Big 12 Men’s Basketball 2026–272025–262024–25

The 2025–26 season as it finished, with the official seeding procedure applied.

The Big 12, rated

Nation TeamRatingOverallBig 12
3Arizona+27.536–316–2
6Iowa State+24.829–812–6
7Houston+24.230–714–4
20Texas Tech+19.023–1112–6
21Kansas+18.424–1112–6
22BYU+17.923–129–9
42Cincinnati+13.718–159–9
44TCU+13.423–1211–7
45Baylor+13.317–176–12
53West Virginia+11.521–149–9
55UCF+11.321–129–9
75Oklahoma State+8.720–156–12
77Arizona State+8.517–167–11
79Colorado+8.417–167–11
94Kansas State+6.512–203–15
109Utah+4.010–222–16

A rating is points per game against an average Division I team on a neutral floor. Two ratings subtract: on a neutral floor Arizona would be about a 23-point favorite over Utah, and the home side gets 3.2 more. Results land around that prediction with a spread of 11.3 points, which is what turns a gap into a chance.

All 371 teams

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Rank TeamRating
1Michigan+30.6
2Duke+28.4
3Arizona+27.5
4Florida+26.2
5Illinois+24.8
6Iowa State+24.8
7Houston+24.2
8Purdue+22.9
9Gonzaga+22.1
10UConn+21.9
11Michigan State+21.2
12Vanderbilt+21.1
13Alabama+21.0
14St. John's+20.7
15Louisville+20.6
16Tennessee+20.3
17Arkansas+19.9
18Nebraska+19.6
19Virginia+19.2
20Texas Tech+19.0
21Kansas+18.4
22BYU+17.9
23Saint Louis+17.7
24Iowa+17.5
25Kentucky+17.4
26Wisconsin+17.2
27Georgia+17.1
28Ohio State+16.9
29North Carolina+16.8
30Miami+16.3
31NC State+15.6
32Utah State+15.5
33UCLA+15.3
34Saint Mary's+15.1
35Texas+15.1
36Auburn+15.0
37Clemson+15.0
38Texas A&M+14.9
39Indiana+14.8
40SMU+14.6
41Villanova+14.3
42Cincinnati+13.7
43Oklahoma+13.4
44TCU+13.4
45Baylor+13.3
46Santa Clara+13.2
47South Florida+12.9
48VCU+12.7
49New Mexico+12.3
50Washington+12.2
51Seton Hall+12.1
52San Diego State+11.6
53West Virginia+11.5
54Missouri+11.4
55UCF+11.3
56Virginia Tech+11.2
57High Point+11.1
58LSU+10.8
59Northwestern+10.7
60Akron+10.6
61Tulsa+10.5
62Wake Forest+10.3
63McNeese+10.3
64Florida State+10.0
65Stanford+10.0
66Providence+9.5
67Grand Canyon+9.5
68Ole Miss+9.3
69Belmont+9.3
70Butler+9.0
71Miami (OH)+9.0
72Dayton+8.9
73Creighton+8.7
74George Washington+8.7
75Oklahoma State+8.7
76California+8.6
77Arizona State+8.5
78Syracuse+8.5
79Colorado+8.4
80Northern Iowa+8.4
81Minnesota+8.4
82Nevada+8.3
83Yale+8.3
84Wichita State+8.1
85USC+8.1
86Georgetown+8.1
87Marquette+7.8
88Boise State+7.6
89Utah Valley+7.3
90Notre Dame+7.2
91Illinois State+7.1
92Hofstra+6.9
93Pittsburgh+6.8
94Kansas State+6.5
95Xavier+6.4
96Oregon+6.3
97Colorado State+6.3
98DePaul+6.3
99South Carolina+6.1
100Stephen F. Austin+5.9
101Mississippi State+5.5
102George Mason+5.4
103Wyoming+5.2
104Bowling Green+4.5
105UC Irvine+4.5
106California Baptist+4.3
107UIC+4.2
108Murray State+4.1
109Utah+4.0
110UNLV+4.0
111Seattle U+4.0
112Davidson+3.9
