College Basketball

2024-25 Week 6 Rankings

Tennessee is No. 1 in the Week 6 NovaModel College Basketball rankings, ahead of Oregon and Gonzaga. The biggest climb: Oakland, up 111 spots. The biggest drop: New Mexico State, down 134 spots. Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes.

What happened in Week 5

282 games were played in Week 5. Top-25 teams lost 14 times. 5 games were upsets by the pre-game rankings. Tennessee is the new No. 1.

Duke upset No. 1 Auburn, 84-78 at home. In these rankings, Duke rises from No. 38 to No. 14 and Auburn falls from No. 1 to No. 4.
Iowa State upset No. 3 Marquette, 81-70 at home. In these rankings, Iowa State rises from No. 30 to No. 21 and Marquette falls from No. 3 to No. 7.
Butler upset No. 11 Mississippi State, 87-77 at a neutral site. In these rankings, Butler rises from No. 52 to No. 32 and Mississippi State falls from No. 11 to No. 13.
Creighton upset No. 14 Kansas, 76-63 at home. In these rankings, Creighton rises from No. 135 to No. 77 and Kansas rises from No. 14 to No. 9.
Washington State upset No. 17 Nevada, 68-57 on the road. In these rankings, Washington State rises from No. 76 to No. 48 and Nevada falls from No. 17 to No. 40.
No. 9 Oregon beat No. 7 Alabama, 83-81 at a neutral site. In these rankings, Oregon rises from No. 9 to No. 2 and Alabama falls from No. 7 to No. 12.
No. 20 Michigan beat No. 4 Wisconsin, 67-64 on the road. In these rankings, Michigan rises from No. 20 to No. 17 and Wisconsin falls from No. 4 to No. 18.
No. 16 Purdue beat No. 23 Ole Miss, 80-78 at a neutral site. In these rankings, Purdue falls from No. 16 to No. 31 and Ole Miss falls from No. 23 to No. 30.

