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NCAA men’s and women’s basketball rankings: March 15, 2026

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Men’s D1 NCAA basketball rankings

It’s Selection Sunday! 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 Houston
5 Connecticut
6 Iowa St
7 Florida
8 Virginia
9 Purdue
10 Gonzaga
11 Michigan St
12 St John’s
13 Illinois
14 Vanderbilt
15 Nebraska
16 Kansas
17 Texas Tech
18 Arkansas
19 Wisconsin
20 Alabama
21 North Carolina
22 BYU
23 St Mary’s CA
24 Louisville
25 Tennessee

The men’s Big Ten teams are ranked below:

2 Michigan
9 Purdue
11 Michigan St
13 Illinois
15 Nebraska
19 Wisconsin
27 UCLA
33 Ohio St
35 Iowa
52 Indiana
69 Washington
70 USC
83 Northwestern
87 Minnesota
105 Oregon
115 Rutgers
128 Maryland
136 Penn St

Women’s D1 NCAA basketball rankings

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

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

The women’s Big Ten teams are ranked below:

1 UCLA
7 Michigan
9 Iowa
11 Ohio St
14 Maryland
17 Minnesota
19 Michigan St
24 Washington
25 Oregon
29 Illinois
34 USC
36 Nebraska
61 Indiana
89 Wisconsin
92 Purdue
93 Penn St
128 Northwestern
137 Rutgers