College Basketball

2025-26 Week 13 Rankings

Michigan is No. 1 in the Week 13 NovaModel College Basketball rankings, ahead of Arizona and Duke. The biggest climb: UNLV, up 39 spots. The biggest drop: Idaho State, down 41 spots. Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes.

What happened in Week 12

357 games were played in Week 12. Top-25 teams lost 14 times. 6 games were upsets by the pre-game rankings.

UCLA upset No. 3 Purdue, 69-67 at home. Donovan Dent led UCLA with 23 pts. In these rankings, UCLA rises from No. 56 to No. 52 and Purdue falls from No. 3 to No. 5.
Cincinnati upset No. 10 Iowa State, 79-70 at home. Day Day Thomas led Cincinnati with 19 pts. In these rankings, Cincinnati rises from No. 97 to No. 79 and Iowa State falls from No. 10 to No. 11.
Grand Canyon upset No. 14 Utah State, 84-74 at home. Brian Moore Jr. led Grand Canyon with 20 pts. In these rankings, Grand Canyon rises from No. 98 to No. 74 and Utah State falls from No. 14 to No. 27.
UNLV upset No. 14 Utah State, 86-76 on the road. Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn led UNLV with 21 pts. In these rankings, UNLV rises from No. 162 to No. 123 and Utah State falls from No. 14 to No. 27.
California upset No. 23 North Carolina, 84-78 at home. John Camden led California with 20 pts. In these rankings, California rises from No. 64 to No. 55 and North Carolina falls from No. 23 to No. 26.
Santa Clara upset No. 17 Saint Mary's, 62-54 at home. Christian Hammond led Santa Clara with 25 pts. In these rankings, Santa Clara rises from No. 44 to No. 40 and Saint Mary's falls from No. 17 to No. 21.
No. 1 Michigan beat Oregon, 81-71 on the road. Elliot Cadeau led Michigan with 17 pts. In these rankings, Michigan stays at No. 1 and Oregon rises from No. 113 to No. 109.
No. 1 Michigan beat Indiana, 86-72 at home. Elliot Cadeau led Michigan with 19 pts. In these rankings, Michigan stays at No. 1 and Indiana falls from No. 45 to No. 50.

