College Basketball

2025-26 Week 6 Rankings

Michigan is No. 1 in the Week 6 NovaModel College Basketball rankings, ahead of Vanderbilt and Gonzaga. The biggest climb: North Alabama, up 83 spots. The biggest drop: San Diego, down 89 spots. Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes.

What happened in Week 5

236 games were played in Week 5. Top-25 teams lost 7 times. 5 games were upsets by the pre-game rankings.

Syracuse upset No. 18 Tennessee, 62-60 at home. Nate Kingz led Syracuse with 19 pts. In these rankings, Syracuse rises from No. 125 to No. 103 and Tennessee falls from No. 18 to No. 31.
Arkansas upset No. 12 Louisville, 89-80 at home. Trevon Brazile led Arkansas with 21 pts. In these rankings, Arkansas rises from No. 68 to No. 38 and Louisville falls from No. 12 to No. 25.
Minnesota upset No. 13 Indiana, 73-64 at home. Cade Tyson led Minnesota with 17 pts. In these rankings, Minnesota rises from No. 162 to No. 142 and Indiana falls from No. 13 to No. 23.
South Florida upset No. 15 Utah State, 74-61 at home. Joseph Pinion led South Florida with 17 pts. In these rankings, South Florida rises from No. 124 to No. 98 and Utah State falls from No. 15 to No. 33.
Nevada upset No. 16 UC San Diego, 76-70 at home. Corey Camper Jr. led Nevada with 15 pts. In these rankings, Nevada rises from No. 95 to No. 71 and UC San Diego falls from No. 16 to No. 45.
No. 3 Vanderbilt beat No. 17 SMU, 88-69 at home. Tyler Tanner led Vanderbilt with 26 pts. In these rankings, Vanderbilt rises from No. 3 to No. 2 and SMU falls from No. 17 to No. 24.
No. 9 Michigan State beat No. 19 Iowa, 71-52 at home. Coen Carr led Michigan State with 15 pts. In these rankings, Michigan State rises from No. 9 to No. 5 and Iowa falls from No. 19 to No. 32.
No. 2 Duke beat Florida by 1 point, 67-66 at home. Cameron Boozer led Duke with 29 pts. In these rankings, Duke falls from No. 2 to No. 6 and Florida falls from No. 45 to No. 51.

