College Basketball

2024-25 Week 9 Rankings

Auburn is No. 1 in the Week 9 NovaModel College Basketball rankings, ahead of Florida and Tennessee. The biggest climb: Duquesne, up 52 spots. The biggest drop: Southern Indiana, down 53 spots. Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes.

What happened in Week 8

171 games were played in Week 8. Top-25 teams lost 5 times. 3 games were upsets by the pre-game rankings.

Ohio State upset No. 5 Kentucky, 85-65 at a neutral site. In these rankings, Ohio State rises from No. 67 to No. 47 and Kentucky falls from No. 5 to No. 16.
North Carolina upset No. 16 UCLA, 76-74 at a neutral site. In these rankings, North Carolina rises from No. 54 to No. 43 and UCLA falls from No. 16 to No. 28.
Duquesne upset No. 24 UC Irvine, 70-54 at home. In these rankings, Duquesne rises from No. 297 to No. 245 and UC Irvine falls from No. 24 to No. 55.
No. 1 Auburn beat No. 25 Purdue, 87-69 at a neutral site. In these rankings, Auburn stays at No. 1 and Purdue falls from No. 25 to No. 32.
No. 19 Mississippi State beat No. 8 Memphis, 79-66 on the road. In these rankings, Mississippi State rises from No. 19 to No. 10 and Memphis falls from No. 8 to No. 12.
No. 11 Marquette beat Xavier by 2 points, 72-70 on the road. In these rankings, Marquette rises from No. 11 to No. 8 and Xavier falls from No. 88 to No. 90.
No. 22 St. John's beat Providence by 2 points, 72-70 on the road. In these rankings, St. John's rises from No. 22 to No. 21 and Providence rises from No. 91 to No. 89.

