Here are my top 25 composite rankings for NCAA Division 1 men’s basketball on January 10, 2022. My composite rankings use Markov chains and analytics to rank teams. Wisconsin is ranked 10th, and there are 5 Big 10 teams in the top 25. The full rankings are here.
1 Baylor
2 Auburn
3 LSU
4 Houston
5 Kansas
6 Purdue
7 Villanova
8 Michigan St
9 Arizona
10 Wisconsin
11 Gonzaga
12 Iowa St
13 USC
14 BYU
15 Alabama
16 Providence
17 Duke
18 San Francisco
19 Oklahoma
20 Indiana
21 Illinois
22 Xavier
23 Kentucky
24 Texas
25 Connecticut
The B1G teams, ranked.
6 Purdue
8 Michigan St
10 Wisconsin
20 Indiana
21 Illinois
29 Iowa
34 Ohio St
62 Minnesota
87 Maryland
99 Rutgers
100 Penn St
104 Northwestern
109 Michigan
135 Nebraska