Eric Hoops College Basketball Rankings

Methodology

These rankings combine resume-based metrics (what teams have accomplished) with predictive metrics (how strong they appear) to strike a balance between results and true team quality.

Updated March 26, 2026
rank team resume rank predictive rank composite rank
1 Duke 2.0 1.0 1.6
2 Michigan 2.0 2.0 2.0
3 Arizona 2.0 3.0 2.4
4 Florida 5.0 4.3 4.8
5 Houston 5.3 4.7 5.1
6 Purdue 5.7 8.3 6.6
7 Connecticut 6.0 10.3 7.5
8 Iowa St. 12.3 6.3 10.2
9 Vanderbilt 10.3 11.7 10.8
10 Virginia 8.3 15.7 10.9
11 Michigan St. 12.7 11.7 12.4
12 Gonzaga 15.3 9.7 13.3
13 Illinois 18.0 6.7 14.0
14 St. John's 13.3 15.7 14.1
15 Arkansas 12.0 18.0 14.1
16 Alabama 14.0 16.7 14.9
17 Nebraska 14.3 17.3 15.4
18 Kansas 15.0 21.7 17.3
19 Texas Tech 18.0 17.7 17.9
20 Tennessee 23.3 14.3 20.2
21 Wisconsin 20.3 22.3 21.0
22 Louisville 25.7 15.7 22.2
23 North Carolina 19.3 28.7 22.6
24 BYU 23.0 25.0 23.7
25 Saint Mary's 28.0 25.3 27.1
26 Kentucky 29.3 27.3 28.6
27 UCLA 31.3 25.3 29.2
28 Villanova 26.3 35.0 29.3
29 Utah St. 28.7 30.7 29.4
30 Miami FL 27.3 35.3 30.1
31 Clemson 30.7 31.7 31.0
32 Ohio St. 35.7 25.0 32.0
33 Georgia 34.0 34.0 34.0
34 Saint Louis 36.3 39.7 37.5
35 Iowa 43.3 27.3 37.7
36 Santa Clara 39.0 37.7 38.5
37 VCU 34.3 46.7 38.6
38 TCU 34.7 46.7 38.9
39 N.C. State 40.3 36.3 38.9
40 Texas A&M 42.7 37.0 40.7
41 Auburn 44.3 35.7 41.3
42 UCF 33.7 56.0 41.5
43 SMU 45.3 42.0 44.1
44 Missouri 44.3 47.3 45.4
45 South Florida 46.0 50.0 47.4
46 Texas 51.7 40.3 47.7
47 San Diego St. 47.7 49.0 48.2
48 Oklahoma 54.3 40.0 49.3
49 Indiana 56.3 39.0 50.2
50 Virginia Tech 51.0 58.0 53.4
51 Cincinnati 62.3 39.7 54.4
52 Seton Hall 55.0 55.0 55.0
53 New Mexico 57.0 53.0 55.6
54 Miami OH 39.3 90.7 57.3
55 Stanford 54.3 63.7 57.6
56 Oklahoma St. 50.7 71.7 58.0
57 Akron 56.0 70.7 61.1
58 McNeese St. 58.3 67.0 61.3
59 Florida St. 63.7 58.7 62.0
60 California 56.0 74.3 62.4
61 Arizona St. 57.3 72.7 62.7
62 Baylor 71.7 46.7 63.0
63 West Virginia 66.7 56.0 63.0
64 Tulsa 62.3 65.3 63.4
65 Dayton 57.7 74.0 63.4
66 Belmont 54.7 81.3 64.0
67 Boise St. 63.7 65.3 64.3
68 USC 63.0 71.3 65.9
69 Wake Forest 70.7 67.0 69.4
70 Washington 82.7 51.7 71.9
71 Nevada 70.3 79.0 73.3
72 Yale 65.3 88.3 73.4
73 Grand Canyon 79.0 63.0 73.4
74 Colorado 72.7 79.0 74.9
75 Mississippi 85.7 60.3 76.8
76 High Point 77.0 82.7 79.0
77 Northwestern 90.7 59.7 79.9
78 Creighton 84.3 75.0 81.0
79 George Mason 71.0 99.7 81.0
80 Wichita St. 81.3 83.3 82.0
81 Colorado St. 80.3 86.7 82.5
82 LSU 95.3 61.0 83.3
83 Minnesota 91.0 69.0 83.3
84 Butler 88.0 74.7 83.3
85 Stephen F. Austin 78.0 98.0 85.0
86 Syracuse 89.0 81.0 86.2
87 Providence 97.0 68.3 87.0
88 Georgetown 92.7 76.3 87.0
89 Northern Iowa 94.3 74.0 87.2
90 Liberty 72.7 115.3 87.6
91 Utah Valley 85.0 96.7 89.1
92 UNC Wilmington 79.0 114.3 91.4
93 Cal Baptist 81.3 113.0 92.4
94 Hofstra 93.0 93.7 93.2
95 Saint Joseph's 88.3 111.7 96.5
96 Xavier 97.3 95.7 96.7
97 Notre Dame 103.0 91.3 98.9
98 Mississippi St. 106.0 93.0 101.4
99 DePaul 103.7 100.7 102.6
