College Basketball

2025-26 Week 19 Rankings

Michigan is No. 1 in the Week 19 NovaModel College Basketball rankings, ahead of Duke and Arizona. The biggest climb: Tennessee State, up 25 spots. The biggest drop: Buffalo, down 25 spots. Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes.

What happened in Week 18

360 games were played in Week 18. Top-25 teams lost 16 times. 6 games were upsets by the pre-game rankings.

Ohio State upset No. 6 Purdue, 82-74 at home. John Mobley Jr. led Ohio State with 21 pts. In these rankings, Ohio State rises from No. 44 to No. 37 and Purdue falls from No. 6 to No. 10.
Arizona State upset No. 13 Kansas, 70-60 at home. Maurice Odum led Arizona State with 23 pts. In these rankings, Arizona State rises from No. 76 to No. 66 and Kansas falls from No. 13 to No. 17.
TCU upset No. 15 Texas Tech, 73-65 on the road. Xavier Edmonds led TCU with 20 pts. In these rankings, TCU rises from No. 54 to No. 42 and Texas Tech rises from No. 15 to No. 13.
West Virginia upset No. 21 BYU, 79-71 at home. Honor Huff led West Virginia with 19 pts. In these rankings, West Virginia rises from No. 77 to No. 67 and BYU falls from No. 21 to No. 27.
Cincinnati upset No. 21 BYU, 90-68 at home. Jizzle James led Cincinnati with 18 pts. In these rankings, Cincinnati rises from No. 66 to No. 59 and BYU falls from No. 21 to No. 27.
UNLV upset No. 25 Utah State, 92-65 at home. Kimani Hamilton led UNLV with 24 pts. In these rankings, UNLV rises from No. 129 to No. 113 and Utah State falls from No. 25 to No. 26.
No. 1 Michigan beat Iowa, 71-68 on the road. Yaxel Lendeborg led Michigan with 16 pts. In these rankings, Michigan stays at No. 1 and Iowa falls from No. 31 to No. 38.
No. 3 Arizona beat No. 8 Iowa State, 73-57 at home. Jaden Bradley led Arizona with 17 pts. In these rankings, Arizona stays at No. 3 and Iowa State falls from No. 8 to No. 11.

