| Rank | Team | Prior | |||
| 1 |  | Michigan | 1 | ||
| 2 |  | Arizona | 2 | ||
| 3 |  | Iowa State | 3 | ||
| 4 |  | Connecticut | 4 | ||
| 5 |  | Purdue | 7 | ||
| 6 |  | Duke | 5 | ||
| 7 |  | Gonzaga | 6 | ||
| 8 |  | Houston | 8 | ||
| 9 |  | BYU | 9 | ||
| 10 |  | Vanderbilt | 10 | ||
| 11 |  | Nebraska | 14 | ||
| 12 |  | Michigan State | 11 | ||
| 13 |  | Alabama | 15 | ||
| 14 |  | Illinois | 16 | ||
| 15 |  | Arkansas | 18 | ||
| 16 |  | Texas Tech | 20 | ||
| 17 |  | North Carolina | 12 | ||
| 18 |  | Louisville | 19 | ||
| 19 |  | Kansas | 13 | ||
| 20 |  | Tennessee | 17 | ||
| 21 |  | Iowa | 25 | ||
| 22 |  | Villanova | NR | ||
| 23 |  | Georgia | 24 | ||
| 24 |  | SMU | NR | ||
| 25 |  | UCF | NR | ||
1/5 Men's Basketball Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 01/05/2026
