14 Ohio St
21 Nebraska
23 Washington
27 Oregon
31 Illinois
35 USC
38 Minnesota
67 Indiana
68 Wisconsin
77 Purdue
89 Penn St
97 Rutgers
113 Northwestern