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. Michigan

3. UConn

4. Iowa State

5. Duke

6. Purdue

7. Michigan State

8. Gonzaga

9. Houston

10. BYU

11. North Carolina

12. Vanderbilt

13. Nebraska

14. Louisville

15. Alabama

16. Illinois

17. Arkansas

18. Texas Tech

19. Florida

20. Kansas

21. Tennessee

22. Virginia

23. Auburn

24. USC

25. Kentucky

26. UCLA

27. Georgia

28. Iowa

29. St. John’s

30. Seton Hall

31. Oklahoma State

32. Villanova

33. TCU

34. Baylor

35. Miami

36. Clemson

37. Ohio State

38. Saint Mary’s

39. LSU

40. SMU

41. Indiana

42. Arizona State

43. UCF

44. Oklahoma

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.