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-Mar-2026: 

 --- Division I --- 
                         W  L 
                         -  - 
   1  Arizona           35  2   795 
   2  Duke              34  2   789 
   3  Michigan          33  3   784 
   4  Houston           30  7   745 
   5  Connecticut       31  5   744 
   6  Purdue            30  8   742 
      Iowa St.          29  7   742 
   8  Michigan St.      27  7   741 
   9  Florida           27  8   735 
  10  Illinois          27  8   734 
  11  Nebraska          28  7   733 
  12  St. John's (NY)   30  6   732 
  13  Virginia          30  6   731 
  14  Arkansas          28  9   727 
      Gonzaga           31  4   727 
  16  Alabama           25  9   726 
  17  Kansas            24 11   724 
  18  Vanderbilt        27  9   721 
  19  Texas Tech        23 11   717 
  20  Tennessee         24 11   713 

 --- Division II --- 
                         W  L 
                         -  - 
   1  Nova Southeastern 32  1   636 
   2  Gannon            32  3   633 
   3  Washburn          31  2   630 
   4  Daemen            33  2   618 
   5  CSU-East Bay      33  1   617 
   6  Anderson (SC)     29  3   610 
   7  Oklahoma Baptist  31  3   600 
   8  Lander            29  5   599 
   9  Michigan Tech     29  7   595 
      Walsh OH          29  4   595 
  11  Dallas Baptist    29  7   591 
  12  Lubbock Christian 27  6   590 
  13  West Liberty      27  5   588 
  14  Indiana, Pa.      25  8   584 
  15  Grand Valley St.  27  7   583 
  16  California, Pa.   23  9   580 
      Palm Beach Atl.   25  6   580 
  18  N. Michigan       28  7   579 
  19  E. New Mexico     26  6   577 
      Lenoir-Rhyne      26  9   577 

 --- Division III --- 
                         W  L 
                         -  - 
   1  Mary Washington   29  3   585 
   2  Emory             27  3   583 
   3  St. Thomas (TX)   29  3   572 
   4  Trinity Coll (CT) 29  3   568 
   5  Chicago           24  5   563 
   6  Christphr Newport 25  6   560 
   7  Illinois Weslyn   26  5   555 
   8  Randolph-Macon    27  4   551 
   9  Washington StL    20  8   539 
  10  Wis.-LaCrosse     24  7   536 
  11  Gustav Adolphus   27  3   535 
      Tufts             23  6   535 
  13  Endicott          28  2   529 
  14  Redlands          24  6   526 
      Wesleyan          23  7   526 
  16  Wis.-Whitewater   21  8   524 
  17  Mount Union       23  4   523 
  18  Hood              26  4   521 
  19  Claremont-Mudd    23  5   520 
  20  Roanoke           23  7   516 
      Otterbein         23  6   516

 

 

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