College Basketball

2025-26 Week 12 Rankings

Michigan is No. 1 in the Week 12 NovaModel College Basketball rankings, ahead of Arizona and Purdue. The biggest climb: Saint Joseph's, up 47 spots. The biggest drop: West Georgia, down 46 spots. Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes.

What happened in Week 11

338 games were played in Week 11. Top-25 teams lost 9 times. 6 games were upsets by the pre-game rankings.

Wisconsin upset No. 1 Michigan, 91-88 on the road. John Blackwell led Wisconsin with 26 pts. In these rankings, Wisconsin rises from No. 66 to No. 39 and Michigan stays at No. 1.
Texas upset No. 3 Vanderbilt, 80-64 at home. Matas Vokietaitis led Texas with 22 pts. In these rankings, Texas rises from No. 111 to No. 71 and Vanderbilt falls from No. 3 to No. 9.
Texas upset No. 14 Alabama, 92-88 on the road. Jordan Pope led Texas with 28 pts. In these rankings, Texas rises from No. 111 to No. 71 and Alabama falls from No. 14 to No. 19.
Ole Miss upset No. 25 Georgia, 97-95 on the road. AJ Storr led Ole Miss with 27 pts. In these rankings, Ole Miss rises from No. 127 to No. 93 and Georgia falls from No. 25 to No. 30.
West Virginia upset No. 20 Kansas, 86-75 at home. Honor Huff led West Virginia with 23 pts. In these rankings, West Virginia rises from No. 103 to No. 86 and Kansas rises from No. 20 to No. 16.
Auburn upset No. 22 Arkansas, 95-73 at home. Keyshawn Hall led Auburn with 32 pts. In these rankings, Auburn rises from No. 49 to No. 46 and Arkansas falls from No. 22 to No. 25.
No. 1 Michigan beat Washington, 82-72 on the road. Aday Mara led Michigan with 20 pts. In these rankings, Michigan stays at No. 1 and Washington rises from No. 76 to No. 67.
No. 6 Duke beat No. 17 SMU, 82-75 at home. Isaiah Evans led Duke with 21 pts. In these rankings, Duke rises from No. 6 to No. 4 and SMU falls from No. 17 to No. 22.

