College Basketball

2024-25 Week 17 Rankings

Auburn is No. 1 in the Week 17 NovaModel College Basketball rankings, ahead of Duke and Florida. The biggest climb: Dartmouth, up 35 spots. The biggest drop: Cornell, down 32 spots. Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes.

What happened in Week 16

341 games were played in Week 16. Top-25 teams lost 12 times. 5 games were upsets by the pre-game rankings.

TCU upset No. 15 Texas Tech, 69-66 at home. In these rankings, TCU rises from No. 74 to No. 62 and Texas Tech falls from No. 15 to No. 18.
Texas upset No. 10 Kentucky, 82-78 at home. In these rankings, Texas rises from No. 56 to No. 51 and Kentucky falls from No. 10 to No. 14.
Wichita State upset No. 14 Memphis, 84-79 at home. In these rankings, Wichita State rises from No. 141 to No. 114 and Memphis falls from No. 14 to No. 23.
Utah upset No. 16 Kansas, 74-67 at home. In these rankings, Utah rises from No. 90 to No. 74 and Kansas falls from No. 16 to No. 29.
BYU upset No. 16 Kansas, 91-57 at home. In these rankings, BYU rises from No. 50 to No. 38 and Kansas falls from No. 16 to No. 29.
No. 1 Auburn beat No. 2 Alabama, 94-85 on the road. In these rankings, Auburn stays at No. 1 and Alabama falls from No. 2 to No. 4.
No. 1 Auburn beat Arkansas, 67-60 at home. In these rankings, Auburn stays at No. 1 and Arkansas falls from No. 51 to No. 55.
No. 11 Wisconsin beat No. 7 Purdue, 94-84 on the road. In these rankings, Wisconsin rises from No. 11 to No. 8 and Purdue falls from No. 7 to No. 11.

Week 16 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 17 ranking uses only games played before Week 17, 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	24-2	W 67-60 vs ARK	vs UGA	84.0O 65.2 · D 59.1	–
2	DukeACC	23-3	W 80-62 @ UVA	vs ILL	78.4O 59.8 · D 63.6	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
3	FloridaSEC	23-3	W 85-63 vs OU	@ LSU	78.3O 62.9 · D 58.4	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
4	AlabamaSEC	21-5	L 98-110 @ MIZ	vs #14 UK	78.1O 70.4 · D 48.9	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
5	HoustonBig 12	22-4	W 80-65 @ ASU	vs #13 ISU	77.7O 55.3 · D 67.3	–
6	TennesseeSEC	21-5	W 81-76 vs VAN	@ #9 TA&M	76.3O 53.6 · D 66.5	–
7	MichiganBig Ten	20-5	W 86-83 @ OSU	vs #10 MSU	74.3O 61.3 · D 54.9	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
8	WisconsinBig Ten	21-5	W 95-74 vs ILL	vs ORE	73.7O 60.8 · D 56.2	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
9	Texas A&MSEC	20-6	L 54-70 @ MSST	vs #6 TENN	73.2O 54.1 · D 61.0	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
10	Michigan StateBig Ten	21-5	W 75-66 vs PUR	@ #7 MICH	73.1O 57.9 · D 58.3	▲ 9Up 9 spots since last week
11	PurdueBig Ten	19-8	L 66-75 @ MSU	@ IU	73.0O 58.2 · D 58.1	▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
12	St. John'sBig East	23-4	W 82-58 @ DEP	vs CONN	72.7O 57.4 · D 58.8	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
13	Iowa StateBig 12	21-5	W 79-65 vs COLO	@ #5 HOU	72.6O 59.7 · D 58.1	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
14	KentuckySEC	18-8	W 82-61 vs VAN	@ #4 ALA	72.0O 65.5 · D 51.8	▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
15	MissouriSEC	20-6	W 110-98 vs ALA	@ ARK	71.6O 61.2 · D 55.2	▲ 10Up 10 spots since last week
16	MarylandBig Ten	21-6	W 88-71 vs USC	vs #10 MSU	71.6O 61.2 · D 57.3	▲ 7Up 7 spots since last week
17	Saint Mary'sWCC	23-4	W 79-66 vs PORT	@ GONZ	71.4O 51.6 · D 62.6	–
18	Texas TechBig 12	20-6	L 66-69 @ TCU	vs WVU	71.2O 60.4 · D 57.5	▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
19	ClemsonACC	21-5	W 72-46 @ FSU	@ SMU	71.2O 55.6 · D 58.4	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
20	Mississippi StateSEC	19-7	W 70-54 vs TA&M	@ OU	71.2O 58.5 · D 55.9	▲ 8Up 8 spots since last week
21	LouisvilleACC	20-6	W 75-60 @ ND	vs FSU	71.0O 58.7 · D 56.2	–
22	ArizonaBig 12	18-8	W 74-67 @ BAY	vs BYU	70.9O 61.7 · D 56.6	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
23	MemphisAmerican	21-5	L 79-84 @ WICH	vs FAU	70.7O 58.2 · D 52.3	▼ 9Down 9 spots since last week
24	Ole MissSEC	19-7	L 71-81 vs MSST	@ VAN	70.6O 57.3 · D 57.2	▼ 6Down 6 spots since last week
25	MarquetteBig East	20-6	W 80-56 vs HALL	@ VILL	70.4O 57.4 · D 57.6	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
26	GonzagaPac-12	21-7	W 84-63 @ WSU	vs #17 SMC	70.0O 64.9 · D 54.4	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
27	Utah StatePac-12	22-4	W 105-57 vs SJSU	vs SDSU	69.8O 59.7 · D 52.4	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
28	OregonBig Ten	19-8	W 80-78 @ IOWA	@ #8 WIS	69.6O 56.7 · D 55.0	▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
29	KansasBig 12	17-9	L 57-91 @ BYU	vs OKST	69.1O 56.3 · D 58.8	▼ 13Down 13 spots since last week
30	New MexicoMountain West	21-5	L 78-86 @ BOIS	@ SDSU	68.9O 60.3 · D 51.6	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
31	UCLABig Ten	19-8	L 61-64 vs MINN	vs OSU	68.5O 53.4 · D 61.2	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
32	IllinoisBig Ten	17-10	L 74-95 @ WIS	vs #2 DUKE	68.3O 63.9 · D 53.3	▼ 5Down 5 spots since last week
33	SMUACC	20-6	W 97-73 @ ND	vs #19 CLEM	67.4O 60.3 · D 52.1	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
34	CreightonBig East	18-8	L 73-79 @ SJU	vs GTWN	67.3O 56.0 · D 56.4	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
35	BaylorBig 12	15-10	L 67-74 vs ARIZ	@ COLO	66.9O 59.0 · D 55.9	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
36	DrakeMVC	22-3	W 74-57 vs UIC	@ UNI	66.9O 45.8 · D 61.9	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
37	UC San DiegoBig West	21-4	W 81-67 @ CP	vs HAW	66.5O 54.2 · D 57.5	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
38	BYUBig 12	18-8	W 91-57 vs KU	@ #22 ARIZ	66.4O 59.1 · D 55.2	▲ 12Up 12 spots since last week
39	VCUA-10	20-5	W 80-51 vs MASS	vs GMU	66.3O 54.2 · D 58.7	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
40	San Diego StatePac-12	17-6	W 83-60 vs FRES	@ USU	66.1O 49.5 · D 60.6	▲ 6Up 6 spots since last week

What happened in Week 16

All 366 teams

How these rankings work

What happened in Week 16

All 366 teams

How these rankings work

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