College Basketball

2024-25 Week 18 Rankings

Auburn is No. 1 in the Week 18 NovaModel College Basketball rankings, ahead of Alabama and Duke. The biggest climb: Northern Kentucky, up 29 spots. The biggest drop: Florida A&M, down 26 spots. Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes.

What happened in Week 17

349 games were played in Week 17. Top-25 teams lost 18 times. 7 games were upsets by the pre-game rankings.

Vanderbilt upset No. 9 Texas A&M, 86-84 on the road. In these rankings, Vanderbilt rises from No. 42 to No. 38 and Texas A&M falls from No. 9 to No. 15.
Georgia upset No. 3 Florida, 88-83 at home. In these rankings, Georgia rises from No. 50 to No. 42 and Florida falls from No. 3 to No. 5.
Indiana upset No. 11 Purdue, 73-58 at home. In these rankings, Indiana rises from No. 57 to No. 50 and Purdue falls from No. 11 to No. 14.
Oklahoma State upset No. 13 Iowa State, 74-68 at home. In these rankings, Oklahoma State rises from No. 116 to No. 109 and Iowa State falls from No. 13 to No. 21.
Arkansas upset No. 15 Missouri, 92-85 at home. In these rankings, Arkansas rises from No. 55 to No. 46 and Missouri falls from No. 15 to No. 18.
Oklahoma upset No. 20 Mississippi State, 93-87 at home. In these rankings, Oklahoma rises from No. 56 to No. 54 and Mississippi State falls from No. 20 to No. 27.
Villanova upset No. 25 Marquette, 81-66 at home. In these rankings, Villanova rises from No. 80 to No. 72 and Marquette falls from No. 25 to No. 26.
No. 1 Auburn beat Georgia, 82-70 at home. In these rankings, Auburn stays at No. 1 and Georgia rises from No. 50 to No. 42.

Week 17 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 18 ranking uses only games played before Week 18, 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	26-2	W 106-76 vs MISS	@ #11 UK	84.8O 65.9 · D 59.1	–
2	AlabamaSEC	23-5	W 111-73 vs MSST	@ #6 TENN	79.6O 71.1 · D 49.5	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
3	DukeACC	25-3	W 97-60 @ MIA	vs FSU	79.4O 61.2 · D 64.0	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
4	HoustonBig 12	24-4	W 69-61 @ TTU	vs CIN	78.7O 55.3 · D 67.7	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
5	FloridaSEC	24-4	L 83-88 @ UGA	vs #15 TA&M	77.5O 62.9 · D 58.3	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
6	TennesseeSEC	23-5	W 65-59 @ LSU	vs #2 ALA	77.0O 53.6 · D 66.5	–
7	Michigan StateBig Ten	23-5	W 58-55 @ MD	vs #10 WIS	74.6O 57.4 · D 59.6	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
8	MichiganBig Ten	22-6	W 84-82 vs RUTG	vs ILL	73.8O 59.8 · D 55.6	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
9	St. John'sBig East	25-4	W 76-70 @ BUT	vs HALL	73.3O 57.8 · D 58.7	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
10	WisconsinBig Ten	22-6	W 88-62 vs WASH	@ #7 MSU	72.6O 60.6 · D 56.0	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
11	KentuckySEC	19-9	W 83-82 @ OU	vs #1 AUB	72.2O 65.2 · D 51.9	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
12	Saint Mary'sWCC	25-4	W 58-55 @ LMU	vs ORST	72.1O 51.2 · D 63.3	▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
13	ClemsonACC	23-5	W 83-68 vs ND	@ UVA	72.0O 56.0 · D 58.6	▲ 6Up 6 spots since last week
14	PurdueBig Ten	19-9	L 58-73 @ IU	vs UCLA	71.8O 57.7 · D 58.0	▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
15	Texas A&MSEC	20-8	L 84-86 vs VAN	@ #5 FLA	71.5O 54.4 · D 60.2	▼ 6Down 6 spots since last week
16	LouisvilleACC	22-6	W 71-66 @ VT	vs PITT	71.4O 58.8 · D 55.9	▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
17	Texas TechBig 12	21-7	L 61-69 vs HOU	@ #25 KU	71.3O 60.2 · D 58.0	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
18	MissouriSEC	21-7	W 101-71 vs SC	@ VAN	71.1O 62.2 · D 54.4	▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
19	MemphisAmerican	23-5	W 84-72 vs RICE	@ UAB	71.0O 58.2 · D 52.5	▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
20	MarylandBig Ten	21-7	L 55-58 vs MSU	@ PSU	70.8O 60.5 · D 57.7	▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
21	Iowa StateBig 12	21-7	L 68-74 @ OKST	vs #22 ARIZ	70.8O 59.2 · D 58.1	▼ 8Down 8 spots since last week
22	ArizonaBig 12	19-9	W 83-66 vs UTAH	@ #21 ISU	70.5O 62.2 · D 56.1	–
23	OregonBig Ten	20-8	W 77-73 @ WIS	vs USC	70.3O 57.0 · D 55.2	▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
24	GonzagaPac-12	22-8	W 95-76 @ SCU	@ SF	70.0O 64.9 · D 54.4	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
25	KansasBig 12	19-9	W 71-64 @ COLO	vs #17 TTU	69.9O 56.7 · D 59.0	▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
26	MarquetteBig East	21-7	W 82-52 vs PROV	@ GTWN	69.6O 57.3 · D 57.6	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
27	Mississippi StateSEC	19-9	L 73-111 @ ALA	vs LSU	69.4O 58.5 · D 54.7	▼ 7Down 7 spots since last week
28	Utah StatePac-12	23-5	L 65-82 @ BOIS	@ CSU	69.3O 59.7 · D 52.1	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
29	Ole MissSEC	19-9	L 76-106 @ AUB	vs OU	69.2O 57.2 · D 56.6	▼ 5Down 5 spots since last week
30	UCLABig Ten	20-8	W 69-61 vs OSU	@ #14 PUR	69.0O 53.4 · D 61.4	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
31	IllinoisBig Ten	18-11	W 81-61 vs IOWA	@ #8 MICH	68.1O 63.4 · D 53.0	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
32	New MexicoMountain West	21-6	L 65-73 @ SDSU	vs AFA	68.1O 60.1 · D 51.7	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
33	CreightonBig East	20-8	W 75-65 vs DEP	@ XAV	67.8O 56.0 · D 56.4	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
34	BYUBig 12	20-8	W 91-81 @ ASU	vs WVU	67.5O 60.3 · D 54.5	▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
35	DrakeMVC	24-3	W 65-61 @ EVAN	vs MOST	67.4O 45.8 · D 61.9	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
36	VCUA-10	22-5	W 78-60 @ RICH	vs DAV	67.3O 54.4 · D 58.9	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
37	UC San DiegoBig West	23-4	W 77-71 @ CSUN	vs CSUF	67.2O 54.2 · D 58.2	–
38	VanderbiltSEC	19-9	W 86-84 @ TA&M	vs #18 MIZ	66.9O 59.4 · D 52.3	▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
39	SMUACC	21-7	W 81-77 @ CAL	@ STAN	66.8O 60.1 · D 51.8	▼ 6Down 6 spots since last week
40	San Diego StatePac-12	18-7	W 73-65 vs UNM	@ WYO	66.4O 49.7 · D 60.6	–

What happened in Week 17

All 366 teams

How these rankings work

What happened in Week 17

All 366 teams

How these rankings work

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