Men's college basketball's top 40, 2025-26
Team Margin Team Margin
1 Michigan Wolverines Michigan +47.4 21 Kansas Jayhawks Kansas +30.5
2 Duke Blue Devils Duke +45.4 22 BYU Cougars BYU +29.9
3 Arizona Wildcats Arizona +43.4 23 Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa +29.7
4 Illinois Fighting Illini Illinois +40.8 24 Wisconsin Badgers Wisconsin +28.5
5 Florida Gators Florida +40.4 25 Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky +28.4
6 Houston Cougars Houston +40.2 26 Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State +28.0
7 Iowa State Cyclones Iowa State +39.0 27 Utah State Aggies Utah State +27.9
8 Purdue Boilermakers Purdue +37.8 28 North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina +27.3
9 UConn Huskies UConn +35.8 29 Saint Mary's Gaels Saint Mary's +27.1
10 Gonzaga Bulldogs Gonzaga +35.6 30 UCLA Bruins UCLA +26.5
11 Michigan State Spartans Michigan St +35.2 31 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia +26.3
12 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama +33.5 32 Miami Hurricanes Miami +26.0
13 Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee +33.1 33 Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis +25.9
14 Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt +33.0 34 NC State Wolfpack NC State +25.8
15 St. John's Red Storm St John's +32.7 35 Texas Longhorns Texas +25.5
16 Louisville Cardinals Louisville +32.4 36 Clemson Tigers Clemson +24.9
17 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska +32.3 37 Auburn Tigers Auburn +24.9
18 Virginia Cavaliers Virginia +31.6 38 Villanova Wildcats Villanova +24.8
19 Arkansas Razorbacks Arkansas +31.6 39 Indiana Hoosiers Indiana +24.2
20 Texas Tech Red Raiders Texas Tech +31.2 40 Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara +24.0
Margin: adjusted points scored minus allowed per 100 possessions, against an average team.
Data: hoopR (ESPN) via sportsdataverse-py