College Basketball

2024-25 Week 3 Rankings

Kentucky is No. 1 in the Week 3 NovaModel College Basketball rankings, ahead of Auburn and Gonzaga. Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes.

What happened in Week 2

283 games were played in Week 2. Top-25 teams lost 10 times. 6 games were upsets by the pre-game rankings. Kentucky is the new No. 1.

Kansas upset No. 2 Michigan State, 77-69 at a neutral site. In these rankings, Kansas rises from No. 52 to No. 11 and Michigan State falls from No. 2 to No. 111.
Mount St. Mary's upset No. 6 Bucknell, 93-89 on the road. In these rankings, Mount St. Mary's rises from No. 204 to No. 153 and Bucknell falls from No. 6 to No. 150.
New Mexico upset No. 13 UCLA, 72-64 at a neutral site. In these rankings, New Mexico rises from No. 117 to No. 33 and UCLA falls from No. 13 to No. 88.
Tennessee upset No. 17 Louisville, 77-55 on the road. In these rankings, Tennessee rises from No. 85 to No. 8 and Louisville falls from No. 17 to No. 159.
San Francisco upset No. 19 Boise State, 84-73 at home. In these rankings, San Francisco rises from No. 134 to No. 30 and Boise State falls from No. 19 to No. 123.
Georgia upset No. 22 North Florida, 90-77 at home. In these rankings, Georgia rises from No. 125 to No. 15 and North Florida falls from No. 22 to No. 52.
No. 1 Auburn beat No. 8 Houston, 74-69 at a neutral site. In these rankings, Auburn falls from No. 1 to No. 2 and Houston falls from No. 8 to No. 70.
No. 1 Auburn beat Kent State, 79-56 at home. In these rankings, Auburn falls from No. 1 to No. 2 and Kent State falls from No. 99 to No. 177.

