The college basketball season is in full swing, and as the nitty-gritty sheets of the NCAA Men's Basketball Committee begin to take shape, we have all the rankings they'll be using on Selection Sunday.
Below we've taken some of the most popular ways to rank college basketball teams, and we'll update them each day between now and March 12, the day the 2023 NCAA Tournament field will be set. While the RPI is no longer a metric used by the committee, it's a popular one that's familiar to fans of college basketball. KenPom isn't either, but as the dominant ranking system used by most diehard fans and data geeks, it's accepted as a strong way to rate the 363 eligible teams in Division I.
The NET was added to the committee inputs in 2018, and has been slightly tweaked along the way. It rewards teams for winning games over strong teams, while also factoring in where the game was played. A “Quad 1” win in the NET is beating a Top 30 team at home, a Top 50 team on a neutral floor, or a Top 75 on the road.
The AP and Coaches Polls provide perspective that comes from the narrative around the sport. In addition to the Top 25, we've added the teams that are “Also Receiving Votes” (ARV in the lexicon of the sport) and in the descending order of the votes they've received. While these are purely subjective, it shows what the media and sports information directors think about teams as the season continues.
Here are the KenPom, NET, RPI, as well as AP and Coaches Polls for NCAA Division I college basketball as of January 11:
Ranking | KenPom | NET | RPI | AP Poll | Coaches Poll |
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Ranking | KenPom | NET | RPI | AP Poll | Coaches Poll |
1 | Houston | Houston | Kansas | Houston | Houston |
2 | Tennessee | Tennessee | Alabama | Kansas | Kansas |
3 | Connecticut | UConn | Tennessee | Purdue | Purdue |
4 | UCLA | Purdue | Purdue | Alabama | Alabama |
5 | Purdue | Kansas | Gonzaga | Tennessee | Tennessee |
6 | Kansas | Alabama | Connecticut | UConn | UCLA |
7 | Alabama | UCLA | Kansas St. | UCLA | Connecticut |
8 | Texas | Texas | N. Carolina | Gonzaga | Gonzaga |
9 | Saint Mary's | Saint Mary's (CA) | Nevada | Arizona | Arizona |
10 | Arkansas | Arizona | Florida Atlantic | Texas | Texas |
11 | Arizona | Iowa St. | Houston | Kansas State | Xavier |
12 | Ohio St. | Gonzaga | S. Diego St. | Xavier | Virginia |
13 | Virginia | Kansas St. | Arkansas | Virginia | Kansas State |
14 | Gonzaga | Fla. Atlantic | Charleston | Iowa State | Iowa State |
15 | Marquette | Ohio St. | Duke | Arkansas | Miami-Florida |
16 | Rutgers | Arkansas | Iowa St. | Miami | Arkansas |
17 | Iowa St. | Virginia | Arizona | TCU | Texas Christian |
18 | Creighton | San Diego St. | Auburn | Wisconsin | Wisconsin |
19 | Auburn | Xavier | Miami (FL) | Providence | Providence |
20 | Xavier | West Virginia | UCLA | Missouri | Missouri |
21 | San Diego St. | Rutgers | Utah St. | Auburn | Duke |
22 | North Carolina | Marquette | Xavier | Charleston | Auburn |
23 | Kansas St. | Duke | North Texas | San Diego State | Marquette |
24 | West Virginia | Utah St. | UNLV | Duke | Charleston |
25 | Indiana | Illinois | Michigan St. | Marquette | San Diego St. |
26 | Illinois | Creighton | Memphis | Baylor | Illinois |
27 | Duke | Indiana | Texas | Clemson | Baylor |
