College Basketball

2025-26 Week 3 Rankings

Duke is No. 1 in the Week 3 NovaModel College Basketball rankings, ahead of Gonzaga and Indiana. Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes.

What happened in Week 2

285 games were played in Week 2. Top-25 teams lost 6 times. 4 games were upsets by the pre-game rankings. Duke is the new No. 1.

Florida upset No. 13 Florida State, 78-76 at home. Thomas Haugh led Florida with 20 pts. In these rankings, Florida rises from No. 141 to No. 86 and Florida State falls from No. 13 to No. 98.
Kansas State upset No. 24 California, 99-96 at home. PJ Haggerty led Kansas State with 23 pts. In these rankings, Kansas State rises from No. 70 to No. 38 and California falls from No. 24 to No. 91.
West Virginia upset No. 16 Pittsburgh, 71-49 at home. Harlan Obioha led West Virginia with 19 pts. In these rankings, West Virginia rises from No. 73 to No. 14 and Pittsburgh falls from No. 16 to No. 82.
Alabama upset No. 25 St. John's, 103-96 on the road. Labaron Philon Jr. led Alabama with 25 pts. In these rankings, Alabama falls from No. 88 to No. 108 and St. John's falls from No. 25 to No. 149.
No. 1 Georgia beat Morehead State, 120-81 at home. Jeremiah Wilkinson led Georgia with 22 pts. In these rankings, Georgia falls from No. 1 to No. 5 and Morehead State falls from No. 238 to No. 301.
No. 1 Georgia beat Georgia Tech, 92-87 at home. Jeremiah Wilkinson led Georgia with 18 pts. In these rankings, Georgia falls from No. 1 to No. 5 and Georgia Tech falls from No. 66 to No. 105.
No. 3 Illinois beat No. 15 Texas Tech, 81-77 at home. Andrej Stojakovic led Illinois with 23 pts. In these rankings, Illinois falls from No. 3 to No. 4 and Texas Tech falls from No. 15 to No. 67.
No. 14 Louisville beat No. 5 Kentucky, 96-88 at home. Mikel Brown Jr. led Louisville with 29 pts. In these rankings, Louisville falls from No. 14 to No. 18 and Kentucky falls from No. 5 to No. 52.

