| 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings | |||||
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| Season | 2025–26 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament | 2026 | ||||
| Preseason No. 1 | |||||
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Two human polls make up the2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings, theAP poll and theCoaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls.
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| Italics | Number of first-place votes | |
| (#–#) | Win–loss record | |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
| Preseason Oct 13[1] | Week 2 Nov 10[2] | Week 3 Nov 17[3] | Week 4 Nov 24[4] | Week 5 Dec 1 | Week 6 Dec 8 | Week 7 Dec 15 | Week 8 Dec 22 | Week 9 Dec 29 | Week 10 Jan 5 | Week 11 Jan 12 | Week 12 Jan 19 | Week 13 Jan 26 | Week 14 Feb 2 | Week 15 Feb 9 | Week 16 Feb 16 | Week 17 Feb 23 | Week 18 Mar 2 | Week 19 Mar 9 | Week 20 Mar 16 | Final Apr 7 | ||
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| 1. | Purdue(35) | Houston (2–0)(18) | Purdue (4–0)(44) | Purdue (6–0)(46) | 1. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2. | Houston(16) | Purdue (2–0)(36) | Houston (4–0)(12) | Arizona (5–0)(11) | 2. | |||||||||||||||||
| 3. | Florida(8) | UConn (2–0)(3) | UConn (4–0)(2) | Houston (5–0)(4) | 3. | |||||||||||||||||
| 4. | UConn(2) | Duke (2–0)(2) | Arizona (4–0)(2) | Duke (7–0) | 4. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5. | St. John's | Arizona (2–0) | Duke (4–0)(1) | UConn (5–1) | 5. | |||||||||||||||||
| 6. | Duke | Michigan (2–0)(1) | Louisville (4–0) | Louisville (5–0) | 6. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7. | Michigan | BYU (2–0) | Michigan (3–0) | Michigan (4–0) | 7. | |||||||||||||||||
| 8. | BYU | Alabama (2–0)(1) | Illinois (4–0) | Alabama (3–1) | 8. | |||||||||||||||||
| 9. | Kentucky | Kentucky (2–0) | BYU (3–1) | BYU (4–1) | 9. | |||||||||||||||||
| 10. | Texas Tech | Florida (1–1) | Florida (3–1) | Florida (4–1) | 10. | |||||||||||||||||
| 11. | Louisville | Texas Tech (2–0) | Alabama (2–1) | Michigan State (5–0) | 11. | |||||||||||||||||
| 12. | UCLA | Louisville (2–0) | Kentucky (3–1) | Gonzaga (5–0) | 12. | |||||||||||||||||
| 13. | Arizona | St. John's (1–1) | Gonzaga (4–0) | Illinois (5–1) | 13. | |||||||||||||||||
| 14. | Arkansas | Illinois (2–0) | St. John's (2–1) | St. John's (3–1) | 14. | |||||||||||||||||
| 15. | Alabama | UCLA (2–0) | Texas Tech (3–1) | Iowa State (4–0) | 15. | |||||||||||||||||
| 16. | Iowa State | Iowa State (2–0) | Iowa State (3–0) | North Carolina (5–0) | 16. | |||||||||||||||||
| 17. | Illinois | Michigan State (2–0) | Michigan State (3–0) | Tennessee (5–0) | 17. | |||||||||||||||||
| 18. | Tennessee | North Carolina (2–0) | North Carolina (4–0) | UCLA (5–1) | 18. | |||||||||||||||||
| 19. | Kansas | Gonzaga (2–0) | UCLA (3–1) | Kentucky (4–2) | 19. | |||||||||||||||||
| 20. | Auburn | Tennessee (2–0) | Tennessee (3–0) | Texas Tech (4–2) | 20. | |||||||||||||||||
| 21. | Gonzaga | Arkansas (1–1) | Arkansas (3–1) | Auburn (4–1) | 21. | |||||||||||||||||
| 22. | Michigan State | Auburn (2–0) | Auburn (3–1) | Arkansas (5–1) | 22. | |||||||||||||||||
| 23. | Creighton | Creighton (1–0) | Wisconsin (3–0) | NC State (4–0) | 23. | |||||||||||||||||
| 24. | Wisconsin | Wisconsin (2–0) | Kansas (3–1) | Vanderbilt (5–0) | 24. | |||||||||||||||||