28 | Baylor | NC State | Virginia | FAU | Clemson |
29 | Oklahoma | Auburn | Wake Forest | Indiana | Michigan State |
30 | Providence | Baylor | Missouri | Michigan State | Ohio State |
31 | Oklahoma St. | TCU | West Virginia | Saint Mary's | Saint Mary's |
32 | TCU | North Carolina | St. Mary's | Northwestern | Indiana |
33 | N.C. State | Missouri | Providence | Rutgers | Northwestern |
34 | Maryland | Providence | Wisconsin | Illinois | Maryland |
35 | UCF | Nevada | N.C. State | Mississippi State | FAU |
36 | Memphis | Boise St. | Oral Roberts | Ohio State | Kentucky |
37 | Florida Atlantic | UCF | Boise St. | NC State | North Carolina |
38 | Missouri | North Texas | Pittsburgh | Creighton | Rutgers |
39 | Utah St. | Sam Houston | Creighton | North Carolina | New Mexico |
40 | Iowa | Miami (FL) | UCF | LSU | LSU |
41 | Virginia Tech | Maryland | Kent St. | New Mexico | Pittsburgh |
42 | Michigan St. | Iowa | Fla Gulf Coast | Nevada | Iowa |
43 | Miami FL | Mississippi St. | New Mexico | Mississippi State | |
44 | Kentucky | Oklahoma St. | Mississippi St. | Texas Tech | |
45 | Dayton | Northwestern | Clemson | Nevada | |
46 | Mississippi St. | Oklahoma | Santa Clara | Texas A&M | |
47 | Utah | Utah | Maryland | Boise State | |
48 | Boise St. | Michigan St. | Ohio St. | ||
49 | Colorado | New Mexico | Marquette | ||
50 | Florida | Kent St. | Sam Houston St. | ||
51 | Northwestern | Virginia Tech | Arizona St. | ||
52 | Michigan | UNLV | Oklahoma | ||
53 | Clemson | Col. of Charleston | Northwestern | ||
54 | Penn St. | Clemson | Saint Louis | ||
55 | North Texas | Dayton | N.C. Wilmington | ||
56 | Seton Hall | Iona | Colorado | ||
57 | Wisconsin | Memphis | USC | ||
58 | Oregon | Arizona St. | La Lafayet. | ||
59 | Nevada | Florida | Baylor | ||
60 | UAB | Colorado | Virginia Tech | ||
61 | Washington St. | Wisconsin | Iowa | ||
62 | Texas Tech | Kentucky | Southern Miss | ||
63 | Arizona St. | Southern Miss. | Iona | ||
64 | USC | Pittsburgh | San Jose St. | ||
65 | Pittsburgh | Oregon | Nebraska | ||
66 | Iona | Oral Roberts | Drake | ||
67 | New Mexico | Penn St. | LSU | ||
68 | Villanova | Liberty | Penn St. | ||
69 | Kent St. | UAB | Indiana | ||
70 | Texas A&M | Washington St. | Washington St. | ||
71 | Liberty | Seton Hall | Oklahoma St. | ||
72 | St. John's | Bradley | Illinois | ||
73 | UNLV | Texas Tech | Dayton | ||
74 | Cincinnati | Southern California | Bradley | ||
75 | BYU | Utah Valley | Rutgers | ||
76 | Saint Louis | Marshall | Mississippi | ||
77 | Sam Houston St. | Michigan | Hofstra | ||
78 | Bradley | Butler | Florida | ||
79 | Oral Roberts | Santa Clara | Old Dominion | ||
80 | Marshall | UC Irvine | Oregon | ||
81 | Charleston | Wake Forest | VCU | ||
82 | Santa Clara | Yale | UMass | ||
83 | Wake Forest | Texas A&M | Utah Valley | ||
84 | Mississippi | UNCW | UCSB | ||
85 | Butler | Charlotte | UAB | ||
86 | Tulane | James Madison | Seton Hall | ||
87 | LSU | FGCU | Stetson | ||
88 | Syracuse | BYU | TCU | ||
89 | Utah Valley | UC Santa Barbara | Butler | ||
90 | James Madison | St. John's (NY) | Jacksonville | ||
91 | Georgia | Indiana St. | Loyola Marymount | ||
92 | Nebraska | Nebraska | Duquesne | ||
93 | Yale | Villanova | Southern Ill. | ||
94 | Vanderbilt | Saint Louis | Liberty | ||
95 | UC Irvine | Princeton | Seattle | ||
96 | Stanford | Drake | Michigan | ||
