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. Houston

4. Duke

5. Alabama

6. Louisville

7. Michigan State

8. Michigan

9. UConn

10. BYU

11. Gonzaga

12. Florida

13. Illinois

14. Arkansas

15. UCLA

16. St. John’s

17. North Carolina

18. Iowa State

19. Texas Tech

20. Tennessee

21. Kentucky

22. Oregon

23. Ohio State

24. Auburn

25. NC State

26. Texas

27. Wisconsin

28. Baylor

29. Georgetown

30. Nebraska

31. Kansas

32. Clemson

33. Creighton

34. Ole Miss

35. Oklahoma State

36. Missouri

37. USC

38. Indiana

39. Miami

40. Kansas State

41. Washington

42. Vanderbilt

43. Saint Mary’s

44. Virginia Tech

45. SMU

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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.