Week 5 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 6 ranking uses only games played before Week 6, 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	TennesseeSEC	8-0	W 96-70 vs SYR	vs MIA	77.7O 58.5 · D 61.3	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
2	OregonBig Ten	9-0	W 68-60 @ USC	vs UCLA	77.4O 56.5 · D 55.2	▲ 7Up 7 spots since last week
3	GonzagaPac-12	7-1	W 90-65 vs DAV	vs #10 UK	77.2O 63.4 · D 57.5	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
4	AuburnSEC	7-1	L 78-84 @ DUKE	vs RICH	77.1O 63.0 · D 55.7	▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
5	FloridaSEC	9-0	W 87-69 vs UVA	vs #16 ASU	75.8O 60.5 · D 54.4	▲ 8Up 8 spots since last week
6	Utah StatePac-12	7-0	W 70-67 vs WYO	vs UTU	74.1O 57.9 · D 52.7	▲ 6Up 6 spots since last week
7	MarquetteBig East	8-1	L 70-81 @ ISU	vs #18 WIS	73.5O 59.2 · D 56.3	▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
8	MemphisAmerican	7-1	W 81-71 vs LT	vs ARST	73.2O 58.4 · D 52.3	▲ 7Up 7 spots since last week
9	KansasBig 12	7-1	L 63-76 @ CREI	@ MIZ	73.2O 57.4 · D 55.5	▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
10	KentuckySEC	7-1	L 66-70 @ CLEM	vs #3 GONZ	73.0O 65.6 · D 53.2	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
11	ClemsonACC	8-1	W 70-66 vs UK	@ MIA	72.5O 53.6 · D 59.3	▲ 11Up 11 spots since last week
12	AlabamaSEC	7-2	W 94-79 @ UNC	vs CREI	72.3O 64.6 · D 50.1	▼ 5Down 5 spots since last week
13	Mississippi StateSEC	7-1	W 90-57 vs PITT	vs PV	72.0O 60.1 · D 55.7	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
14	DukeACC	6-2	W 84-78 vs AUB	@ LOU	71.7O 56.9 · D 62.9	▲ 24Up 24 spots since last week
15	PittsburghACC	7-2	L 57-90 @ MSST	@ VT	71.6O 58.4 · D 55.4	▼ 10Down 10 spots since last week
16	Arizona StateBig 12	8-1	W 90-53 vs USD	vs #5 FLA	71.3O 55.3 · D 54.3	▲ 13Up 13 spots since last week
17	MichiganBig Ten	7-1	W 67-64 @ WIS	vs IOWA	70.9O 55.7 · D 56.6	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
18	WisconsinBig Ten	8-1	L 64-67 vs MICH	@ #7 MARQ	70.8O 56.7 · D 53.7	▼ 14Down 14 spots since last week
19	MarylandBig Ten	8-1	W 83-59 vs OSU	@ PUR	70.5O 57.9 · D 59.6	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
20	UC IrvineBig West	8-0	W 82-66 vs CSUB	@ ORST	70.4O 52.2 · D 57.3	▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
21	Iowa StateBig 12	6-1	W 81-70 vs MARQ	vs JKST	70.3O 59.2 · D 55.1	▲ 9Up 9 spots since last week
22	Penn StateBig Ten	8-1	W 81-70 vs PUR	@ RUTG	70.0O 61.9 · D 52.9	▲ 13Up 13 spots since last week
23	Saint Mary'sWCC	7-1	W 82-74 vs UTSA	@ UTAH	69.5O 52.4 · D 56.0	▼ 13Down 13 spots since last week
24	IllinoisBig Ten	6-1	W 90-77 vs ARK	@ NU	69.5O 61.5 · D 56.3	–
25	GeorgiaSEC	8-1	W 69-48 vs ND	vs GCU	69.3O 54.9 · D 57.6	▲ 7Up 7 spots since last week
26	DrakeMVC	7-0	W 66-60 @ VAL	@ KSU	69.1O 46.9 · D 60.5	▼ 7Down 7 spots since last week
27	Rhode IslandA-10	7-0	W 84-78 vs YALE	vs PROV	69.0O 57.5 · D 51.1	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
28	UCLABig Ten	7-1	W 69-58 vs WASH	@ #2 ORE	68.9O 53.0 · D 62.1	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
29	OklahomaSEC	8-0	W 76-61 vs GT	vs ALCN	68.6O 54.6 · D 55.1	▲ 11Up 11 spots since last week
30	Ole MissSEC	7-1	W 86-63 @ LOU	vs LIN	68.6O 58.1 · D 53.8	▼ 7Down 7 spots since last week
31	PurdueBig Ten	7-2	L 70-81 @ PSU	vs #19 MD	68.3O 54.2 · D 56.6	▼ 15Down 15 spots since last week
32	ButlerBig East	7-1	W 73-58 vs EIU	@ HOU	67.8O 53.5 · D 55.6	▲ 20Up 20 spots since last week
33	LSUSEC	7-1	W 85-75 vs FSU	vs FGCU	67.7O 56.0 · D 52.6	▲ 9Up 9 spots since last week
34	NebraskaBig Ten	6-1	W 103-72 vs UNF	@ MSU	67.5O 54.4 · D 55.9	▲ 13Up 13 spots since last week
35	Texas TechBig 12	7-1	W 76-62 vs DEP	vs TA&M	67.3O 57.4 · D 55.6	▲ 19Up 19 spots since last week
36	Loyola ChicagoA-10	6-0	W 76-54 vs EMU	vs USF	66.8O 51.7 · D 54.0	▲ 17Up 17 spots since last week
37	IowaBig Ten	7-1	W 80-79 vs NU	@ #17 MICH	66.7O 57.7 · D 51.0	▲ 11Up 11 spots since last week
38	VanderbiltSEC	8-1	W 80-64 @ VT	vs TCU	66.6O 58.2 · D 49.9	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
39	Texas A&MSEC	7-2	W 57-44 vs WAKE	vs TTU	66.6O 52.3 · D 57.0	▲ 34Up 34 spots since last week
40	NevadaMountain West	6-2	L 57-68 vs WSU	@ LMU	66.5O 52.3 · D 56.9	▼ 23Down 23 spots since last week

What happened in Week 5

All 366 teams

How these rankings work

What happened in Week 5

All 366 teams

How these rankings work

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