ROTHSTEIN 45: Jon Rothstein's 2025-26 Men's College Basketball Rankings

Welcome to the ROTHSTEIN 45!

Please note: These rankings will be updated DAILY throughout the 2025-26 college basketball season.

1. Duke

2. Arizona

3. Michigan

4. UConn

5. Iowa State

6. Houston

7. Florida

8. Purdue

9. Michigan State

10. Illinois

11. Kansas

12. Gonzaga

13. Nebraska

14. Texas Tech

15. North Carolina

16. St. John’s

17. Virginia

18. Alabama

19. Arkansas

20. BYU

21. Tennessee

22. Vanderbilt

23. Louisville

24. Saint Louis

25. Miami (OH)

26. Wisconsin

27. Villanova

28. Miami

29. Iowa

30. Kentucky

31. UCF

32. Utah State

33. Indiana

34. NC State

35. Georgia

36. Clemson

37. SMU

38. Texas

39. Saint Mary’s

40. Texas A&M

41. UCLA

42. Ohio State

43. TCU

44. Auburn

45. Missouri

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Rothstein has been a college basketball insider for CBS Sports since 2010 and a contributor to the CBS Broadcast Network since 2016. He joined FanDuel in 2022 as a Content Creator. Rothstein is also the host of the College Hoops Today Podcast via Compass Media Networks.