Week 12 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 13 ranking uses only games played before Week 13, 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	18-1	W 74-62 vs OSU	vs #4 NEB	82.5O 66.1 · D 59.0	–
2	ArizonaBig 12	19-0	W 77-51 vs CIN	vs WVU	79.8O 63.0 · D 58.0	–
3	DukeACC	17-1	W 80-50 @ STAN	vs WAKE	79.4O 60.4 · D 61.6	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
4	NebraskaBig Ten	19-0	W 76-66 vs WASH	@ MINN	77.1O 56.1 · D 59.9	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
5	PurdueBig Ten	17-2	L 67-69 @ UCLA	vs #12 ILL	77.1O 58.7 · D 59.5	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
6	UConnBig East	18-1	W 64-62 @ GTWN	vs VILL	76.9O 54.8 · D 62.3	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
7	GonzagaPac-12	20-1	W 84-60 vs PEPP	vs SF	76.8O 62.5 · D 58.8	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
8	Michigan StateBig Ten	17-2	W 68-52 @ ORE	vs MD	75.8O 53.9 · D 63.3	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
9	HoustonBig 12	17-1	W 103-73 vs ASU	@ #14 TTU	75.7O 53.6 · D 64.0	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
10	BYUBig 12	16-2	L 71-84 @ TTU	vs UTAH	74.7O 61.3 · D 55.5	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
11	Iowa StateBig 12	17-2	W 87-57 vs UCF	@ OKST	74.5O 60.5 · D 59.1	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
12	IllinoisBig Ten	16-3	W 89-70 vs MD	@ #5 PUR	73.9O 60.0 · D 58.4	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
13	VirginiaACC	16-2	W 72-68 @ SMU	vs UNC	73.3O 58.2 · D 58.2	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
14	Texas TechBig 12	15-4	W 92-73 @ BAY	vs #9 HOU	73.3O 58.6 · D 56.8	▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
15	VanderbiltSEC	16-3	L 68-93 @ ARK	@ MSST	72.9O 63.2 · D 53.6	▼ 6Down 6 spots since last week
16	Saint LouisA-10	18-1	W 97-62 @ SBU	vs GW	72.2O 62.1 · D 54.2	▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
17	KansasBig 12	14-5	W 75-69 @ COLO	@ KSU	71.7O 56.8 · D 58.7	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
18	AlabamaSEC	13-5	W 83-81 @ OU	vs TENN	71.5O 66.8 · D 49.2	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
19	FloridaSEC	14-5	W 79-61 vs LSU	vs AUB	71.1O 60.3 · D 57.3	▲ 7Up 7 spots since last week
20	ArkansasSEC	14-5	W 93-68 vs VAN	vs LSU	70.6O 63.9 · D 52.0	▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
21	Saint Mary'sWCC	17-3	W 81-51 vs ORST	@ PORT	70.5O 53.7 · D 58.1	▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
22	GeorgiaSEC	16-3	W 74-72 @ MIZ	@ TEX	70.1O 66.4 · D 49.8	▲ 8Up 8 spots since last week
23	St. John'sBig East	14-5	W 65-60 vs HALL	@ XAV	69.9O 59.5 · D 55.8	▲ 9Up 9 spots since last week
24	SMUACC	14-5	W 91-79 @ WAKE	vs FSU	69.6O 60.7 · D 52.9	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
25	LouisvilleACC	13-5	W 100-59 @ PITT	vs VT	69.2O 62.6 · D 55.7	▲ 8Up 8 spots since last week
26	North CarolinaACC	15-4	W 91-69 vs ND	@ #13 UVA	69.2O 57.4 · D 55.8	▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
27	Utah StatePac-12	15-3	W 65-61 @ CSU	vs WYO	69.1O 57.6 · D 55.1	▼ 13Down 13 spots since last week
28	VillanovaBig East	15-4	W 66-51 vs GTWN	@ #6 CONN	68.9O 53.0 · D 58.8	▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
29	ClemsonACC	16-4	L 76-80 vs NCSU	@ GT	68.7O 52.8 · D 59.9	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
30	UCFBig 12	14-4	L 57-87 @ ISU	@ COLO	68.2O 57.6 · D 51.9	▼ 10Down 10 spots since last week
31	IowaBig Ten	14-5	W 68-62 vs RUTG	vs USC	66.9O 54.1 · D 60.7	▲ 10Up 10 spots since last week
32	George MasonA-10	17-1	W 69-64 vs GW	@ URI	66.8O 50.5 · D 56.1	▲ 6Up 6 spots since last week
33	WisconsinBig Ten	14-5	W 98-71 @ PSU	vs USC	66.7O 59.5 · D 51.4	▲ 6Up 6 spots since last week
34	Virginia TechACC	15-5	W 76-74 @ SYR	@ #25 LOU	66.7O 56.9 · D 52.3	▲ 6Up 6 spots since last week
35	AuburnSEC	12-7	W 78-66 @ MISS	@ #19 FLA	66.6O 60.3 · D 52.0	▲ 11Up 11 spots since last week
36	NC StateACC	13-6	W 80-76 @ CLEM	@ PITT	66.4O 60.2 · D 54.2	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
37	Miami (OH)MAC	17-0	W 107-101 @ KENT	vs MASS	66.3O 60.1 · D 47.2	▲ 6Up 6 spots since last week
38	New MexicoMountain West	14-4	W 83-74 vs FRES	vs NEV	66.1O 55.2 · D 55.2	▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
39	StanfordACC	14-5	L 50-80 vs DUKE	vs CAL	66.1O 53.1 · D 53.8	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
40	Santa ClaraWCC	15-5	W 62-54 vs SMC	@ USD	66.1O 57.7 · D 52.9	▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week

What happened in Week 12

All 366 teams

How these rankings work

What happened in Week 12

All 366 teams

How these rankings work

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