100 Illinois St. 106.0 104.7 105.5
101 Kansas St. 111.3 96.7 106.2
102 Hawaii 102.0 115.0 106.6
103 Wyoming 109.0 103.7 107.1
104 UNLV 108.7 107.3 108.2
105 Oregon 116.7 92.7 108.3
106 Marquette 128.0 79.0 110.8
107 North Dakota St. 106.0 120.0 110.9
108 Murray St. 102.7 126.7 111.1
109 Davidson 112.3 109.7 111.4
110 Pittsburgh 119.3 97.0 111.5
111 South Carolina 120.7 95.7 112.0
112 Kent St. 92.0 149.3 112.1
113 George Washington 130.0 80.3 112.6
114 Sam Houston St. 114.7 109.7 113.0
115 Maryland 115.3 110.3 113.6
116 Rutgers 112.3 116.7 113.8
117 UC Irvine 120.0 107.7 115.7
118 UAB 112.0 123.0 115.8
119 Bradley 112.0 124.3 116.3
120 Seattle 124.7 117.3 122.1
121 Troy 114.0 139.7 123.0
122 St. Thomas 131.7 116.7 126.4
123 UC San Diego 127.0 126.7 126.9
124 Duquesne 129.0 125.7 127.8
125 Penn 114.0 154.7 128.2
126 Winthrop 117.7 158.3 131.9
127 North Texas 132.3 132.3 132.3
128 Illinois Chicago 144.7 111.3 133.0
129 San Francisco 142.3 117.0 133.4
130 Navy 129.0 143.7 134.1
131 Pacific 144.3 116.3 134.5
132 Florida Atlantic 140.7 124.0 134.9
133 Penn St. 136.3 135.3 136.0
134 Charleston 116.0 179.0 138.0
135 Wright St. 139.0 136.7 138.2
136 Utah 154.3 116.0 140.9
137 Arkansas St. 141.0 143.3 141.8
138 Austin Peay 129.0 166.0 142.0
139 William & Mary 137.0 154.3 143.1
140 Merrimack 124.7 179.0 143.7
141 Rhode Island 155.7 134.0 148.1
142 Memphis 164.0 123.3 149.8
143 Kennesaw St. 153.7 144.7 150.6
144 Robert Morris 149.3 154.7 151.2
145 Toledo 158.7 138.0 151.5
146 Southern Illinois 167.0 123.7 151.8
147 Central Arkansas 147.3 161.7 152.3
148 Oregon St. 144.0 169.7 153.0
149 East Tennessee St. 145.7 169.0 153.9
150 Tennessee St. 130.0 203.7 155.8
151 St. Bonaventure 165.7 139.0 156.4
152 Western Kentucky 153.3 163.3 156.8
153 Cornell 160.7 155.0 158.7
154 UMBC 145.7 183.0 158.8
155 Valparaiso 156.3 165.7 159.6
156 UT Rio Grande Valley 178.7 124.3 159.7
157 Harvard 159.3 161.7 160.1
158 Towson 160.3 160.3 160.3
159 South Alabama 144.0 197.3 162.7
160 Portland St. 162.0 165.7 163.3
161 Queens 150.7 190.7 164.7
162 Middle Tennessee 165.7 163.7 165.0
163 Siena 151.0 191.3 165.1
164 Marshall 151.3 198.0 167.6
165 UT Arlington 163.0 177.3 168.0
166 Northern Colorado 180.3 146.7 168.5
167 Furman 163.0 181.7 169.5
168 Georgia Tech 178.7 153.3 169.8
169 Cal St. Northridge 166.0 179.0 170.6
170 Boston College 183.0 149.0 171.1
171 Tulane 158.0 202.3 173.5
172 UC Davis 174.0 175.7 174.6
173 Montana St. 196.0 139.0 176.0
174 Columbia 167.3 195.3 177.1
175 Mercer 173.7 187.0 178.4
176 Fordham 183.7 169.0 178.6
177 Temple 196.3 146.7 178.9
178 LIU 155.7 223.0 179.3
179 Utah Tech 167.3 203.0 179.8
180 Oakland 187.7 172.0 182.2
181 Charlotte 183.3 180.7 182.4
182 Appalachian St. 183.7 180.7 182.6
183 Lipscomb 171.7 203.0 182.7
184 Fresno St. 206.7 139.7 183.2
185 Bowling Green 203.0 148.3 183.9
186 Quinnipiac 171.0 213.0 185.7
187 Monmouth 191.7 176.3 186.3
188 Louisiana Tech 185.7 191.7 187.8
189 Idaho 210.7 151.0 189.8
190 Richmond 209.0 155.3 190.2