97 | UC Santa Barbara | Cornell | Utah | ||
98 | Drake | Grand Canyon | Troy | ||
99 | VCU | Cincinnati | Marshall | ||
100 | Furman | Ole Miss | Kentucky | ||
101 | San Francisco | LSU | SIU Edwardsville | ||
102 | Charlotte | Vanderbilt | Charlotte | ||
103 | Richmond | LMU (CA) | Washington | ||
104 | Indiana St. | Louisiana | Norfolk St. | ||
105 | Princeton | Hawaii | Grand Canyon | ||
106 | Grand Canyon | Southern Ill. | George Mason | ||
107 | Loyola Marymount | Ball St. | Texas A&M | ||
108 | Toledo | VCU | Villanova | ||
109 | Washington | George Mason | Davidson | ||
110 | UNC Wilmington | Hofstra | Georgia | ||
111 | George Mason | San Francisco | Belmont | ||
112 | Colgate | Georgia | Cincinnati | ||
113 | Duquesne | Montana St. | Ball St. | ||
114 | Florida Gulf Coast | San Jose St. | Siena | ||
115 | Wichita St. | Tulane | Queens | ||
116 | Southern Illinois | Troy | Tulane | ||
117 | Colorado St. | SIUE | St. John's | ||
118 | Hawaii | Toledo | BYU | ||
119 | Missouri St. | Youngstown St. | Southern Utah | ||
120 | Hofstra | Quinnipiac | Harvard | ||
121 | Cornell | Missouri St. | Vanderbilt | ||
122 | Quinnipiac | Longwood | Temple | ||
123 | Louisiana | Colgate | Milwaukee | ||
124 | Longwood | Furman | Princeton | ||
125 | Southern Miss | Duquesne | Kennesaw St. | ||
126 | Akron | Seattle U | Towson | ||
127 | Youngstown St. | Colorado St. | Cornell | ||
128 | Georgia Tech | Richmond | UC Irvine | ||
129 | Montana St. | Washington | Middle Tenn. St. | ||
130 | San Jose St. | Syracuse | Mass-Lowell | ||
131 | Notre Dame | Akron | Colorado St. | ||
132 | Belmont | Middle Tenn. | Toledo | ||
133 | Troy | Wichita St. | Furman | ||
134 | Middle Tennessee | Belmont | Indiana St. | ||
135 | Davidson | UMass Lowell | Quinnipiac | ||
136 | DePaul | Southern Utah | San Francisco | ||
137 | Temple | Old Dominion | Syracuse | ||
138 | UNC Greensboro | Massachusetts | N'western St. | ||
139 | Ball St. | Stanford | S. Dakota St. | ||
140 | Seattle | Harvard | N.C. Asheville | ||
141 | Chattanooga | Air Force | Akron | ||
142 | Towson | Ohio | Rice | ||
143 | Massachusetts | Chattanooga | Missouri St. | ||
144 | Wyoming | American | Tarleton St. | ||
145 | Louisiana Tech | UNC Greensboro | Texas Tech | ||
146 | Stephen F. Austin | UC Davis | MD Eastern Shore | ||
147 | Southern Utah | Georgia Tech | S.F. Austin | ||
148 | Air Force | Siena | Notre Dame | ||
149 | Pepperdine | Utah Tech | Richmond | ||
150 | Penn | SFA | Sacramento St. | ||
151 | Western Kentucky | New Mexico St. | Ohio | ||
152 | New Mexico St. | Louisiana Tech | Utah Tech | ||
153 | Old Dominion | Milwaukee | DePaul | ||
154 | Samford | Purdue Fort Wayne | W. Kentucky | ||
155 | Cal Baptist | Jacksonville | Louisiana Tech | ||
156 | Vermont | Stetson | Vermont | ||
157 | Ohio | Pepperdine | IPFW | ||
158 | St. Bonaventure | Eastern Wash. | Yale | ||
159 | Purdue Fort Wayne | Towson | E. Kentucky | ||
160 | Florida St. | Davidson | Bryant | ||
161 | Siena | St. Thomas (MN) | Montana St. | ||
162 | Harvard | Kennesaw St. | Georgia Tech | ||
163 | Fresno St. | Temple | Fordham | ||
164 | Portland | Samford | Pennsylvania | ||
165 | East Carolina | Rice | CSU Fullerton | ||
166 | SMU | UC Riverside | Hawaii | ||
167 | Northern Iowa | Tarleton St. | Portland St. | ||
168 | Jacksonville | Gardner-Webb | Longwood | ||
