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

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

1. Arizona

2. UConn

3. Michigan

4. Duke

5. Gonzaga

6. Illinois

7. Nebraska

8. Houston

9. Iowa State

10. Michigan State

11. Purdue

12. North Carolina

13. Kansas

14. BYU

15. Florida

16. Texas Tech

17. Vanderbilt

18. Clemson

19. Virginia

20. Arkansas

21. Louisville

22. St. John’s

23. Saint Louis

24. Alabama

25. Miami (OH)

26. Tennessee

27. Texas A&M

28. Kentucky

29. Iowa

30. Villanova

31. UCF

32. Georgia

33. Wisconsin

34. USC

35. Indiana

36. SMU

37. Auburn

38. Utah State

39. Ohio State

40. Miami

41. Saint Mary’s

42. UCLA

43. Texas

44. NC State

45. Cal

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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.