Week 5 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 6 ranking uses only games played before Week 6, 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	7-0	W 101-61 vs GONZ	vs RUTG	82.5O 63.9 · D 60.2	–
2	VanderbiltSEC	9-0	W 88-69 vs SMU	vs CARK	77.2O 63.9 · D 53.6	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
3	GonzagaPac-12	8-1	W 94-59 @ UK	vs UNF	76.7O 61.5 · D 60.0	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
4	PurdueBig Ten	8-0	W 81-65 @ RUTG	vs #11 ISU	75.8O 58.8 · D 57.5	–
5	Michigan StateBig Ten	8-0	W 71-52 vs IOWA	vs #6 DUKE	75.2O 53.0 · D 61.4	▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
6	DukeACC	9-0	W 67-66 vs FLA	@ #5 MSU	75.2O 59.9 · D 60.7	▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
7	ArizonaBig 12	7-0	W 98-61 vs NORF	vs AUB	74.6O 59.9 · D 55.5	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
8	BYUBig 12	7-1	W 91-60 vs CBU	vs CLEM	73.9O 59.6 · D 55.8	▲ 6Up 6 spots since last week
9	USCBig Ten	8-0	W 82-77 @ ORE	vs WASH	73.7O 60.6 · D 49.2	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
10	UConnBig East	8-1	W 83-59 vs ETAM	vs FLA	73.5O 54.9 · D 60.8	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
11	Iowa StateBig 12	8-0	W 132-68 vs ALCN	@ #4 PUR	72.4O 63.6 · D 55.9	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
12	NebraskaBig Ten	8-0	W 72-63 vs UPST	vs CREI	71.9O 55.6 · D 53.5	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
13	AlabamaSEC	6-2	W 90-84 vs CLEM	vs UTSA	70.3O 65.4 · D 49.6	▲ 12Up 12 spots since last week
14	LSUSEC	8-0	W 78-69 @ BC	vs TTU	69.9O 60.2 · D 53.5	▲ 15Up 15 spots since last week
15	ColoradoBig 12	8-0	W 78-70 vs CBU	@ CSU	69.8O 58.3 · D 49.2	▲ 7Up 7 spots since last week
16	HoustonBig 12	7-1	W 66-56 vs ND	vs FSU	69.7O 50.4 · D 61.7	▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
17	Saint Mary'sWCC	7-1	L 71-96 vs VAN	@ DAV	69.5O 53.3 · D 56.7	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
18	George MasonA-10	8-0	W 99-81 vs COR	@ VT	69.5O 52.0 · D 56.8	▲ 9Up 9 spots since last week
19	Oklahoma StateBig 12	8-0	W 93-83 vs SHSU	vs GCU	69.2O 60.0 · D 50.3	▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
20	GeorgiaSEC	8-1	W 107-73 @ FSU	vs CIN	69.1O 66.5 · D 51.1	▲ 10Up 10 spots since last week
21	Santa ClaraWCC	7-1	W 90-80 vs UTU	@ UNM	69.1O 56.3 · D 54.4	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
22	North CarolinaACC	7-1	W 67-64 @ UK	vs GTWN	68.9O 55.6 · D 55.9	▲ 6Up 6 spots since last week
23	IndianaBig Ten	7-1	L 64-73 @ MINN	vs #25 LOU	68.6O 56.3 · D 57.7	▼ 10Down 10 spots since last week
24	SMUACC	8-1	L 69-88 @ VAN	vs TA&M	68.5O 57.6 · D 51.9	▼ 7Down 7 spots since last week
25	LouisvilleACC	7-1	L 80-89 @ ARK	vs #23 IU	67.9O 62.4 · D 54.4	▼ 13Down 13 spots since last week
26	Saint LouisA-10	7-1	W 91-70 @ LMU	vs CMU	67.8O 59.0 · D 53.2	▲ 11Up 11 spots since last week
27	AuburnSEC	7-2	W 83-73 vs NCSU	@ #7 ARIZ	67.8O 59.6 · D 51.9	▲ 13Up 13 spots since last week
28	YaleIvy	7-1	W 77-74 @ UVM	vs UIC	67.5O 56.5 · D 52.3	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
29	UCFBig 12	7-1	W 82-57 vs VMI	vs TOW	67.4O 57.8 · D 50.0	▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
30	IllinoisBig Ten	6-2	L 61-74 vs CONN	@ TENN	67.0O 59.2 · D 55.1	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
31	TennesseeSEC	7-2	L 60-62 @ SYR	vs ILL	66.9O 56.4 · D 56.8	▼ 13Down 13 spots since last week
32	IowaBig Ten	7-1	L 52-71 @ MSU	vs MD	66.6O 52.7 · D 57.9	▼ 13Down 13 spots since last week
33	Utah StatePac-12	6-1	L 61-74 @ USF	@ CLT	66.6O 54.6 · D 54.4	▼ 18Down 18 spots since last week
34	Seton HallBig East	8-1	W 77-61 vs CCSU	@ KSU	66.5O 48.2 · D 59.6	–
35	VirginiaACC	7-1	W 88-69 @ TEX	vs DAY	66.3O 57.4 · D 55.2	▲ 12Up 12 spots since last week
36	Texas TechBig 12	6-2	W 76-72 vs WYO	vs #14 LSU	66.2O 54.3 · D 55.9	▲ 8Up 8 spots since last week
37	ButlerBig East	7-1	W 84-68 vs EMU	vs BOIS	66.2O 58.5 · D 53.3	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
38	ArkansasSEC	6-2	W 89-80 vs LOU	vs FRES	65.8O 58.9 · D 53.3	▲ 30Up 30 spots since last week
39	St. BonaventureA-10	7-1	W 70-65 @ FAU	@ BUF	65.7O 50.2 · D 53.1	▲ 21Up 21 spots since last week
40	St. John'sBig East	4-3	L 74-85 vs AUB	vs MISS	65.6O 60.9 · D 54.4	▲ 6Up 6 spots since last week

What happened in Week 5

All 366 teams

How these rankings work

What happened in Week 5

All 366 teams

How these rankings work

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