Wilson Computer Ratings for College Basketball

Shown here are computer ratings and rankings of NCAA basketball teams -- Divisions I, II, and III -- using the algorithm developed by David Wilson (UW-Milwaukee '65, '66; UW-Madison '67). This will be the 22nd year I have produced his ratings for college basketball.

The Wilson formula is designed to rate teams based only on past performance. It is not designed to predict future results.

Links to data for all divisions are in the menu at the left. Direct downloads of all text files are listed on the Explanation page. Help yourself!

Here are the top 20 teams in each division, last updated 27-Jan-2026: 

 --- Division I --- 
                         W  L 
                         -  - 
   1  Arizona           21  0   838 
   2  Nebraska          20  0   830 
   3  Connecticut       19  1   813 
   4  Duke              19  1   802 
   5  Michigan          18  1   783 
   6  Michigan St.      18  2   782 
   7  Illinois          17  3   772 
      Gonzaga           21  1   772 
   9  Brigham Young     17  3   763 
  10  Purdue            17  3   761 
      Iowa St.          18  2   761 
  12  Houston           17  2   759 
  13  Texas Tech        16  4   758 
  14  Vanderbilt        17  3   741 
  15  Kansas            15  5   739 
  16  Arkansas          15  5   735 
  17  Virginia          16  3   733 
  18  North Carolina    16  4   729 
      Alabama           13  6   729 
  20  UCF               15  4   727 

 --- Division II --- 
                         W  L 
                         -  - 
   1  Washburn          20  0   688 
   2  CSU-East Bay      18  0   648 
   3  Daemen            21  1   643 
   4  Nova Southeastern 16  1   629 
   5  Lubbock Christian 17  3   626 
   6  Anderson (SC)     17  1   624 
   7  Gannon            17  2   619 
   8  Michigan Tech     18  2   617 
   9  Palm Beach Atl.   16  2   605 
  10  N. Michigan       18  2   602 
  11  St. Martin's      17  2   599 
  12  E. New Mexico     15  3   597 
      West Liberty      15  3   597 
  14  St. Edward's      17  4   595 
  15  Fort Hays St.     15  4   594 
  16  Lenoir-Rhyne      16  4   593 
  17  Dallas Baptist    15  5   592 
      Grand Valley St.  16  3   592 
  19  Walsh OH          15  2   589 
      West Alabama      17  2   589 

 --- Division III --- 
                         W  L 
                         -  - 
   1  Emory             14  1   580 
   2  Chicago           14  2   570 
   3  Mary Washington   16  1   567 
   4  Claremont-Mudd    17  1   566 
   5  St. Thomas (TX)   16  2   564 
   6  Montclair St.     18  0   558 
   7  Trinity Coll (CT) 17  1   555 
      Gustav Adolphus   17  1   555 
   9  Christphr Newport 16  3   546 
  10  Redlands          16  3   545 
  11  Tufts             16  2   544 
      Illinois Weslyn   15  3   544 
  13  Randolph-Macon    15  2   542 
  14  Endicott          16  1   536 
  15  Mount Union       16  2   535 
  16  Otterbein         15  2   531 
      Wis.-Oshkosh      14  4   531 
      Trinity (TX)      14  5   531 
  19  Hood              15  2   527 
  20  Wis.-Platteville  13  5   525 
      Wis.-Stevens Pt.  14  4   525

 

 

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