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

NCAA men’s and women’s basketball rankings: March 9, 2026

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

The men’s Big Ten teams are ranked below:

1 Michigan
7 Michigan St
8 Illinois
11 Nebraska
13 Purdue
24 Wisconsin
32 Iowa
34 UCLA
35 Ohio St
46 Indiana
65 USC
72 Washington
80 Minnesota
86 Northwestern
101 Oregon
122 Rutgers
128 Maryland
131 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 Oklahoma
13 Louisville
14 Maryland
15 Duke
16 Kentucky
17 Minnesota
18 Mississippi
19 Michigan St
20 North Carolina
21 Texas Tech
22 Alabama
23 Baylor
24 Villanova
25 Washington

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
25 Washington
26 Oregon
28 Illinois
33 USC
36 Nebraska
58 Indiana
89 Wisconsin
92 Penn St
94 Purdue
129 Northwestern
134 Rutgers