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

NCAA men’s and women’s basketball rankings: January 5, 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, with Michigan ranked 1st. View how all men’s D1 teams are ranked here.

1            Michigan
2            Arizona
3            Vanderbilt
4            Gonzaga
5            Connecticut
6            Iowa St
7            Purdue
8            Nebraska
9            Duke
10         BYU
11         Michigan St
12         Houston
13         Illinois
14         North Carolina
15         St Mary’s CA
16         Texas Tech
17         SMU
18         Alabama
19         Iowa
20         UCF
21         Georgia
22         Arkansas
23         Villanova
24         Kansas
25         Seton Hall

The men’s Big Ten teams are ranked below:

1            Michigan
7            Purdue
8            Nebraska
11         Michigan St
13         Illinois
19         Iowa
28         USC
39         Indiana
52         UCLA
62         Ohio St
66         Washington
71         Wisconsin
92         Oregon
99         Minnesota
115       Northwestern
136       Maryland
138       Penn St
154       Rutgers

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 60th. View how all women’s D1 teams are ranked here.

1            Texas
2            Connecticut
3            UCLA
4            South Carolina
5            Vanderbilt
6            Maryland
7            Texas Tech
8            TCU
9            Kentucky
10         Oklahoma
11         Louisville
12         Alabama
13         Michigan St
14         Iowa
15         Iowa St
16         Michigan
17         Nebraska
18         West Virginia
19         Mississippi
20         NC State
21         Princeton
22         Stanford
23         Baylor
24         Arizona St
25         LSU

The women’s Big Ten teams are ranked below:

3            UCLA
6            Maryland
13         Michigan St
14         Iowa
16         Michigan
17         Nebraska
26         Ohio St
27         Illinois
28         USC
30         Oregon
31         Washington
39         Minnesota
49         Indiana
56         Wisconsin
76         Penn St
91         Purdue
92         Rutgers
162       Northwestern