College Basketball

2025-26 Week 17 Rankings

Michigan is No. 1 in the Week 17 NovaModel College Basketball rankings, ahead of Duke and Arizona. The biggest climb: Rutgers, up 28 spots. The biggest drop: Arkansas-Pine Bluff, down 35 spots. Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes.

What happened in Week 16

342 games were played in Week 16. Top-25 teams lost 13 times. 4 games were upsets by the pre-game rankings.

Creighton upset No. 4 UConn, 91-84 on the road. Josh Dix led Creighton with 21 pts. In these rankings, Creighton rises from No. 81 to No. 79 and UConn falls from No. 4 to No. 9.
Missouri upset No. 14 Vanderbilt, 81-80 at home. Jayden Stone led Missouri with 19 pts. In these rankings, Missouri falls from No. 54 to No. 56 and Vanderbilt stays at No. 14.
Rhode Island upset No. 15 Saint Louis, 81-76 at home. Jonah Hinton led Rhode Island with 29 pts. In these rankings, Rhode Island rises from No. 121 to No. 117 and Saint Louis falls from No. 15 to No. 20.
Arizona State upset No. 16 Texas Tech, 72-67 at home. Maurice Odum led Arizona State with 23 pts. In these rankings, Arizona State rises from No. 71 to No. 70 and Texas Tech stays at No. 16.
No. 10 Iowa State beat No. 5 Houston, 70-67 at home. Joshua Jefferson led Iowa State with 12 pts. In these rankings, Iowa State rises from No. 10 to No. 8 and Houston stays at No. 5.
No. 16 Texas Tech beat No. 2 Arizona, 78-75 on the road. JT Toppin led Texas Tech with 31 pts. In these rankings, Texas Tech stays at No. 16 and Arizona falls from No. 2 to No. 3.
No. 1 Michigan beat UCLA, 86-56 at home. Yaxel Lendeborg led Michigan with 17 pts. In these rankings, Michigan stays at No. 1 and UCLA falls from No. 45 to No. 48.
No. 1 Michigan beat No. 6 Purdue, 91-80 on the road. Elliot Cadeau led Michigan with 17 pts. In these rankings, Michigan stays at No. 1 and Purdue falls from No. 6 to No. 7.

