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