191 Howard 185.3 205.3 192.3
192 Northern Kentucky 202.3 179.0 194.1
193 Texas A&M Corpus Chris 202.7 178.0 194.1
194 Washington St. 222.7 142.7 194.7
195 Tennessee Martin 172.3 237.7 195.2
196 UC Santa Barbara 231.0 135.0 197.4
197 Coastal Carolina 174.3 240.7 197.5
198 Massachusetts 209.7 176.3 198.0
199 Saint Peter's 174.3 247.7 200.0
200 James Madison 203.3 203.0 203.2
201 New Mexico St. 219.0 181.3 205.8
202 Montana 215.0 191.0 206.6
203 Campbell 220.7 184.3 208.0
204 Cal St. Fullerton 217.0 194.3 209.1
205 Loyola Marymount 241.3 153.0 210.4
206 Marist 217.0 204.0 212.4
207 Ohio 216.7 218.7 217.4
208 Texas St. 212.7 228.0 218.1
209 Wofford 198.7 254.3 218.2
210 Jacksonville St. 232.0 196.0 219.4
211 Vermont 217.3 234.3 223.3
212 Morehead St. 190.3 287.7 224.4
213 Buffalo 230.0 215.0 224.8
214 Eastern Washington 252.0 179.3 226.6
215 Georgia Southern 226.7 228.0 227.2
216 Rice 235.7 211.7 227.3
217 FIU 247.7 193.0 228.6
218 Detroit Mercy 234.3 220.0 229.3
219 Drake 246.7 198.3 229.8
220 Cal Poly 229.7 231.7 230.4
221 Iona 223.3 244.3 230.6
222 San Jose St. 234.3 223.7 230.6
223 Samford 242.0 211.0 231.2
224 Bethune Cookman 228.0 237.7 231.4
225 Drexel 244.3 212.7 233.2
226 American 236.7 232.7 235.3
227 Fairfield 224.0 258.0 235.9
228 Southern Miss 246.0 222.3 237.7
229 Green Bay 253.3 211.3 238.6
230 Portland 249.0 221.0 239.2
231 Indiana St. 256.3 207.7 239.3
232 Colgate 240.7 240.0 240.5
233 Southeast Missouri St. 242.7 244.0 243.2
234 New Orleans 263.3 209.7 244.5
235 Dartmouth 232.3 268.7 245.0
236 North Dakota 228.7 276.0 245.3
237 San Diego 260.7 224.7 248.1
238 Denver 250.3 244.3 248.2
239 Weber St. 272.3 204.3 248.5
240 Stony Brook 256.0 235.0 248.6
241 East Carolina 244.7 256.0 248.7
242 Western Carolina 264.0 220.7 248.8
243 Elon 253.3 240.7 248.9
244 Mount St. Mary's 234.0 277.3 249.2
245 Abilene Christian 246.0 257.0 249.8
246 Missouri St. 275.7 202.0 249.9
247 Florida Gulf Coast 260.7 231.3 250.4
248 La Salle 265.3 223.7 250.7
249 Boston University 256.3 248.0 253.4
250 Old Dominion 265.0 235.3 254.6
251 Princeton 255.7 253.7 255.0
252 UNC Asheville 261.3 246.0 255.9
253 Youngstown St. 286.0 202.0 256.6
254 Tarleton St. 268.0 238.3 257.6
255 South Dakota 242.7 289.0 258.9
256 UC Riverside 257.7 261.7 259.1
257 Purdue Fort Wayne 262.0 255.0 259.6
258 Radford 271.7 239.0 260.3
259 Milwaukee 260.3 261.3 260.7
260 South Dakota St. 284.7 216.7 260.9
261 Charleston Southern 270.0 247.0 262.0
262 Central Connecticut 246.3 301.3 265.6
263 Nicholls St. 281.3 238.3 266.2
264 SIU Edwardsville 271.3 257.0 266.3
265 Long Beach St. 275.7 249.3 266.5
266 Southern Utah 265.7 268.7 266.8
267 Longwood 275.3 256.7 268.8
268 Nebraska Omaha 275.0 258.0 269.0
269 Eastern Michigan 285.0 242.3 270.1
270 Bellarmine 260.3 289.3 270.5
271 Florida A&M 251.0 308.0 271.0
272 Sacramento St. 268.7 278.0 272.0
273 Lindenwood 276.3 265.7 272.6
274 Brown 269.7 280.0 273.3
275 Idaho St. 275.0 270.3 273.4
276 Delaware 268.7 286.0 274.8
277 Lehigh 270.7 285.0 275.7
278 Jacksonville 275.3 282.0 277.6