169 | SIU Edwardsville | Cal St. Fullerton | American | ||
170 | UC Davis | East Carolina | Grambling St. | ||
171 | UC Riverside | Drexel | Coastal Car. | ||
172 | Boston College | Notre Dame | Chattanooga | ||
173 | UMass Lowell | California Baptist | Delaware | ||
174 | South Florida | Vermont | Morgan St. | ||
175 | Eastern Washington | Sacramento St. | SMU | ||
176 | Wofford | DePaul | Eastern Wash. | ||
177 | Drexel | Queens (NC) | St. Bonaventure | ||
178 | Gardner Webb | Penn | Wichita St. | ||
179 | Long Beach St. | Fordham | N.C. Greensboro | ||
180 | Murray St. | Murray St. | South Carolina | ||
181 | Rice | St. Bonaventure | St. Thomas | ||
182 | Tarleton St. | Montana | Austin Peay | ||
183 | Montana | Bryant | North Florida | ||
184 | American | A&M-Corpus Christi | Murray St. | ||
185 | Abilene Christian | N.C. Central | Youngstown St. | ||
186 | George Washington | Portland | N. Mex. St. | ||
187 | Texas A&M Corpus Chris | Western Ky. | Fresno St. | ||
188 | St. Thomas | Long Beach St. | UC Davis | ||
189 | Radford | Radford | UC Riverside | ||
190 | Fordham | Norfolk St. | Pepperdine | ||
191 | Norfolk St. | UNC Asheville | South Alabama | ||
192 | Minnesota | Fresno St. | Buffalo | ||
193 | San Diego | Grambling | James Madison | ||
194 | Cal St. Fullerton | George Washington | S.Car. Upstate | ||
195 | Texas St. | Texas St. | Southern | ||
196 | South Alabama | Portland St. | Colgate | ||
197 | Kennesaw St. | Cleveland St. | Georgia Southern | ||
198 | Utah Tech | UNI | Montana | ||
199 | Queens | South Fla. | Niagara | ||
200 | Buffalo | Northwestern St. | Nicholls | ||
201 | UTEP | Southern U. | Long Beach St. | ||
202 | North Carolina Central | UTEP | Mo. Kansas City | ||
203 | Bryant | Buffalo | Alcorn St. | ||
204 | California | South Alabama | Appalachian St. | ||
205 | South Carolina | Wyoming | Florida Intl. | ||
206 | Rhode Island | SMU | East Carolina | ||
207 | Stetson | Wofford | Boston Coll. | ||
208 | UNC Asheville | Ga. Southern | TAMU Corpus Christi | ||
209 | Appalachian St. | Navy | SE Missouri St. | ||
210 | Detroit Mercy | San Diego | UCSD | ||
211 | Lipscomb | South Dakota St. | UMBC | ||
212 | Georgia Southern | Delaware | Nebraska Omaha | ||
213 | Loyola Chicago | UMBC | Stanford | ||
214 | Rider | Pacific | North. Kentucky | ||
215 | Pacific | Boston College | Portland | ||
216 | South Dakota St. | App State | Cal Baptist | ||
217 | Delaware | Eastern Ky. | San Diego | ||
218 | Sacramento St. | Detroit Mercy | Navy | ||
219 | Cleveland St. | Lipscomb | Stonehill | ||
220 | UMBC | Kansas City | Texas St. | ||
221 | Oregon St. | Western Caro. | Morehead St. | ||
222 | Brown | Florida St. | Ill. Chicago | ||
223 | Navy | Oregon St. | Detroit Mercy | ||
224 | Grambling St. | Boston U. | Rhode Island | ||
225 | Weber St. | Niagara | UTEP | ||
226 | Wright St. | Southeast Mo. St. | Bellarmine | ||
227 | Austin Peay | Idaho St. | Northern Iowa | ||
228 | Northern Kentucky | Morgan St. | Lehigh | ||
229 | UMKC | Abilene Christian | Florida St. | ||
230 | Coastal Carolina | Brown | Samford | ||
231 | Georgetown | Nicholls | Georgetown | ||
232 | Saint Joseph's | Weber St. | South Dakota | ||
233 | Portland St. | Bowling Green | N.C. A&T | ||
234 | Milwaukee | Northern Ky. | Cleveland St. | ||
235 | Southern | Minnesota | Wofford | ||
