College Basketball

2024-25 Week 20 Rankings

Auburn is No. 1 in the Week 20 NovaModel College Basketball rankings, ahead of Duke and Houston. The biggest climb: Delaware, up 37 spots. The biggest drop: Georgetown, down 16 spots. Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes.

What happened in Week 19

284 games were played in Week 19. Top-25 teams lost 10 times. 2 games were upsets by the pre-game rankings.

Penn State upset No. 14 Wisconsin, 86-75 on the road. In these rankings, Penn State rises from No. 86 to No. 76 and Wisconsin falls from No. 14 to No. 19.
Texas upset No. 15 Texas A&M, 94-89 at a neutral site. In these rankings, Texas rises from No. 58 to No. 56 and Texas A&M falls from No. 15 to No. 18.
No. 5 Alabama beat No. 1 Auburn, 93-91 on the road. In these rankings, Alabama stays at No. 5 and Auburn stays at No. 1.
No. 7 Michigan State beat No. 16 Michigan, 79-62 at home. In these rankings, Michigan State stays at No. 7 and Michigan falls from No. 16 to No. 21.
No. 4 Florida beat No. 23 Ole Miss, 90-71 at home. In these rankings, Florida stays at No. 4 and Ole Miss falls from No. 23 to No. 24.
No. 22 Gonzaga beat No. 12 Saint Mary's, 58-51 at a neutral site. In these rankings, Gonzaga rises from No. 22 to No. 16 and Saint Mary's falls from No. 12 to No. 17.
No. 10 Kentucky beat No. 25 Missouri, 91-83 on the road. In these rankings, Kentucky rises from No. 10 to No. 9 and Missouri falls from No. 25 to No. 27.
No. 8 St. John's beat Marquette by 2 points, 86-84 on the road. In these rankings, St. John's stays at No. 8 and Marquette falls from No. 26 to No. 30.

Week 19 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 20 ranking uses only games played before Week 20, 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	27-4	L 91-93 vs ALA	vs #24 MISS	83.3O 65.8 · D 58.7	–
2	DukeACC	29-3	W 78-70 vs GT	vs UNC	80.3O 62.1 · D 63.6	–
3	HoustonBig 12	28-4	W 77-68 vs COLO	vs BYU	79.3O 55.2 · D 67.3	–
4	FloridaSEC	27-4	W 90-71 vs MISS	vs MIZ	78.9O 63.8 · D 58.1	–
5	AlabamaSEC	24-7	W 93-91 @ AUB	vs #9 UK	78.8O 71.3 · D 49.3	–
6	TennesseeSEC	25-6	W 75-65 vs SC	vs TEX	76.8O 53.9 · D 66.0	–
7	Michigan StateBig Ten	26-5	W 79-62 vs MICH	vs #15 ORE	76.0O 57.7 · D 59.9	–
8	St. John'sBig East	28-4	W 78-57 vs BUT	vs MARQ	73.9O 58.2 · D 58.5	–
9	KentuckySEC	22-10	W 85-84 vs OU	vs #5 ALA	73.1O 65.5 · D 51.9	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
10	Texas TechBig 12	25-7	W 76-74 vs BAY	vs #25 ARIZ	73.0O 60.8 · D 58.1	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
11	ClemsonACC	27-5	W 57-54 vs SMU	vs #12 LOU	72.7O 55.2 · D 59.5	–
12	LouisvilleACC	26-6	W 75-73 vs STAN	vs #11 CLEM	72.4O 58.5 · D 56.4	▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
13	PurdueBig Ten	22-10	W 76-71 vs USC	vs #21 MICH	72.2O 58.3 · D 57.8	▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
14	MarylandBig Ten	24-7	W 74-61 vs NU	vs #23 ILL	72.1O 59.9 · D 58.6	▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
15	OregonBig Ten	24-8	W 72-59 vs IU	vs #7 MSU	71.7O 56.9 · D 56.1	▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
16	GonzagaPac-12	25-8	W 58-51 vs SMC	–	71.5O 64.9 · D 54.8	▲ 6Up 6 spots since last week
17	Saint Mary'sWCC	27-5	L 51-58 vs GONZ	–	71.4O 50.4 · D 64.0	▼ 5Down 5 spots since last week
18	Texas A&MSEC	22-10	L 89-94 vs TEX	–	71.4O 55.0 · D 60.0	▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
19	WisconsinBig Ten	24-8	W 70-63 vs NU	vs UCLA	71.3O 59.8 · D 56.1	▼ 5Down 5 spots since last week
20	Iowa StateBig 12	24-9	L 92-96 vs BYU	–	71.2O 60.0 · D 58.2	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
21	MichiganBig Ten	22-9	L 62-79 @ MSU	vs #13 PUR	71.1O 58.9 · D 55.3	▼ 5Down 5 spots since last week
22	MemphisAmerican	26-5	W 84-68 vs USF	vs WICH	70.7O 58.1 · D 52.5	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
23	IllinoisBig Ten	21-11	W 106-94 vs IOWA	vs #14 MD	70.2O 64.6 · D 52.9	▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
24	Ole MissSEC	22-10	W 83-80 vs ARK	vs #1 AUB	70.2O 58.1 · D 55.6	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
25	ArizonaBig 12	21-11	W 88-77 vs KU	vs #10 TTU	70.0O 63.1 · D 54.7	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
26	BYUBig 12	24-8	W 96-92 vs ISU	vs #3 HOU	69.6O 61.4 · D 54.2	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
27	MissouriSEC	22-10	W 85-73 vs MSST	vs #4 FLA	69.4O 62.6 · D 53.5	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
28	KansasBig 12	21-12	L 77-88 vs ARIZ	–	69.3O 57.5 · D 58.1	–
29	UCLABig Ten	22-9	W 90-63 vs USC	vs #19 WIS	69.3O 53.9 · D 61.2	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
30	MarquetteBig East	23-9	W 89-87 vs XAV	vs #8 SJU	69.1O 57.9 · D 57.1	▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
31	New MexicoMountain West	25-6	W 63-52 vs SJSU	vs BOIS	68.6O 59.8 · D 52.1	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
32	Utah StatePac-12	25-6	W 70-58 vs UNLV	vs CSU	68.4O 59.5 · D 52.2	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
33	DrakeMVC	28-3	W 63-48 vs BRAD	–	68.0O 45.4 · D 62.6	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
34	Mississippi StateSEC	21-12	L 73-85 vs MIZ	–	67.9O 59.3 · D 54.1	▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
35	CreightonBig East	23-9	W 85-81 vs DEP	vs CONN	67.3O 56.2 · D 55.8	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
36	North CarolinaACC	22-12	W 68-59 vs WAKE	vs #2 DUKE	67.3O 61.6 · D 51.2	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
37	UConnBig East	23-9	W 73-56 vs VILL	vs CREI	67.1O 57.2 · D 57.0	▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
38	GeorgiaSEC	20-12	L 75-81 vs OU	–	67.0O 54.8 · D 58.2	▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
39	VCUA-10	24-6	L 76-79 vs DAY	vs SBU	67.0O 54.4 · D 58.8	▼ 5Down 5 spots since last week
40	UC San DiegoBig West	26-4	W 68-57 @ UCD	vs UCSB	66.9O 54.1 · D 58.2	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week

What happened in Week 19

All 366 teams

How these rankings work

What happened in Week 19

All 366 teams

How these rankings work

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