College Basketball

2025-26 Week 15 Rankings

Michigan is No. 1 in the Week 15 NovaModel College Basketball rankings, ahead of Arizona and Duke. The biggest climb: Cleveland State, up 40 spots. The biggest drop: Middle Tennessee, down 41 spots. Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes.

What happened in Week 14

334 games were played in Week 14. Top-25 teams lost 13 times. 4 games were upsets by the pre-game rankings.

Minnesota upset No. 7 Michigan State, 76-73 at home. Jaylen Crocker-Johnson led Minnesota with 22 pts. In these rankings, Minnesota rises from No. 112 to No. 99 and Michigan State falls from No. 7 to No. 13.
Portland upset No. 6 Gonzaga, 87-80 at home. Joel Foxwell led Portland with 27 pts. In these rankings, Portland rises from No. 209 to No. 196 and Gonzaga falls from No. 6 to No. 10.
Oklahoma State upset No. 13 BYU, 99-92 at home. Anthony Roy led Oklahoma State with 30 pts. In these rankings, Oklahoma State rises from No. 59 to No. 51 and BYU falls from No. 13 to No. 19.
Kentucky upset No. 18 Arkansas, 85-77 on the road. Otega Oweh led Kentucky with 24 pts. In these rankings, Kentucky rises from No. 43 to No. 32 and Arkansas falls from No. 18 to No. 24.
No. 1 Michigan beat Penn State, 110-69 at home. Nimari Burnett led Michigan with 31 pts. In these rankings, Michigan stays at No. 1 and Penn State rises from No. 151 to No. 139.
No. 16 Kansas beat No. 14 Texas Tech, 64-61 on the road. Darryn Peterson led Kansas with 19 pts. In these rankings, Kansas rises from No. 16 to No. 12 and Texas Tech falls from No. 14 to No. 16.
No. 8 Illinois beat No. 5 Nebraska, 78-69 on the road. Keaton Wagler led Illinois with 28 pts. In these rankings, Illinois rises from No. 8 to No. 5 and Nebraska falls from No. 5 to No. 8.
No. 21 St. John's beat No. 4 UConn, 81-72 at home. Zuby Ejiofor led St. John's with 21 pts. In these rankings, St. John's rises from No. 21 to No. 15 and UConn stays at No. 4.