Week 18 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 19 ranking uses only games played before Week 19, 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	28-2	W 71-68 @ IOWA	vs #8 MSU	84.2O 66.7 · D 59.8	–
2	DukeACC	28-2	W 93-64 @ NCSU	vs #18 UNC	82.8O 60.8 · D 65.5	–
3	ArizonaBig 12	28-2	W 73-57 vs ISU	@ COLO	81.9O 63.3 · D 60.1	–
4	UConnBig East	27-3	W 71-67 vs HALL	@ MARQ	77.2O 56.3 · D 61.9	–
5	FloridaSEC	24-6	W 108-74 vs MSST	@ UK	76.4O 63.4 · D 59.2	▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
6	HoustonBig 12	25-5	W 77-64 vs BAY	@ OKST	76.1O 54.8 · D 65.0	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
7	GonzagaPac-12	28-3	L 59-70 @ SMC	vs ORST	75.8O 60.9 · D 59.7	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
8	Michigan StateBig Ten	25-5	W 91-87 vs RUTG	@ #1 MICH	75.7O 56.3 · D 61.4	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
9	IllinoisBig Ten	23-7	W 80-54 vs ORE	@ MD	75.3O 62.2 · D 58.7	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
10	PurdueBig Ten	23-7	W 70-66 @ NU	vs WIS	74.5O 59.9 · D 59.0	▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
11	Iowa StateBig 12	24-6	L 57-73 @ ARIZ	vs ASU	73.8O 58.9 · D 60.8	▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
12	VirginiaACC	26-4	W 75-70 vs WAKE	vs VT	73.7O 57.5 · D 58.6	–
13	Texas TechBig 12	22-8	L 65-73 vs TCU	@ BYU	73.4O 59.2 · D 57.7	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
14	NebraskaBig Ten	25-5	L 52-72 @ UCLA	vs IOWA	73.3O 55.2 · D 61.1	–
15	AlabamaSEC	22-8	L 88-98 @ UGA	vs AUB	73.3O 68.4 · D 48.6	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
16	St. John'sBig East	25-6	W 72-65 @ HALL	vs PROV	73.2O 58.8 · D 57.3	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
17	KansasBig 12	21-9	L 60-70 @ ASU	vs KSU	72.6O 55.8 · D 60.0	▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
18	North CarolinaACC	24-6	W 67-63 vs CLEM	@ #2 DUKE	72.5O 57.8 · D 56.7	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
19	ArkansasSEC	22-8	W 105-85 vs TEX	@ MIZ	72.2O 66.0 · D 51.2	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
20	Saint Mary'sWCC	26-4	W 70-59 vs GONZ	vs SCU	72.0O 54.3 · D 60.0	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
21	VanderbiltSEC	23-7	W 89-86 @ MISS	@ #24 TENN	71.9O 62.4 · D 55.0	▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
22	Saint LouisA-10	26-3	W 79-65 vs LUC	@ GMU	71.1O 62.1 · D 53.7	–
23	LouisvilleACC	21-9	W 77-62 vs SYR	@ MIA	70.5O 62.7 · D 55.8	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
24	TennesseeSEC	21-9	W 78-59 @ SC	vs #21 VAN	69.8O 55.8 · D 61.1	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
25	VillanovaBig East	23-7	W 76-57 @ DEP	vs XAV	69.8O 54.4 · D 57.6	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
26	Utah StatePac-12	23-6	L 65-92 @ UNLV	vs UNM	69.6O 58.2 · D 54.8	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
27	BYUBig 12	20-10	L 68-90 @ CIN	vs #13 TTU	69.4O 62.5 · D 52.3	▼ 6Down 6 spots since last week
28	MiamiACC	24-6	W 77-69 @ SMU	vs #23 LOU	68.8O 57.7 · D 56.1	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
29	WisconsinBig Ten	21-9	W 78-45 vs MD	@ #10 PUR	68.2O 60.7 · D 52.6	▲ 6Up 6 spots since last week
30	GeorgiaSEC	21-9	W 98-88 vs ALA	@ MSST	67.8O 65.0 · D 50.3	▲ 9Up 9 spots since last week
31	Santa ClaraWCC	23-7	W 93-72 vs ORST	vs PAC	67.7O 60.3 · D 51.9	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
32	KentuckySEC	19-11	L 85-96 @ TA&M	vs #5 FLA	67.1O 58.1 · D 56.6	▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
33	Miami (OH)MAC	28-0	W 110-108 @ OHIO	vs MASS	67.1O 59.0 · D 48.0	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
34	ClemsonACC	21-9	L 63-67 @ UNC	vs GT	66.9O 51.8 · D 61.0	▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
35	UCLABig Ten	20-10	W 72-52 vs NEB	@ USC	66.7O 55.4 · D 56.8	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
36	NC StateACC	19-11	L 64-93 vs DUKE	vs STAN	66.7O 60.9 · D 52.5	▼ 8Down 8 spots since last week
37	Ohio StateBig Ten	19-11	W 94-62 @ PSU	vs IU	66.6O 58.5 · D 54.8	▲ 7Up 7 spots since last week
38	IowaBig Ten	20-10	L 68-71 vs MICH	@ #14 NEB	66.6O 53.4 · D 60.8	▼ 7Down 7 spots since last week
39	VCUA-10	24-7	W 68-62 @ DAY	vs DUQ	66.5O 58.1 · D 52.6	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
40	SMUACC	19-11	L 69-77 vs MIA	@ FSU	65.9O 61.2 · D 51.5	▼ 8Down 8 spots since last week

What happened in Week 18

All 366 teams

How these rankings work

What happened in Week 18

All 366 teams

How these rankings work

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