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

NCAA men’s basketball rankings: Selection Sunday, March 13, 2022

Here are the Selection Sunday top 25 composite rankings for NCAA Division 1 men’s basketball.  Arizona moves into the top spot. Wisconsin falls to 18th, and Iowa moves to 14th after winning the Big Ten tournament. The full rankings are here.

1 Arizona
2 Kansas
3 Auburn
4 Baylor
5 Villanova
6 Tennessee
7 Purdue
8 Gonzaga
9 Houston
10 Texas Tech
11 Kentucky
12 UCLA
13 Duke
14 Iowa
15 Arkansas
16 Providence
17 Connecticut
18 Wisconsin
19 Boise St
20 Illinois
21 St Mary’s CA
22 USC
23 LSU
24 Colorado St
25 San Diego St

The Big Ten teams in the rankings. The top eight (in boldface) are in the tournament, and their seed is in parentheses.

7 Purdue (3) 
14 Iowa (5)
18 Wisconsin (3)
20 Illinois (4) 
27 Michigan St (7)
42 Indiana (12)
44 Ohio St (7)
53 Michigan (11)
66 Rutgers (11)
86 Maryland
91 Penn St
104 Northwestern
119 Minnesota
148 Nebraska