College Basketball

2024-25 Week 16 Rankings

Auburn is No. 1 in the Week 16 NovaModel College Basketball rankings, ahead of Alabama and Duke. The biggest climb: Chattanooga, up 29 spots. The biggest drop: UIC, down 29 spots. Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes.

What happened in Week 15

328 games were played in Week 15. Top-25 teams lost 12 times. 5 games were upsets by the pre-game rankings.

Villanova upset No. 10 St. John's, 73-71 at home. In these rankings, Villanova rises from No. 87 to No. 68 and St. John's falls from No. 10 to No. 13.
Kansas State upset No. 16 Arizona, 73-70 at home. In these rankings, Kansas State rises from No. 89 to No. 72 and Arizona falls from No. 16 to No. 20.
Clemson upset No. 3 Duke, 77-71 at home. In these rankings, Clemson rises from No. 32 to No. 22 and Duke stays at No. 3.
Kansas State upset No. 11 Kansas, 81-73 at home. In these rankings, Kansas State rises from No. 89 to No. 72 and Kansas falls from No. 11 to No. 16.
Indiana upset No. 13 Michigan State, 71-67 on the road. In these rankings, Indiana rises from No. 57 to No. 54 and Michigan State falls from No. 13 to No. 19.
No. 8 Michigan beat No. 7 Purdue, 75-73 at home. In these rankings, Michigan falls from No. 8 to No. 9 and Purdue stays at No. 7.
No. 6 Florida beat No. 1 Auburn, 90-81 on the road. In these rankings, Florida rises from No. 6 to No. 4 and Auburn stays at No. 1.
No. 1 Auburn beat Vanderbilt, 80-68 on the road. In these rankings, Auburn stays at No. 1 and Vanderbilt rises from No. 43 to No. 38.

Week 15 recap reel

All 366 teams

How these rankings work

Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes. A Week 16 ranking uses only games played before Week 16, so it's the order the teams went into that week in. Movement is the change from the ranking before it.

Rank	Team	Record	Last	Next	Rating	Trend
1	AuburnSEC	22-2	W 80-68 @ VAN	@ #2 ALA	83.1O 65.6 · D 58.6	–
2	AlabamaSEC	21-3	W 103-80 @ TEX	vs #1 AUB	80.1O 70.0 · D 50.1	–
3	DukeACC	21-3	W 78-57 vs CAL	vs STAN	77.8O 58.4 · D 64.4	–
4	FloridaSEC	21-3	W 81-68 @ MSST	vs SC	77.6O 62.6 · D 58.3	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
5	HoustonBig 12	20-4	W 76-65 vs BAY	@ #20 ARIZ	76.7O 55.4 · D 66.9	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
6	TennesseeSEC	20-5	L 64-75 @ UK	vs VAN	75.9O 53.4 · D 66.8	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
7	PurdueBig Ten	19-6	L 73-75 @ MICH	vs #11 WIS	74.7O 58.1 · D 59.0	–
8	Texas A&MSEC	19-5	W 69-53 vs UGA	vs ARK	74.1O 54.9 · D 60.8	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
9	MichiganBig Ten	19-5	W 75-73 vs PUR	@ OSU	74.1O 60.9 · D 55.2	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
10	KentuckySEC	17-7	W 75-64 vs TENN	@ TEX	72.4O 65.8 · D 51.2	▲ 11Up 11 spots since last week
11	WisconsinBig Ten	19-5	W 74-63 @ IOWA	@ #7 PUR	72.2O 59.5 · D 56.3	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
12	Iowa StateBig 12	19-5	W 77-65 @ UCF	vs CIN	72.1O 59.4 · D 58.4	▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
13	St. John'sBig East	21-4	L 71-73 @ VILL	vs CREI	72.0O 57.3 · D 58.4	▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
14	MemphisAmerican	21-4	W 80-65 @ USF	@ WICH	71.8O 58.1 · D 52.7	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
15	Texas TechBig 12	19-5	W 111-106 vs ASU	@ OKST	71.7O 60.2 · D 57.1	▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
16	KansasBig 12	17-7	W 71-59 vs COLO	@ UTAH	71.5O 57.2 · D 59.4	▼ 5Down 5 spots since last week
17	Saint Mary'sWCC	21-4	W 73-64 vs SCU	vs WSU	71.4O 51.8 · D 62.6	▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
18	Ole MissSEC	19-6	W 72-68 @ SC	vs MSST	71.4O 57.4 · D 57.3	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
19	Michigan StateBig Ten	19-5	L 67-71 vs IU	@ ILL	71.4O 57.7 · D 57.6	▼ 6Down 6 spots since last week
20	ArizonaBig 12	17-7	L 70-73 @ KSU	vs #5 HOU	70.8O 62.3 · D 55.7	▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
21	LouisvilleACC	19-6	W 91-66 @ NCSU	@ ND	70.8O 58.8 · D 55.8	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
22	ClemsonACC	20-5	W 85-65 vs UNC	@ FSU	70.4O 55.7 · D 57.5	▲ 10Up 10 spots since last week
23	MarylandBig Ten	19-6	W 83-75 @ NEB	vs IOWA	70.4O 60.5 · D 57.3	▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
24	MarquetteBig East	19-6	W 68-58 vs DEP	vs HALL	70.3O 57.5 · D 57.3	▼ 6Down 6 spots since last week
25	MissouriSEC	18-6	W 82-58 vs OU	@ UGA	69.9O 59.8 · D 55.8	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
26	Utah StatePac-12	21-3	W 93-85 vs CSU	@ UNM	69.8O 58.8 · D 52.0	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
27	IllinoisBig Ten	17-8	W 83-78 vs UCLA	vs #19 MSU	69.8O 64.6 · D 53.8	▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
28	Mississippi StateSEC	17-7	L 68-81 vs FLA	@ #18 MISS	69.3O 58.4 · D 55.0	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
29	GonzagaPac-12	19-7	W 88-77 vs SF	vs PEPP	69.2O 64.5 · D 53.6	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
30	UCLABig Ten	18-7	L 78-83 @ ILL	@ IU	69.0O 53.8 · D 61.3	▼ 5Down 5 spots since last week
31	New MexicoMountain West	20-4	W 71-67 vs WYO	vs USU	68.9O 59.9 · D 52.0	▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
32	OregonBig Ten	17-8	W 81-75 vs NU	vs RUTG	68.7O 57.0 · D 54.2	▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
33	CreightonBig East	18-7	L 66-70 vs CONN	@ #13 SJU	68.2O 55.8 · D 56.7	–
34	SMUACC	19-5	W 83-63 vs PITT	vs WAKE	67.7O 60.0 · D 52.3	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
35	DrakeMVC	21-2	W 84-77 @ ILST	vs BRAD	67.5O 46.0 · D 61.6	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
36	Ohio StateBig Ten	15-10	W 93-69 vs WASH	vs #9 MICH	67.0O 58.9 · D 56.1	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
37	BaylorBig 12	14-9	L 65-76 @ HOU	vs WVU	66.8O 59.1 · D 55.9	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
38	VanderbiltSEC	17-7	L 68-80 vs AUB	@ #6 TENN	66.2O 59.1 · D 52.3	▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
39	UConnBig East	17-7	W 70-66 @ CREI	@ HALL	66.0O 57.0 · D 56.5	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
40	UC San DiegoBig West	19-4	W 73-54 @ CSUB	vs UCD	65.9O 54.0 · D 57.3	▲ 10Up 10 spots since last week

What happened in Week 15

All 366 teams

How these rankings work

What happened in Week 15

All 366 teams

How these rankings work

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