College Basketball

2025-26 Week 18 Rankings

Michigan is No. 1 in the Week 18 NovaModel College Basketball rankings, ahead of Duke and Arizona. The biggest climb: Western Kentucky, up 28 spots. The biggest drop: Quinnipiac, down 32 spots. Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes.

What happened in Week 17

346 games were played in Week 17. Top-25 teams lost 16 times. 5 games were upsets by the pre-game rankings.

UCLA upset No. 4 Illinois, 95-94 at home. Eric Dailey Jr. led UCLA with 20 pts. In these rankings, UCLA rises from No. 48 to No. 37 and Illinois falls from No. 4 to No. 11.
Nevada upset No. 18 Utah State, 80-77 at home. Corey Camper Jr. led Nevada with 20 pts. In these rankings, Nevada rises from No. 63 to No. 55 and Utah State falls from No. 18 to No. 25.
Cincinnati upset No. 10 Kansas, 84-68 on the road. Moustapha Thiam led Cincinnati with 28 pts. In these rankings, Cincinnati rises from No. 72 to No. 66 and Kansas falls from No. 10 to No. 13.
Dayton upset No. 20 Saint Louis, 77-62 at home. Amal L'Etang led Dayton with 26 pts. In these rankings, Dayton rises from No. 76 to No. 62 and Saint Louis falls from No. 20 to No. 22.
San Diego State upset No. 18 Utah State, 89-72 at home. Reese Dixon-Waters led San Diego State with 20 pts. In these rankings, San Diego State rises from No. 43 to No. 41 and Utah State falls from No. 18 to No. 25.
No. 11 Michigan State beat No. 7 Purdue, 76-74 on the road. Carson Cooper led Michigan State with 15 pts. In these rankings, Michigan State rises from No. 11 to No. 7 and Purdue rises from No. 7 to No. 6.
No. 2 Duke beat No. 1 Michigan, 68-63 at a neutral site. Cameron Boozer led Duke with 18 pts. In these rankings, Duke stays at No. 2 and Michigan stays at No. 1.
No. 1 Michigan beat Minnesota, 77-67 at home. Elliot Cadeau led Michigan with 15 pts. In these rankings, Michigan stays at No. 1 and Minnesota rises from No. 106 to No. 98.