Week 2 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 3 ranking uses only games played before Week 3, 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	KentuckySEC	3-0	W 77-72 vs DUKE	vs LIP	75.6O 59.2 · D 55.0	▲ 26Up 26 spots since last week
2	AuburnSEC	3-0	W 79-56 vs KENT	vs UNA	74.3O 56.3 · D 58.0	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
3	GonzagaPac-12	2-0	W 88-80 vs ASU	vs UML	73.2O 58.9 · D 51.4	▲ 28Up 28 spots since last week
4	Penn StateBig Ten	3-0	W 92-62 vs SFPA	vs VT	71.6O 60.9 · D 54.8	▲ 19Up 19 spots since last week
5	PittsburghACC	3-0	W 83-64 vs GWEB	vs WVU	71.2O 54.8 · D 55.7	▲ 23Up 23 spots since last week
6	MarquetteBig East	3-0	W 70-62 vs CMU	@ #7 MD	70.4O 54.6 · D 54.5	▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
7	MarylandBig Ten	3-0	W 84-53 vs FAMU	vs #6 MARQ	70.2O 51.2 · D 60.2	▲ 44Up 44 spots since last week
8	TennesseeSEC	3-0	W 92-57 vs MONT	vs APSU	70.0O 54.5 · D 56.9	▲ 77Up 77 spots since last week
9	BYUBig 12	3-0	W 99-55 vs QUC	vs IDHO	69.9O 56.6 · D 54.1	▲ 55Up 55 spots since last week
10	Texas TechBig 12	3-0	W 96-49 vs WYO	vs UAPB	69.5O 58.3 · D 55.5	▲ 36Up 36 spots since last week
11	KansasBig 12	3-0	W 77-69 vs MSU	vs OAK	69.5O 55.5 · D 51.8	▲ 41Up 41 spots since last week
12	Ohio StateBig Ten	2-0	W 81-47 vs YSU	@ TA&M	69.5O 53.5 · D 56.9	▲ 86Up 86 spots since last week
13	MemphisAmerican	2-0	W 80-74 @ UNLV	vs OHIO	69.2O 53.9 · D 52.0	▲ 101Up 101 spots since last week
14	Utah StatePac-12	2-0	W 103-74 vs CLT	vs MONT	69.1O 59.8 · D 53.4	▲ 10Up 10 spots since last week
15	GeorgiaSEC	3-0	W 90-77 vs UNF	@ GT	68.9O 55.9 · D 50.5	▲ 110Up 110 spots since last week
16	UCFBig 12	3-0	W 100-94 vs FAU	vs TNTC	68.8O 52.7 · D 51.6	▲ 113Up 113 spots since last week
17	VCUA-10	3-0	W 63-42 vs MRMK	vs L-MD	68.8O 51.2 · D 57.8	▲ 60Up 60 spots since last week
18	Washington StatePac-12	3-0	W 90-67 vs IDHO	vs IOWA	68.6O 58.6 · D 48.7	▲ 97Up 97 spots since last week
19	UtahBig 12	3-0	W 96-65 vs QUC	vs MSST	68.0O 59.3 · D 51.4	▼ 10Down 10 spots since last week
20	La SalleA-10	3-0	W 93-77 vs COR	@ DREX	67.8O 52.4 · D 53.4	▲ 75Up 75 spots since last week
21	StanfordACC	3-0	W 90-64 vs NAU	vs UCD	67.6O 54.7 · D 54.7	▲ 49Up 49 spots since last week
22	FloridaSEC	3-0	W 86-62 vs GRAM	@ FSU	67.5O 56.9 · D 51.4	▼ 15Down 15 spots since last week
23	ClemsonACC	3-0	W 75-62 vs EKU	@ BOIS	67.5O 53.8 · D 53.8	▲ 60Up 60 spots since last week
24	St. John'sBig East	3-0	W 66-45 vs WAG	vs UNM	67.4O 54.6 · D 54.2	▲ 24Up 24 spots since last week
25	LSUSEC	3-0	W 76-65 @ KSU	vs CHSO	67.2O 53.3 · D 55.0	▲ 18Up 18 spots since last week
26	NevadaMountain West	3-0	W 88-58 vs WEB	vs SCU	67.0O 51.7 · D 54.2	▲ 58Up 58 spots since last week
27	AlabamaSEC	3-0	W 72-64 vs MCN	@ PUR	67.0O 56.4 · D 52.8	▼ 16Down 16 spots since last week
28	ColoradoBig 12	3-0	W 83-53 vs CSUF	vs HARV	66.9O 52.7 · D 54.0	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
29	DaytonA-10	3-0	W 77-69 vs BALL	vs NMSU	66.7O 52.4 · D 53.8	▲ 24Up 24 spots since last week
30	San FranciscoWCC	3-0	W 84-54 vs LBSU	vs CHST	66.7O 54.7 · D 52.6	▲ 104Up 104 spots since last week
31	VanderbiltSEC	3-0	W 85-69 vs CAL	vs JKST	66.7O 55.7 · D 52.0	▲ 10Up 10 spots since last week
32	DukeACC	2-1	L 72-77 vs UK	vs WOF	66.6O 58.2 · D 54.7	▲ 12Up 12 spots since last week
33	New MexicoMountain West	3-0	W 100-81 vs AMCC	@ #24 SJU	66.6O 57.5 · D 48.3	▲ 84Up 84 spots since last week
34	TCUBig 12	3-0	W 76-71 vs TXST	@ MICH	66.6O 53.6 · D 54.5	–
35	Mississippi StateSEC	3-0	W 80-59 vs SELA	vs #19 UTAH	66.6O 57.8 · D 53.9	▲ 38Up 38 spots since last week
36	George WashingtonA-10	3-0	W 85-80 vs NCAT	vs NJIT	66.5O 53.6 · D 52.3	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
37	North AlabamaUAC	2-0	W 87-69 vs UTM	vs SAM	66.5O 53.3 · D 52.9	▼ 12Down 12 spots since last week
38	Ole MissSEC	3-0	W 64-54 vs USA	vs CSU	66.4O 49.7 · D 55.1	▲ 16Up 16 spots since last week
39	IllinoisBig Ten	3-0	W 66-54 vs OAK	vs ALA	66.3O 55.3 · D 53.8	▼ 21Down 21 spots since last week
40	ColumbiaIvy	4-0	W 76-75 vs LEH	vs MERC	66.2O 54.2 · D 49.7	▼ 36Down 36 spots since last week