Week 11 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 12 ranking uses only games played before Week 12, 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	MichiganBig Ten	15-1	W 82-72 @ WASH	@ ORE	82.4O 67.2 · D 58.7	–
2	ArizonaBig 12	17-0	W 89-82 vs ASU	@ #20 UCF	78.7O 63.1 · D 57.5	–
3	PurdueBig Ten	16-1	W 79-72 vs IOWA	@ USC	78.2O 59.7 · D 58.8	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
4	DukeACC	16-1	W 71-56 @ CAL	@ STAN	77.8O 60.0 · D 60.5	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
5	UConnBig East	17-1	W 69-64 @ HALL	@ GTWN	77.3O 55.6 · D 61.8	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
6	GonzagaPac-12	18-1	W 86-65 @ WSU	@ SEA	76.7O 63.1 · D 58.2	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
7	NebraskaBig Ten	17-0	W 90-55 vs ORE	@ NU	76.5O 56.1 · D 59.2	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
8	BYUBig 12	16-1	W 76-70 vs TCU	@ #18 TTU	76.3O 61.5 · D 55.9	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
9	VanderbiltSEC	16-1	L 64-80 @ TEX	vs FLA	75.9O 63.2 · D 54.8	▼ 6Down 6 spots since last week
10	Iowa StateBig 12	16-1	L 63-84 @ KU	@ CIN	74.9O 60.2 · D 59.3	▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
11	Michigan StateBig Ten	15-2	W 81-60 vs IU	@ WASH	74.8O 53.5 · D 62.6	–
12	HoustonBig 12	16-1	W 77-48 vs WVU	vs ASU	74.7O 52.6 · D 64.2	–
13	IllinoisBig Ten	14-3	W 79-68 @ NU	vs MINN	73.2O 59.7 · D 58.9	–
14	Utah StatePac-12	14-1	W 71-62 vs NEV	@ GCU	72.4O 58.7 · D 55.9	▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
15	VirginiaACC	15-2	W 79-70 @ LOU	@ #22 SMU	71.7O 58.3 · D 57.4	▲ 9Up 9 spots since last week
16	KansasBig 12	13-5	W 80-62 vs BAY	@ COLO	71.6O 57.1 · D 58.5	▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
17	Saint Mary'sWCC	16-2	W 82-68 @ SF	@ SCU	71.4O 54.5 · D 57.0	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
18	Texas TechBig 12	13-4	W 88-74 vs UTAH	vs #8 BYU	71.2O 57.7 · D 56.3	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
19	AlabamaSEC	12-5	W 97-82 @ MSST	@ OU	70.9O 66.8 · D 49.0	▼ 5Down 5 spots since last week
20	UCFBig 12	14-2	W 82-73 @ KSU	vs #2 ARIZ	70.4O 58.2 · D 52.1	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
21	Saint LouisA-10	15-1	W 78-56 vs FOR	vs RICH	70.4O 61.8 · D 53.1	–
22	SMUACC	13-4	W 77-76 vs VT	vs #15 UVA	69.8O 60.5 · D 52.7	▼ 5Down 5 spots since last week
23	North CarolinaACC	14-3	L 90-95 @ STAN	@ CAL	69.6O 56.3 · D 56.5	▼ 7Down 7 spots since last week
24	VillanovaBig East	14-3	W 88-82 @ PROV	vs SJU	69.4O 53.3 · D 58.4	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
25	ArkansasSEC	13-4	W 108-74 vs SC	@ UGA	69.4O 63.8 · D 50.8	▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
26	FloridaSEC	12-5	W 96-79 @ OU	@ #9 VAN	69.1O 59.3 · D 57.5	▲ 10Up 10 spots since last week
27	ClemsonACC	15-3	W 74-50 vs BC	vs MIA	68.8O 53.0 · D 59.7	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
28	MiamiACC	15-2	W 81-69 @ ND	@ CLEM	68.2O 59.0 · D 54.6	▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
29	Seton HallBig East	14-3	L 64-69 vs CONN	vs BUT	67.9O 49.0 · D 60.8	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
30	GeorgiaSEC	14-3	L 95-97 vs MISS	vs #25 ARK	67.9O 66.8 · D 48.9	▼ 5Down 5 spots since last week
31	USCBig Ten	13-3	W 88-71 vs MD	vs #3 PUR	67.7O 58.2 · D 50.0	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
32	St. John'sBig East	12-5	W 92-68 vs MARQ	@ #24 VILL	67.7O 59.5 · D 55.6	▲ 7Up 7 spots since last week
33	LouisvilleACC	12-5	L 70-79 vs UVA	@ PITT	67.5O 61.4 · D 54.8	▼ 6Down 6 spots since last week
34	New MexicoMountain West	13-3	W 87-64 vs GCU	@ SDSU	66.9O 54.6 · D 56.0	▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
35	NC StateACC	12-5	W 113-69 @ FSU	vs GT	66.7O 60.3 · D 54.7	▲ 12Up 12 spots since last week
36	TennesseeSEC	12-5	W 87-82 vs TA&M	vs UK	66.6O 56.0 · D 58.5	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
37	StanfordACC	14-4	W 95-90 vs UNC	vs #4 DUKE	66.6O 53.5 · D 53.7	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
38	George MasonA-10	16-1	W 82-74 @ LUC	vs GW	65.5O 50.8 · D 55.4	▲ 7Up 7 spots since last week
39	WisconsinBig Ten	12-5	W 78-75 @ MINN	vs RUTG	65.4O 58.1 · D 52.0	▲ 27Up 27 spots since last week
40	Virginia TechACC	13-5	L 76-77 @ SMU	vs ND	65.3O 56.2 · D 52.4	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week

What happened in Week 11

All 366 teams

How these rankings work

What happened in Week 11

All 366 teams

How these rankings work

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