236 | High Point | High Point | N.C. Central | ||
237 | Mercer | Southern Ind. | Northern Colorado | ||
238 | Niagara | Wright St. | Coppin St. | ||
239 | Eastern Kentucky | Rider | Air Force | ||
240 | FIU | Austin Peay | TX Arlington | ||
241 | Nicholls St. | FIU | William & Mary | ||
242 | Georgia St. | South Carolina | McNeese St. | ||
243 | Western Carolina | Mercer | Boston U. | ||
244 | Bowling Green | Rhode Island | High Point | ||
245 | Army | Mount St. Mary's | N. Dakota St. | ||
246 | Northeastern | Western Ill. | Brown | ||
247 | Boston University | USC Upstate | Oakland | ||
248 | North Florida | Army West Point | Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles | ||
249 | Tulsa | Coastal Carolina | South Florida | ||
250 | Campbell | Denver | Western Carolina | ||
251 | Northwestern St. | Campbell | Lipscomb | ||
252 | Idaho St. | California | La Salle | ||
253 | Northern Colorado | Illinois St. | Minnesota | ||
254 | Mount St. Mary's | Robert Morris | Oregon St. | ||
255 | Southeast Missouri St. | UMES | North Alabama | ||
256 | Winthrop | Saint Joseph's | UTRGV | ||
257 | North Dakota St. | Alcorn | Northeastern | ||
258 | Illinois St. | Georgetown | St. Joseph's | ||
259 | Canisius | Georgia St. | Geo. Wash. | ||
260 | Bellarmine | North Dakota St. | Albany | ||
261 | Robert Morris | Southeastern La. | Northern Illinois | ||
262 | East Tennessee St. | Canisius | Wyoming | ||
263 | USC Upstate | UT Martin | Rider | ||
264 | La Salle | Northeastern | Radford | ||
265 | Southern Indiana | Bellarmine | Weber St. | ||
266 | Morgan St. | Prairie View | Pacific | ||
267 | Oakland | Loyola Chicago | Citadel | ||
268 | North Carolina A&T | UIC | Illinois St. | ||
269 | Illinois Chicago | North Florida | Denver | ||
270 | Bucknell | Winthrop | Western Ill. | ||
271 | Fairfield | Cal Poly | Winthrop | ||
272 | Cal Poly | Oakland | Wright St. | ||
273 | Alcorn St. | Omaha | Prairie View A&M | ||
274 | South Dakota | UC San Diego | Jackson St. | ||
275 | Western Illinois | Bucknell | Robert Morris | ||
276 | Denver | Maine | California | ||
277 | Louisville | Northern Colo. | SE Louisiana | ||
278 | UT Arlington | N.C. A&T | Drexel | ||
279 | Maryland Eastern Shore | New Hampshire | Loyola Chicago | ||
280 | Prairie View A&M | Northern Ariz. | Canisius | ||
281 | Tennessee St. | Morehead St. | Northern Arizona | ||
282 | Miami OH | Tex. A&M-Commerce | Bowling Green | ||
283 | Howard | Coppin St. | Abilene Christian | ||
284 | Lafayette | William & Mary | Texas A&M-Commerce | ||
285 | Central Michigan | Tennessee St. | LA Monroe | ||
286 | The Citadel | Charleston So. | Howard | ||
287 | Northern Arizona | Central Mich. | Mercer | ||
288 | Morehead St. | La Salle | Maine | ||
289 | Southeastern Louisiana | UTRGV | Gardner-Webb | ||
290 | Cal St. Bakersfield | South Dakota | Campbell | ||
291 | Nebraska Omaha | Fairfield | Stony Brook | ||
292 | UC San Diego | Stonehill | Lafayette | ||
293 | Jacksonville St. | North Ala. | Tenn-Martin | ||
294 | Louisiana Monroe | Tulsa | Charleston Sou. | ||
295 | Charleston Southern | Lafayette | New Hampshire | ||
296 | Texas A&M Commerce | Chicago St. | UTSA | ||
297 | Texas Southern | NIU | Army | ||
298 | Dartmouth | UT Arlington | Georgia St. | ||
299 | New Hampshire | Idaho | Fairfield | ||