Week 17 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 18 ranking uses only games played before Week 18, 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	27-2	W 84-70 @ ILL	@ IOWA	84.0O 66.8 · D 59.7	–
2	DukeACC	26-2	W 100-56 @ ND	vs #12 UVA	81.6O 60.5 · D 64.8	–
3	ArizonaBig 12	26-2	W 87-80 @ BAY	vs #13 KU	81.1O 63.4 · D 59.4	–
4	UConnBig East	26-3	W 72-40 vs SJU	vs HALL	77.1O 56.1 · D 62.2	▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
5	GonzagaPac-12	28-2	W 89-48 vs PORT	@ #23 SMC	76.5O 61.1 · D 59.7	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
6	PurdueBig Ten	22-6	L 74-76 vs MSU	@ OSU	75.5O 60.2 · D 59.1	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
7	Michigan StateBig Ten	23-5	W 76-74 @ PUR	@ IU	75.4O 55.8 · D 61.9	▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
8	Iowa StateBig 12	24-4	W 75-59 @ UTAH	vs #15 TTU	75.3O 59.5 · D 60.9	–
9	HoustonBig 12	23-5	L 56-69 @ KU	vs COLO	75.2O 54.2 · D 64.8	▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
10	FloridaSEC	22-6	W 84-71 @ TEX	vs #18 ARK	75.1O 61.9 · D 59.4	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
11	IllinoisBig Ten	22-7	L 70-84 vs MICH	vs ORE	75.0O 62.2 · D 58.5	▼ 7Down 7 spots since last week
12	VirginiaACC	25-3	W 90-61 vs NCSU	@ #2 DUKE	74.3O 58.1 · D 58.6	▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
13	KansasBig 12	21-7	W 69-56 vs HOU	@ #3 ARIZ	74.2O 56.6 · D 60.0	▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
14	NebraskaBig Ten	24-4	W 74-61 vs MD	@ USC	73.8O 55.5 · D 61.1	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
15	Texas TechBig 12	21-7	W 80-68 vs CIN	@ #8 ISU	73.6O 59.3 · D 57.6	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
16	AlabamaSEC	21-7	W 100-75 vs MSST	@ TENN	73.6O 68.7 · D 48.3	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
17	VanderbiltSEC	22-6	W 88-80 vs UGA	@ UK	72.9O 62.1 · D 55.8	▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
18	ArkansasSEC	21-7	W 99-84 vs TA&M	@ #10 FLA	72.5O 65.5 · D 52.0	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
19	St. John'sBig East	22-6	L 40-72 @ CONN	vs VILL	72.0O 58.6 · D 57.0	–
20	North CarolinaACC	22-6	W 77-74 vs LOU	vs VT	71.8O 57.7 · D 56.8	▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
21	BYUBig 12	20-8	L 84-97 vs UCF	@ WVU	71.4O 62.8 · D 53.0	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
22	Saint LouisA-10	24-3	L 62-77 @ DAY	vs DUQ	71.2O 62.4 · D 53.8	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
23	Saint Mary'sWCC	25-4	W 86-67 vs SCU	vs #5 GONZ	71.2O 54.3 · D 59.6	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
24	LouisvilleACC	20-8	L 74-77 @ UNC	@ CLEM	71.0O 63.0 · D 55.7	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
25	Utah StatePac-12	22-5	L 72-89 @ SDSU	vs GCU	70.8O 59.0 · D 55.3	▼ 7Down 7 spots since last week
26	VillanovaBig East	22-6	W 82-73 vs BUT	@ #19 SJU	70.3O 54.5 · D 57.8	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
27	TennesseeSEC	20-8	L 69-73 @ MIZ	vs #16 ALA	69.9O 56.1 · D 60.5	–
28	NC StateACC	19-9	L 61-90 @ UVA	@ ND	68.3O 60.8 · D 53.6	–
29	UCFBig 12	20-7	W 97-84 @ BYU	vs BAY	68.0O 58.9 · D 50.8	▲ 8Up 8 spots since last week
30	MiamiACC	22-6	W 83-73 @ FSU	vs BC	67.9O 57.9 · D 55.4	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
31	IowaBig Ten	20-8	W 74-57 vs OSU	@ PSU	67.8O 53.6 · D 60.7	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
32	SMUACC	19-9	L 69-73 @ CAL	@ STAN	67.8O 61.8 · D 52.0	▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
33	Santa ClaraWCC	22-7	L 67-86 @ SMC	vs ORST	67.4O 60.0 · D 52.2	–
34	Miami (OH)MAC	26-0	W 69-67 @ WMU	vs TOL	67.1O 58.7 · D 48.7	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
35	WisconsinBig Ten	19-9	L 71-85 @ ORE	@ WASH	67.1O 60.4 · D 51.7	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
36	KentuckySEC	18-10	W 72-63 @ SC	vs #17 VAN	67.0O 57.6 · D 56.9	–
37	UCLABig Ten	19-9	W 81-62 vs USC	@ MINN	66.6O 55.1 · D 56.6	▲ 11Up 11 spots since last week
38	ClemsonACC	20-8	L 65-70 vs FSU	vs #24 LOU	66.5O 51.6 · D 60.7	▼ 6Down 6 spots since last week
39	GeorgiaSEC	19-9	L 80-88 @ VAN	vs SC	66.3O 64.9 · D 49.9	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
40	VCUA-10	21-7	L 75-88 @ SLU	vs FOR	65.5O 58.5 · D 52.1	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week

What happened in Week 17

All 366 teams

How these rankings work

What happened in Week 17

All 366 teams

How these rankings work

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