Week 14 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 15 ranking uses only games played before Week 15, 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	21-1	W 110-69 vs PSU	@ OSU	83.2O 66.8 · D 58.7	–
2	ArizonaBig 12	22-0	W 87-74 @ ASU	vs OKST	81.1O 63.9 · D 58.3	–
3	DukeACC	21-1	W 67-49 vs BC	@ #21 UNC	80.5O 60.0 · D 63.2	–
4	UConnBig East	22-2	L 72-81 @ SJU	@ BUT	77.1O 55.8 · D 62.2	–
5	IllinoisBig Ten	20-3	W 84-44 vs NU	@ #13 MSU	76.9O 60.7 · D 59.4	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
6	HoustonBig 12	20-2	W 79-55 vs UCF	@ #19 BYU	76.3O 55.0 · D 63.7	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
7	Iowa StateBig 12	20-2	W 95-61 @ KSU	vs BAY	76.2O 61.5 · D 59.9	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
8	NebraskaBig Ten	20-2	L 69-78 vs ILL	@ RUTG	75.6O 56.3 · D 60.4	▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
9	PurdueBig Ten	18-4	W 93-63 @ MD	vs ORE	75.1O 59.4 · D 59.2	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
10	GonzagaPac-12	22-2	L 80-87 @ PORT	@ ORST	75.0O 61.1 · D 58.5	▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
11	VanderbiltSEC	19-3	W 71-68 vs MISS	vs OU	74.5O 62.8 · D 55.4	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
12	KansasBig 12	17-5	W 64-61 @ TTU	vs UTAH	74.4O 57.1 · D 59.9	▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
13	Michigan StateBig Ten	19-4	L 73-76 @ MINN	vs #5 ILL	74.1O 55.1 · D 62.2	▼ 6Down 6 spots since last week
14	Saint LouisA-10	21-1	W 91-82 @ DAV	vs LAS	73.7O 63.1 · D 53.9	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
15	St. John'sBig East	18-5	W 81-72 vs CONN	vs XAV	72.3O 60.1 · D 56.1	▲ 6Up 6 spots since last week
16	Texas TechBig 12	16-6	L 61-64 vs KU	@ WVU	72.2O 59.0 · D 56.2	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
17	FloridaSEC	16-6	W 100-77 vs ALA	@ TA&M	72.0O 60.7 · D 58.6	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
18	VirginiaACC	19-3	W 67-47 vs PITT	vs SYR	71.9O 58.5 · D 57.0	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
19	BYUBig 12	17-5	L 92-99 @ OKST	vs #6 HOU	71.6O 62.3 · D 53.8	▼ 6Down 6 spots since last week
20	Utah StatePac-12	18-3	W 86-66 @ UNM	@ WYO	71.4O 58.2 · D 56.2	▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
21	North CarolinaACC	18-4	W 87-77 vs SYR	vs #3 DUKE	71.4O 58.7 · D 55.6	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
22	AlabamaSEC	15-7	W 100-97 vs TA&M	@ AUB	70.9O 66.7 · D 49.0	▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
23	LouisvilleACC	16-6	W 76-65 vs ND	@ WAKE	70.7O 61.8 · D 55.9	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
24	ArkansasSEC	16-6	L 77-85 vs UK	@ MSST	70.1O 63.6 · D 51.7	▼ 6Down 6 spots since last week
25	Saint Mary'sWCC	19-4	W 87-60 vs USD	vs SF	69.7O 53.6 · D 58.8	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
26	TennesseeSEC	16-6	W 84-66 vs MISS	@ UK	69.7O 56.6 · D 59.3	▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
27	NC StateACC	17-6	W 84-83 @ SMU	vs VT	69.4O 61.4 · D 54.5	▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
28	ClemsonACC	19-4	W 66-64 @ STAN	@ CAL	69.3O 52.2 · D 60.6	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
29	VillanovaBig East	17-5	W 72-60 vs HALL	@ GTWN	69.2O 53.4 · D 58.8	–
30	UCFBig 12	17-5	L 55-79 @ HOU	@ CIN	69.1O 58.2 · D 51.5	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
31	IowaBig Ten	17-5	W 84-74 @ WASH	vs NU	68.8O 54.7 · D 60.7	▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
32	KentuckySEC	16-7	W 94-78 vs OU	vs TENN	67.9O 57.6 · D 56.8	▲ 11Up 11 spots since last week
33	Santa ClaraWCC	19-5	W 71-56 @ PAC	@ WSU	67.8O 58.6 · D 53.5	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
34	AuburnSEC	14-8	L 69-77 @ TENN	vs #22 ALA	67.7O 60.6 · D 52.8	▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
35	SMUACC	15-7	L 83-84 vs NCSU	@ PITT	67.7O 60.6 · D 52.4	▼ 10Down 10 spots since last week
36	Miami (OH)MAC	20-0	W 73-71 @ BUF	@ MRSH	66.8O 59.3 · D 47.6	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
37	Texas A&MSEC	17-5	L 97-100 @ ALA	vs #17 FLA	66.7O 63.6 · D 50.3	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
38	WisconsinBig Ten	16-6	W 92-82 vs OSU	@ IU	66.7O 59.0 · D 52.0	▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
39	New MexicoMountain West	17-5	L 66-86 vs USU	vs BOIS	66.4O 55.7 · D 54.7	▼ 5Down 5 spots since last week
40	GeorgiaSEC	16-6	L 77-92 vs TA&M	@ LSU	66.3O 65.3 · D 49.2	▼ 7Down 7 spots since last week

What happened in Week 14

All 366 teams

How these rankings work

What happened in Week 14

All 366 teams

How these rankings work

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