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. Arizona

2. UConn

3. Iowa State

4. Duke

5. Purdue

6. Michigan

7. Nebraska

8. Gonzaga

9. Houston

10. Michigan State

11. BYU

12. Vanderbilt

13. Illinois

14. Texas Tech

15. North Carolina

16. Alabama

17. Arkansas

18. Virginia

19. Tennessee

20. Louisville

21. Clemson

22. Georgia

23. Villanova

24. SMU

25. Florida

26. Seton Hall

27. Miami

28. Iowa

29. UCF

30. Kansas

31. USC

32. Saint Mary’s

33. Oklahoma State

34. Auburn

35. TCU

36. Wisconsin

37. UCLA

38. Indiana

39. Kentucky

40. St. John’s

41. Utah State

42. Ohio State

43. Texas A&M

44. Texas

45. NC State

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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.