Week 8 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 9 ranking uses only games played before Week 9, 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	11-1	W 87-69 vs PUR	vs MONM	80.5O 65.6 · D 58.3	–
2	FloridaSEC	12-0	W 99-45 vs UNF	vs STET	77.4O 61.1 · D 56.5	–
3	TennesseeSEC	12-0	W 82-64 vs MTSU	vs NORF	76.9O 56.9 · D 63.5	–
4	OregonBig Ten	11-1	W 76-61 vs STAN	vs WEB	75.5O 57.3 · D 55.4	–
5	AlabamaSEC	10-2	W 81-54 vs KENT	vs SDST	74.6O 65.0 · D 50.2	▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
6	DukeACC	10-2	W 82-56 @ GT	vs VT	74.1O 56.1 · D 65.0	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
7	GonzagaPac-12	9-3	W 86-65 vs BUCK	vs UCLA	73.4O 64.2 · D 55.6	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
8	MarquetteBig East	11-2	W 72-70 @ XAV	@ PROV	72.7O 58.4 · D 56.6	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
9	KansasBig 12	9-2	W 87-53 vs BRWN	vs WVU	72.7O 56.9 · D 57.5	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
10	Mississippi StateSEC	11-1	W 79-66 @ MEM	vs BCU	71.9O 58.7 · D 55.6	▲ 9Up 9 spots since last week
11	Iowa StateBig 12	10-1	W 99-72 vs MORG	@ COLO	71.5O 61.3 · D 55.4	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
12	MemphisAmerican	9-3	L 66-79 vs MSST	vs MISS	71.3O 58.2 · D 51.2	▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
13	Utah StatePac-12	10-1	W 75-68 @ SMC	@ SDSU	71.2O 58.1 · D 53.9	▲ 7Up 7 spots since last week
14	PittsburghACC	10-2	W 110-78 vs SHSU	vs CAL	71.1O 59.5 · D 55.8	–
15	Michigan StateBig Ten	10-2	W 86-69 vs FAU	vs WMU	70.9O 57.0 · D 56.4	▲ 6Up 6 spots since last week
16	KentuckySEC	10-2	L 65-85 vs OSU	vs BRWN	70.6O 64.3 · D 51.2	▼ 11Down 11 spots since last week
17	Texas A&MSEC	10-2	W 77-45 vs HCU	vs ACU	70.6O 52.9 · D 58.7	▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
18	MarylandBig Ten	10-2	W 87-60 vs SYR	vs UMES	70.1O 59.7 · D 59.9	▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
19	HoustonBig 12	8-3	W 87-51 vs AMCC	@ OKST	69.8O 54.3 · D 65.1	▲ 7Up 7 spots since last week
20	OklahomaSEC	12-0	W 89-66 vs CARK	vs PV	69.7O 56.8 · D 53.2	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
21	St. John'sBig East	10-2	W 72-70 @ PROV	vs DEL	69.6O 59.5 · D 54.1	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
22	GeorgiaSEC	11-1	W 81-65 vs CHSO	vs SCST	69.3O 55.2 · D 57.8	▼ 5Down 5 spots since last week
23	MichiganBig Ten	9-3	W 89-58 vs PFW	vs WKU	68.9O 58.4 · D 55.6	▲ 6Up 6 spots since last week
24	NebraskaBig Ten	10-2	W 78-66 vs ORST	vs SOU	68.8O 53.0 · D 57.1	▲ 24Up 24 spots since last week
25	DrakeMVC	9-0	W 72-62 vs GB	vs BEL	68.8O 46.6 · D 60.3	▼ 10Down 10 spots since last week
26	Ole MissSEC	11-1	W 80-62 vs QUC	@ #12 MEM	68.5O 56.5 · D 55.9	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
27	IllinoisBig Ten	8-3	W 80-77 vs MIZ	vs CHST	68.2O 59.9 · D 56.2	▲ 16Up 16 spots since last week
28	UCLABig Ten	10-2	L 74-76 vs UNC	vs #7 GONZ	68.1O 53.1 · D 62.1	▼ 12Down 12 spots since last week
29	San Diego StatePac-12	7-2	W 71-50 vs CAL	vs #13 USU	68.1O 51.1 · D 58.9	▲ 13Up 13 spots since last week
30	Arizona StateBig 12	9-2	W 78-62 vs MASS	@ BYU	68.1O 54.0 · D 54.8	▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
31	SMUACC	10-2	W 103-77 @ BC	vs LONG	67.9O 60.3 · D 51.8	▲ 10Up 10 spots since last week
32	PurdueBig Ten	8-4	L 69-87 vs AUB	vs TOL	67.8O 55.8 · D 55.5	▼ 7Down 7 spots since last week
33	Penn StateBig Ten	10-2	W 75-64 @ DREX	vs PENN	67.6O 60.9 · D 53.9	–
34	WisconsinBig Ten	10-3	W 76-53 vs DETM	vs IOWA	67.6O 57.6 · D 53.3	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
35	UConnBig East	10-3	W 78-74 @ BUT	@ DEP	67.5O 58.7 · D 56.0	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
36	West VirginiaBig 12	9-2	W 67-46 vs MERC	@ #9 KU	67.5O 54.0 · D 58.0	▼ 5Down 5 spots since last week
37	CincinnatiBig 12	10-1	W 84-49 vs GRAM	@ KSU	67.5O 52.7 · D 61.0	▲ 9Up 9 spots since last week
38	VanderbiltSEC	11-1	W 85-55 vs APSU	vs UNO	67.3O 60.4 · D 50.8	▼ 6Down 6 spots since last week
39	ClemsonACC	10-3	W 73-62 vs WAKE	vs STAN	67.3O 54.0 · D 56.8	▼ 5Down 5 spots since last week
40	Rhode IslandA-10	10-1	W 85-79 vs TEM	@ DUQ	67.2O 57.7 · D 49.6	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week

What happened in Week 8

All 366 teams

How these rankings work

What happened in Week 8

All 366 teams

How these rankings work

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