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. Purdue

2. Arizona

3. Michigan

4. Duke

5. Michigan State

6. UConn

7. Louisville

8. Gonzaga

9. Tennessee

10. Houston

11. BYU

12. Iowa State

13. Alabama

14. Florida

15. Illinois

16. Auburn

17. North Carolina

18. Kansas

19. Arkansas

20. Texas Tech

21. Kentucky

22. St. John’s

23. Vanderbilt

24. Baylor

25. Nebraska

26. Indiana

27. Iowa

28. USC

29. Oklahoma State

30. SMU

31. Missouri

32. Clemson

33. TCU

34. Wisconsin

35. Butler

36. Arizona State

37. Texas

38. Miami

39. Saint Mary’s

40. Utah State

41. Seton Hall

42. Virginia

43. Ohio State

44. Colorado

45. LSU

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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.