279 Lamar 297.7 243.0 278.6
280 Loyola Chicago 287.3 265.3 279.6
281 Southern 288.0 264.0 279.6
282 Central Michigan 289.7 265.3 281.2
283 Chattanooga 277.0 290.3 281.7
284 Hampton 284.0 279.3 282.4
285 Presbyterian 289.0 272.3 283.2
286 Alabama A&M 267.7 314.7 284.2
287 Ball St. 288.0 281.0 285.6
288 Stetson 271.3 316.0 286.9
289 Louisiana 281.0 302.7 288.6
290 Northeastern 290.0 286.3 288.7
291 UNC Greensboro 291.0 286.7 289.5
292 Evansville 281.3 305.3 289.7
293 UTEP 302.0 269.3 290.6
294 Mercyhurst 294.3 285.0 291.0
295 Pepperdine 303.7 268.3 291.3
296 Arkansas Pine Bluff 281.0 311.0 291.5
297 Sacred Heart 292.7 291.7 292.4
298 Prairie View A&M 295.7 288.7 293.2
299 Eastern Kentucky 296.0 289.3 293.7
300 UMass Lowell 285.0 316.0 295.8
301 West Georgia 292.0 305.0 296.6
302 Oral Roberts 291.3 309.3 297.6
303 Incarnate Word 317.3 262.3 298.1
304 Little Rock 290.7 314.3 299.0
305 Cleveland St. 291.3 316.3 300.0
306 Le Moyne 298.3 304.3 300.4
307 North Carolina A&T 300.0 301.3 300.5
308 Western Michigan 310.3 282.7 300.6
309 Eastern Illinois 291.7 326.3 303.8
310 IU Indy 301.7 308.0 303.9
311 Houston Christian 304.7 304.7 304.7
312 Norfolk St. 304.3 311.3 306.8
313 New Haven 297.3 326.7 307.6
314 Manhattan 298.3 328.7 308.9
315 Georgia St. 310.7 306.7 309.3
316 Fairleigh Dickinson 296.3 334.3 309.6
317 NJIT 298.0 331.3 309.7
318 Lafayette 304.7 319.3 309.8
319 Albany 307.7 314.0 309.9
320 USC Upstate 315.0 301.0 310.1
321 Holy Cross 299.3 331.7 310.6
322 Texas Southern 311.3 310.3 311.0
323 New Hampshire 291.7 346.7 311.0
324 Tennessee Tech 308.0 318.7 311.7
325 Alabama St. 309.3 317.0 312.0
326 Jackson St. 298.3 341.0 313.2
327 Northwestern St. 324.7 292.7 313.5
328 Wagner 312.7 315.3 313.6
329 North Carolina Central 296.0 348.7 314.4
330 East Texas A&M 325.7 295.3 315.1
331 Southeastern Louisiana 330.0 287.3 315.1
332 Stonehill 307.7 332.7 316.5
333 Niagara 305.0 339.7 317.1
334 Southern Indiana 306.0 342.7 318.8
335 Air Force 303.3 347.7 318.8
336 Army 308.0 339.3 319.0
337 Canisius 305.0 345.3 319.1
338 Loyola MD 319.3 319.3 319.3
339 Grambling St. 330.7 298.3 319.4
340 Morgan St. 302.3 352.3 319.8
341 Bucknell 313.7 331.3 319.9
342 Northern Illinois 311.7 336.3 320.3
343 Northern Arizona 328.0 318.0 324.5
344 Alcorn St. 311.7 348.7 324.6
345 UMKC 311.0 359.0 327.8
346 Maine 320.7 343.0 328.5
347 Chicago St. 326.0 343.7 332.2
348 North Alabama 329.7 339.7 333.2
349 North Florida 335.3 333.0 334.5
350 UTSA 337.7 331.3 335.5
351 Cal St. Bakersfield 342.0 326.3 336.5
352 Binghamton 328.3 357.3 338.5
353 Maryland Eastern Shore 332.7 350.3 338.9
354 Delaware St. 329.0 361.7 340.4
355 Coppin St. 329.0 363.3 341.0
356 The Citadel 339.3 348.7 342.6
357 Gardner Webb 334.7 361.7 344.2
358 Louisiana Monroe 342.3 350.7 345.2
359 South Carolina St. 340.0 356.3 345.7
360 Rider 342.7 357.7 348.0
361 Saint Francis 347.7 350.0 348.5
362 Bryant 349.0 352.7 350.3
363 Mississippi Valley St. 345.7 364.7 352.4
364 VMI 355.3 358.0 356.2
365 Western Illinois 359.0 363.7 360.6