300 | Northern Illinois | ETSU | Fair. Dickinson | ||
301 | Tennessee Martin | CSU Bakersfield | Mount St. Mary's | ||
302 | Maine | The Citadel | St. Francis (PA) | ||
303 | Coppin St. | Fairleigh Dickinson | Texas Southern | ||
304 | Jackson St. | Arkansas St. | W. Michigan | ||
305 | Saint Peter's | Lehigh | Miami (OH) | ||
306 | UT Rio Grande Valley | Howard | S. Carolina St. | ||
307 | William & Mary | Tennessee Tech | Sacred Heart | ||
308 | Wagner | ULM | St. Peter's | ||
309 | Lehigh | Dartmouth | Wagner | ||
310 | North Alabama | UTSA | Cal Poly | ||
311 | Western Michigan | Miami (OH) | Central Arkansas | ||
312 | Chicago St. | Lindenwood | Tennessee St. | ||
313 | Valparaiso | Jackson St. | Monmouth | ||
314 | Idaho | UAlbany | AR Pine Bluff | ||
315 | Arkansas St. | Wagner | Dartmouth | ||
316 | Fairleigh Dickinson | North Dakota | Lindenwood | ||
317 | Albany | Texas Southern | Idaho St. | ||
318 | Eastern Michigan | Stony Brook | Tulsa | ||
319 | UTSA | Western Mich. | N.J.I.T. | ||
320 | Stonehill | Jacksonville St. | Valparaiso | ||
321 | Stony Brook | McNeese | Tennessee Tech | ||
322 | Sacred Heart | Saint Peter's | Louisville | ||
323 | Tennessee Tech | Marist | Chicago St. | ||
324 | VMI | Eastern Mich. | Arkansas St. | ||
325 | Central Connecticut | Sacred Heart | CSU Bakersfield | ||
326 | Binghamton | Valparaiso | East. Michigan | ||
327 | Marist | NJIT | Evansville | ||
328 | NJIT | Saint Francis (PA) | Jacksonville St. | ||
329 | Presbyterian | Holy Cross | Hampton | ||
330 | North Dakota | VMI | Holy Cross | ||
331 | Cal St. Northridge | Evansville | North Dakota | ||
332 | Manhattan | Ark.-Pine Bluff | Binghamton | ||
333 | McNeese St. | Central Ark. | Merrimack | ||
334 | Lindenwood | Central Conn. St. | Virginia Military | ||
335 | Holy Cross | Eastern Ill. | Cent. Michigan | ||
336 | St. Francis PA | CSUN | Marist | ||
337 | Alabama A&M | Binghamton | Alabama St. | ||
338 | New Orleans | South Carolina St. | Bucknell | ||
339 | Central Arkansas | Alabama A&M | Columbia | ||
340 | Evansville | Little Rock | E. Tennessee St. | ||
341 | Little Rock | Presbyterian | Loyola (MD) | ||
342 | South Carolina St. | Alabama St. | Miss. Valley St. | ||
343 | Loyola MD | Manhattan | Manhattan | ||
344 | Elon | Louisville | St. Francis (NY) | ||
345 | Alabama St. | UIW | Eastern Illinois | ||
346 | Merrimack | Columbia | Delaware St. | ||
347 | Columbia | Loyola Maryland | Florida A&M | ||
348 | Eastern Illinois | Merrimack | Incarnate Word | ||
349 | Bethune Cookman | Bethune-Cookman | Central Conn. St. | ||
350 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | New Orleans | Green Bay | ||
351 | Hampton | Hampton | New Orleans | ||
352 | Incarnate Word | Elon | LIU Brooklyn | ||
353 | Houston Christian | St. Francis Brooklyn | Idaho | ||
354 | St. Francis NY | Green Bay | Alabama A&M | ||
355 | Monmouth | Mississippi Val. | Bethune-Cookman | ||
356 | Green Bay | Lamar University | Presbyterian | ||
357 | Florida A&M | Delaware St. | AR Little Rock | ||
358 | Mississippi Valley St. | Monmouth | Houston Christian | ||
359 | Delaware St. | Florida A&M | Lamar | ||
360 | Lamar | Houston Christian | CSU Northridge | ||
361 | LIU | IUPUI | Elon | ||
362 | IUPUI | LIU | IUPUI | ||
363 | Hartford | Hartford | Hartford | ||
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