113UAB+3.8
114UT Rio Grande Valley+3.8
115Sam Houston+3.7
116Southern Illinois+3.6
117UNC Wilmington+3.5
118Hawai'i+3.5
119Florida Atlantic+3.4
120Wright State+3.4
121Bradley+3.4
122Maryland+3.4
123Pacific+3.3
124Rutgers+3.3
125Liberty+3.2
126Winthrop+3.2
127Cornell+3.0
128San Francisco+3.0
129Memphis+3.0
130Toledo+3.0
131Penn State+2.9
132Rhode Island+2.9
133Duquesne+2.8
134St. Thomas-Minnesota+2.7
135North Dakota State+2.7
136Austin Peay+2.7
137Kennesaw State+2.6
138Saint Joseph's+2.5
139Boston College+2.5
140Troy+2.4
141William & Mary+2.4
142St. Bonaventure+2.4
143Kent State+2.3
144Montana State+2.2
145East Tennessee State+2.1
146Oakland+2.0
147Pennsylvania+1.9
148North Texas+1.8
149Richmond+1.8
150Columbia+1.7
151Navy+1.7
152Central Arkansas+1.7
153Harvard+1.6
154Georgia Tech+1.6
155Mercer+1.6
156Fresno State+1.5
157Loyola Marymount+1.4
158Arkansas State+1.3
159Towson+1.2
160Washington State+1.2
161UT Arlington+1.2
162UC San Diego+1.1
163Robert Morris+1.1
164Temple+1.0
165Siena+0.9
166Western Kentucky+0.7
167Northern Kentucky+0.6
168UC Santa Barbara+0.6
169Middle Tennessee+0.5
170Texas A&M-Corpus Christi+0.5
171Valparaiso+0.5
172Idaho+0.5
173Massachusetts+0.4
174Fordham+0.4
175Portland State+0.3
176Marist+0.2
177Northern Colorado+0.2
178Lipscomb+0.1
179Furman+0.0
180Merrimack+0.0
181Monmouth-0.1
182Campbell-0.1
183Charleston-0.1
184Marshall-0.1
185App State-0.3
186Youngstown State-0.4
187Oregon State-0.4
188Weber State-0.6
189Drake-0.7
190Quinnipiac-0.7
191UMBC-0.8
192Louisiana Tech-0.8
193Tennessee State-0.9
194Florida International-1.1
195Utah Tech-1.1
196Jacksonville State-1.2
197New Mexico State-1.2
198Queens University-1.3
199UC Davis-1.3
200Long Island University-1.4
201South Alabama-1.4
202Charlotte-1.4
203Samford-1.4
204New Orleans-1.5
205Cal State Fullerton-1.6
206Cal State Northridge-1.8
207Indiana State-1.8
208Buffalo-1.9
209Eastern Washington-1.9
210Montana-2.3
211UT Martin-2.3
212Saint Peter's-2.4
213Howard-2.5
214American University-2.5
215Western Carolina-2.5
216Drexel-2.5
217Green Bay-2.5
218Colgate-2.6
219Missouri State-2.7
220Purdue Fort Wayne-2.7
221Detroit Mercy-2.7
222Ohio-2.7
223Fairfield-2.8
224Lamar-2.9
225Eastern Michigan-2.9
226Lindenwood-3.0
227Elon-3.0
228James Madison-3.0
229South Dakota State-3.0
230Southern Miss-3.1
231Dartmouth-3.2
232Vermont-3.2
233Stony Brook-3.2
234Rice-3.3
235San José State-3.3
236Tarleton State-3.4
237Nicholls-3.4
238Charleston Southern-3.4
239Incarnate Word-3.4
240Florida Gulf Coast-3.5
241SIU Edwardsville-3.5
242Iona-3.5
243La Salle-3.5
244Tulane-3.5
245Southeast Missouri State-3.5
246Brown-3.6
247Princeton-3.7
248Boston University-3.8
249Texas State-3.8
250Coastal Carolina-4.0
251Portland-4.0
252Milwaukee-4.1
253UNC Asheville-4.1
254Wofford-4.1
255!Georgia Southern-4.2
256Longwood-4.2
257Old Dominion-4.3