Week 2 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 3 ranking uses only games played before Week 3, 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	DukeACC	4-0	W 100-62 vs INST	vs KU	74.2O 59.4 · D 58.8	▲ 88Up 88 spots since last week
2	GonzagaPac-12	4-0	W 77-65 @ ASU	vs SUU	73.8O 54.8 · D 59.1	▲ 41Up 41 spots since last week
3	IndianaBig Ten	3-0	W 101-70 vs MILW	vs UIW	73.4O 60.5 · D 54.1	▲ 34Up 34 spots since last week
4	IllinoisBig Ten	4-0	W 84-65 vs COLG	vs ALA	72.1O 58.9 · D 54.6	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
5	GeorgiaSEC	4-0	W 92-87 vs GT	vs FAMU	71.6O 63.5 · D 52.2	▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
6	LSUSEC	3-0	W 98-81 vs FIU	vs ALCN	71.5O 57.0 · D 54.8	▲ 70Up 70 spots since last week
7	NorthwesternBig Ten	4-0	W 81-79 @ DEP	vs UVA	70.8O 54.2 · D 56.9	▼ 5Down 5 spots since last week
8	MissouriSEC	4-0	W 83-60 vs MINN	vs PV	70.7O 58.2 · D 52.3	▲ 36Up 36 spots since last week
9	ArizonaBig 12	4-0	W 69-65 vs UCLA	@ #19 CONN	70.6O 54.5 · D 53.9	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
10	Iowa StateBig 12	3-0	W 96-80 vs MSST	vs STO	70.5O 57.5 · D 54.9	▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
11	WisconsinBig Ten	3-0	W 86-55 vs BALL	vs SIUE	70.4O 56.0 · D 55.2	–
12	North CarolinaACC	4-0	W 97-53 vs NCCU	vs NAVY	69.8O 56.8 · D 54.6	▼ 6Down 6 spots since last week
13	Saint Mary'sWCC	4-0	W 80-49 vs UNT	vs ARST	69.8O 53.9 · D 56.7	▲ 8Up 8 spots since last week
14	West VirginiaBig 12	4-0	W 71-49 vs PITT	vs LAF	69.4O 46.9 · D 59.7	▲ 59Up 59 spots since last week
15	YaleIvy	2-0	W 97-60 @ QUIN	vs STBK	69.1O 58.8 · D 54.9	▲ 8Up 8 spots since last week
16	Stephen F. AustinSouthland	3-0	W 76-66 vs ACU	@ FRES	69.1O 52.7 · D 53.8	▲ 15Up 15 spots since last week
17	VanderbiltSEC	3-0	W 92-62 vs EKU	vs UAPB	69.0O 60.5 · D 52.0	▲ 25Up 25 spots since last week
18	LouisvilleACC	3-0	W 96-88 vs UK	vs OHIO	69.0O 60.2 · D 52.8	▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
19	UConnBig East	3-0	W 89-62 vs COLU	vs BYU	68.6O 56.0 · D 56.3	▼ 9Down 9 spots since last week
20	NC StateACC	3-0	W 110-64 vs UNCG	vs VCU	68.6O 62.0 · D 52.8	▼ 16Down 16 spots since last week
21	USCBig Ten	3-0	W 87-67 vs ILST	vs TROY	68.5O 59.8 · D 50.8	▲ 46Up 46 spots since last week
22	Penn StateBig Ten	3-0	W 80-71 vs NAVY	vs LAS	68.2O 52.8 · D 55.2	▲ 99Up 99 spots since last week
23	MichiganBig Ten	3-0	W 67-63 @ TCU	vs MTSU	68.1O 56.9 · D 50.6	▲ 26Up 26 spots since last week
24	Virginia TechACC	3-0	W 94-59 vs JOES	vs CLT	68.0O 58.9 · D 50.2	▲ 41Up 41 spots since last week
25	BaylorBig 12	3-0	W 94-81 vs TAR	vs CREI	67.8O 55.6 · D 49.6	▲ 78Up 78 spots since last week
26	George WashingtonA-10	3-0	W 107-67 vs AMER	vs ODU	67.3O 56.8 · D 52.7	▲ 59Up 59 spots since last week
27	MarshallSun Belt	3-0	W 96-89 vs ELON	@ UVA	67.3O 53.9 · D 50.9	▲ 82Up 82 spots since last week
28	St. BonaventureA-10	3-0	W 75-66 vs SIE	vs YSU	66.8O 51.9 · D 52.2	▲ 88Up 88 spots since last week
29	IowaBig Ten	3-0	W 81-62 vs XAV	vs SEMO	66.8O 53.8 · D 54.0	▼ 17Down 17 spots since last week
30	Oklahoma StateBig 12	3-0	W 94-67 vs PV	vs AMCC	66.5O 54.7 · D 54.1	▲ 50Up 50 spots since last week
31	Notre DameACC	3-0	W 78-58 vs EIU	@ OSU	66.3O 54.6 · D 53.1	▼ 13Down 13 spots since last week
32	Saint LouisA-10	3-0	W 109-66 vs LIN	vs GCU	66.2O 59.4 · D 50.4	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
33	BYUBig 12	3-0	W 85-68 vs DEL	vs #19 CONN	66.1O 53.5 · D 55.9	▲ 87Up 87 spots since last week
34	ClemsonACC	3-0	W 83-56 vs MORE	@ GTWN	66.1O 53.1 · D 59.8	▼ 25Down 25 spots since last week
35	HoustonBig 12	3-0	W 78-45 vs OAK	vs AUB	66.1O 47.7 · D 59.6	▲ 58Up 58 spots since last week
36	Santa ClaraWCC	2-0	W 87-68 @ XAV	vs NEV	66.1O 53.4 · D 53.0	▲ 76Up 76 spots since last week
37	TennesseeSEC	3-0	W 99-66 vs UNF	vs RICE	66.0O 54.0 · D 55.3	▲ 63Up 63 spots since last week
38	Kansas StateBig 12	3-0	W 99-96 vs CAL	vs TLSA	65.9O 57.6 · D 48.6	▲ 32Up 32 spots since last week
39	MiamiACC	3-0	W 102-61 vs STET	vs FLA	65.8O 56.8 · D 54.4	▼ 20Down 20 spots since last week
40	OregonBig Ten	3-0	W 83-69 vs SDST	vs ORST	65.8O 47.7 · D 54.6	▲ 21Up 21 spots since last week