| 25. | North Carolina | Kansas (1–1) | NC State (3–0) | Indiana (5–0) | 25. | |||||||||||||||||
| Preseason Oct 13[1] | Week 2 Nov 10[2] | Week 3 Nov 17[3] | Week 4 Nov 24[4] | Week 5 Dec 1 | Week 6 Dec 8 | Week 7 Dec 15 | Week 8 Dec 22 | Week 9 Dec 29 | Week 10 Jan 5 | Week 11 Jan 12 | Week 12 Jan 19 | Week 13 Jan 26 | Week 14 Feb 2 | Week 15 Feb 9 | Week 16 Feb 16 | Week 17 Feb 23 | Week 18 Mar 2 | Week 19 Mar 9 | Week 20 Mar 16 | Final Apr 7 | ||
| None | Dropped: Creighton (2–1) | Dropped:
| None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | |||
| Preseason Oct 22[5] | Week 2 Nov 10[6] | Week 3 Nov 17[7] | Week 4 Nov 24[8] | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Week 19 | Week 20 | Final | ||
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| 1. | Purdue(18) | Purdue (2−0)(21) | Purdue (4−0)(20) | Purdue (6−0)(23) | 1. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2. | Houston(12) | Houston (2−0)(7) | Houston (4−0)(9) | Houston (5−0)(2) | 2. | |||||||||||||||||
| 3. | Florida(1) | UConn (2−0) | UConn (4−0) | Arizona (5−0)(5) | 3. | |||||||||||||||||
| 4. | UConn | Duke (2−0)(1) | Duke (4−0)(2) | Duke (7−0)(1) | 4. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5. | Duke | Michigan (1−0) | Arizona (4−0) | Louisville (5−0) | 5. | |||||||||||||||||
| 6. | St. John's | Arizona (2−0) | Michigan (3−0)т | Michigan (4−0) | 6. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7. | Michigan | BYU (2−0) | Louisville (4−0)т | UConn (5−1) | 7. | |||||||||||||||||
| 8. | BYU | Kentucky (2−0) | Illinois (4−0) | Florida (4−1) | 8. | |||||||||||||||||
| 9. | Kentucky | Alabama (2−0) | Florida (3−1) | Alabama (4−1) | 9. | |||||||||||||||||
| 10. | Louisville | Florida (1−1) | BYU (3−1) | Gonzaga (5−0) | 10. | |||||||||||||||||
| 11. | Texas Tech | Texas Tech (2−0) | Alabama (2−1) | BYU (4−1) | 11. | |||||||||||||||||
| 12. | UCLA | Louisville (2−0) | Gonzaga (4−0) | Michigan State (5−0) | 12. | |||||||||||||||||
| 13. | Arizona | St. John's (1−1) | Kentucky (3−1) | Iowa State (4−0) | 13. | |||||||||||||||||
| 14. | Illinois | Illinois (2−0) | Iowa State (3−0) | Illinois (5−1) | 14. | |||||||||||||||||
| 15. | Arkansas | UCLA (2−0) | Texas Tech (3−0) | St. John's (3−1) | 15. | |||||||||||||||||
| 16. | Alabama | Iowa State (2−0) | St. John's (2−1) | Tennessee (5−0) | 16. | |||||||||||||||||
| 17. | Tennessee | Michigan State (2−0) | Tennessee (3−0) | North Carolina (5−0) | 17. | |||||||||||||||||
| 18. | Iowa State | Tennesssee (2−0) | Michigan State (3−0) | Kentucky (4−2) | 18. | |||||||||||||||||
| 19. | Kansas | Gonzaga (2−0) | North Carolina (4−0) | UCLA (5−1) | 19. | |||||||||||||||||
| 20. | Gonzaga | North Carolina (2−0) | UCLA (3−1) | Texas Tech (4−2) | 20. | |||||||||||||||||
| 21. | Michigan State | Arkansas (1−1) | Wisconsin (3−0) | Arkansas (5−1) | 21. | |||||||||||||||||
| 22. | Auburn | Wisconsin (2−0) | Arkansas (3−1) | NC State (4−0) | 22. | |||||||||||||||||
| 23. | Creighton | Creighton (1−0) | Kansas (3−1) | Vanderbilt (5−0) | 23. | |||||||||||||||||
| 24. | Wisconsin | Kansas (1−1) | Vanderbilt (4−0) | Indiana (5−0) | 24. | |||||||||||||||||
| 25. | North Carolina | Auburn (2−0) | Indiana (4−0) | Auburn (4−1) | 25. | |||||||||||||||||
| Preseason Oct 22[5] | Week 2 Nov 10[6] | Week 3 Nov 17[7] | Week 4 Nov 24[8] | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Week 19 | Week 20 | Final | ||
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