258Jacksonville-4.3
259Radford-4.5
260San Diego-4.5
261Central Connecticut-4.8
262Abilene Christian-4.9
263Hampton-5.0
264Denver-5.0
265Mercyhurst-5.1
266Cal Poly-5.2
267Eastern Kentucky-5.2
268Long Beach State-5.2
269Southern Utah-5.3
270Presbyterian-5.4
271Southern-5.4
272South Carolina Upstate-5.4
273Chattanooga-5.5
274Bellarmine-5.6
275Bethune-Cookman-5.8
276Central Michigan-5.8
277Sacred Heart-5.9
278Le Moyne-6.0
279Northeastern-6.0
280Ball State-6.0
281Loyola Chicago-6.1
282East Texas A&M-6.1
283Idaho State-6.1
284Mount St. Mary's-6.1
285Northwestern State-6.3
286Morehead State-6.4
287SE Louisiana-6.5
288Western Michigan-6.5
289East Carolina-6.5
290UTEP-6.7
291North Dakota-6.8
292Lehigh-7.1
293UC Riverside-7.1
294North Carolina A&T-7.2
295Pepperdine-7.4
296UNC Greensboro-7.5
297Omaha-7.5
298Sacramento State-7.6
299Wagner-7.7
300UAlbany-7.7
301West Georgia-7.8
302IU Indianapolis-8.0
303Evansville-8.0
304Grambling-8.2
305UMass Lowell-8.2
306Houston Christian-8.4
307Prairie View A&M-8.4
308New Haven-8.4
309South Dakota-8.5
310Georgia State-8.5
311Stonehill-8.5
312Delaware-8.6
313Loyola Maryland-8.7
314Eastern Illinois-8.8
315Little Rock-9.2
316Oral Roberts-9.2
317Tennessee Tech-9.3
318Lafayette-9.4
319Louisiana-9.4
320Fairleigh Dickinson-9.4
321Stetson-9.4
322Northern Arizona-9.4
323Norfolk State-9.6
324Arkansas-Pine Bluff-9.6
325Cleveland State-9.7
326Manhattan-9.8
327Holy Cross-10.2
328Northern Illinois-10.2
329Alabama State-10.4
330North Florida-10.4
331Alabama A&M-10.4
332New Hampshire-10.4
333Texas Southern-10.4
334Bucknell-10.8
335NJIT-10.8
336Army-10.9
337Maine-11.3
338Florida A&M-11.4
339Chicago State-11.7
340Niagara-11.8
341Canisius-12.0
342Southern Indiana-12.1
343Cal State Bakersfield-12.5
344UTSA-12.5
345North Alabama-12.6
346Bryant-12.8
347The Citadel-12.9
348Maryland Eastern Shore-13.1
349North Carolina Central-13.2
350St. Francis (PA)-13.6
351Air Force-14.1
352VMI-14.5
353Rider-14.7
354Morgan State-14.8
355UL Monroe-15.4
356Jackson State-15.7
357Alcorn State-16.0
358Binghamton-16.1
359South Carolina State-18.3
360Kansas City-18.9
361Western Illinois-19.3
362Gardner-Webb-19.5
363Coppin State-19.9
364Delaware State-20.2
365Mississippi Valley State-23.8
366Nobel-32.6
367Mid-Atlantic Christian-39.3
368Bethesda University-46.5
369Champion Christian-48.5
370College Of Biblical Studies-52.9
371Virginia-Lynchburg-66.7

Fitted to 6,300 games as of 2026-04-16, refitted every Monday morning. The method is the football section's: the ratings, and one home-court number, that best explain every margin played, by least squares. Teams with only a handful of Division I games are rated together as one, so a single result cannot carry a team. Until a team has played about ten games its rating is blended with last season's, pulled most of the way back to average.