Week 16 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 17 ranking uses only games played before Week 17, 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	25-1	W 91-80 @ PUR	vs #2 DUKE	84.4O 67.3 · D 59.4	–
2	DukeACC	24-2	W 101-64 vs SYR	vs #1 MICH	80.4O 59.9 · D 64.0	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
3	ArizonaBig 12	24-2	W 75-68 vs BYU	@ #5 HOU	80.2O 63.3 · D 59.2	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
4	IllinoisBig Ten	22-5	W 101-65 @ USC	@ UCLA	76.6O 61.8 · D 59.3	▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
5	HoustonBig 12	23-3	L 67-70 @ ISU	vs #3 ARIZ	76.5O 54.6 · D 64.9	–
6	GonzagaPac-12	26-2	W 80-59 @ SF	vs PAC	76.4O 61.4 · D 59.3	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
7	PurdueBig Ten	22-5	W 93-64 vs IU	vs #11 MSU	76.3O 60.1 · D 59.3	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
8	Iowa StateBig 12	23-3	W 70-67 vs HOU	@ #23 BYU	76.2O 60.2 · D 60.6	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
9	UConnBig East	24-3	L 84-91 vs CREI	@ #25 VILL	75.9O 56.1 · D 61.2	▼ 5Down 5 spots since last week
10	KansasBig 12	20-6	W 81-69 @ OKST	vs CIN	74.7O 56.5 · D 60.4	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
11	Michigan StateBig Ten	21-5	W 82-59 vs UCLA	vs OSU	74.2O 55.9 · D 61.5	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
12	FloridaSEC	20-6	W 76-62 vs SC	@ MISS	74.1O 61.2 · D 59.3	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
13	NebraskaBig Ten	22-4	L 52-57 @ IOWA	vs PSU	73.9O 55.6 · D 61.1	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
14	VanderbiltSEC	21-5	L 80-81 @ MIZ	vs TENN	73.3O 62.7 · D 55.4	–
15	AlabamaSEC	19-7	W 117-115 vs ARK	@ LSU	73.1O 68.4 · D 48.2	▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
16	Texas TechBig 12	19-7	L 67-72 @ ASU	vs KSU	73.0O 58.6 · D 57.7	–
17	VirginiaACC	23-3	W 94-68 @ GT	vs MIA	73.0O 57.4 · D 58.5	–
18	Utah StatePac-12	22-3	W 75-56 vs BOIS	@ NEV	72.7O 59.2 · D 55.9	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
19	St. John'sBig East	21-5	W 76-70 @ MARQ	vs CREI	72.3O 59.5 · D 56.4	–
20	Saint LouisA-10	24-2	W 88-75 vs VCU	@ DAY	72.3O 62.9 · D 53.9	▼ 5Down 5 spots since last week
21	ArkansasSEC	19-7	L 115-117 @ ALA	vs MIZ	71.7O 65.1 · D 52.3	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
22	LouisvilleACC	19-7	L 85-95 @ SMU	vs GT	71.7O 63.2 · D 55.8	▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
23	BYUBig 12	19-7	L 68-75 @ ARIZ	vs #8 ISU	71.4O 62.7 · D 53.3	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
24	North CarolinaACC	20-6	L 58-82 @ NCSU	@ SYR	70.7O 57.6 · D 56.3	–
25	VillanovaBig East	21-5	W 92-89 @ XAV	vs #9 CONN	70.6O 54.4 · D 58.0	–
26	Saint Mary'sWCC	23-4	W 72-70 @ SEA	@ WSU	70.2O 53.8 · D 59.2	–
27	TennesseeSEC	19-7	W 89-66 vs OU	@ #14 VAN	70.2O 56.5 · D 60.0	–
28	NC StateACC	19-8	W 82-58 vs UNC	@ #17 UVA	69.2O 61.2 · D 54.0	–
29	SMUACC	18-8	W 95-85 vs LOU	vs BC	68.3O 61.7 · D 52.0	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
30	IowaBig Ten	19-7	W 57-52 vs NEB	@ WIS	67.9O 53.7 · D 60.5	▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
31	MiamiACC	21-5	W 67-66 vs VT	@ #17 UVA	67.8O 57.4 · D 55.5	▲ 7Up 7 spots since last week
32	ClemsonACC	20-7	L 77-85 @ WAKE	vs FSU	67.6O 51.9 · D 60.8	▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
33	Santa ClaraWCC	21-6	L 86-94 vs GONZ	@ SF	67.6O 59.7 · D 52.4	–
34	WisconsinBig Ten	18-8	L 69-86 @ OSU	vs IOWA	67.6O 60.3 · D 52.0	▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
35	Miami (OH)MAC	24-0	W 91-77 vs BGSU	@ EMU	67.4O 59.7 · D 47.9	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
36	KentuckySEC	17-9	L 78-86 vs UGA	@ AUB	67.4O 57.9 · D 56.4	▼ 6Down 6 spots since last week
37	UCFBig 12	18-7	W 82-71 vs TCU	@ UTAH	66.8O 58.4 · D 50.4	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
38	New MexicoMountain West	19-6	W 98-61 vs AFA	@ FRES	66.1O 56.5 · D 54.4	▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
39	Ohio StateBig Ten	17-9	W 86-69 vs WIS	@ #11 MSU	66.1O 58.5 · D 53.8	▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
40	GeorgiaSEC	18-8	W 86-78 @ UK	vs TEX	66.0O 64.7 · D 49.6	–

What happened in Week 16

All 366 teams

How these rankings work

What happened in Week 16

All 366 teams

How these rankings work

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