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 06-Jan-2026: 

 --- Division I --- 
                         W  L 
                         -  - 
   1  Duke              13  1   796 
   2  Houston           13  1   791 
   3  Arizona           14  0   776 
   4  Brigham Young     13  1   768 
   5  Michigan          13  0   765 
   6  Michigan St.      13  2   764 
   7  Connecticut       14  1   762 
      Gonzaga           16  1   762 
   9  Nebraska          15  0   757 
  10  Purdue            13  1   750 
  11  Iowa St.          14  0   749 
  12  Alabama           11  3   744 
  13  Vanderbilt        14  0   742 
  14  Illinois          11  3   736 
  15  Texas Tech        11  3   735 
  16  Arkansas          11  3   733 
  17  North Carolina    13  2   731 
  18  Florida            9  5   723 
  19  Kansas            10  4   722 
  20  Villanova         12  2   721 

 --- Division II --- 
                         W  L 
                         -  - 
   1  Washburn          14  0   652 
   2  Nova Southeastern 11  1   638 
   3  Daemen            16  0   633 
   4  Lubbock Christian 14  2   612 
   5  Gannon            12  1   609 
   6  Arkansas FS       13  0   601 
   7  Michigan Tech     12  2   600 
      Anderson (SC)     12  0   600 
   9  N. Michigan       13  1   599 
  10  CSU-East Bay      12  0   596 
      Lenoir-Rhyne      11  3   596 
  12  St. Edward's      14  2   591 
  13  West Liberty       9  2   589 
  14  Dallas Baptist    11  4   586 
  15  Palm Beach Atl.   11  1   581 
  16  Cent. Missouri    12  4   580 
      W. Texas A&M      13  3   580 
  18  E. New Mexico     12  1   575 
  19  AL Huntsville     11  3   571 
      Florida Southern  11  4   571 

 --- Division III --- 
                         W  L 
                         -  - 
   1  Trinity Coll (CT) 11  0   586 
   2  Wis.-LaCrosse     11  1   565 
   3  St. Thomas (TX)   10  2   562 
   4  Emory             10  1   561 
   5  Washington StL    10  1   559 
   6  Wis.-Stevens Pt.  11  1   555 
   7  Mary Washington   12  1   553 
   8  Chicago           10  1   552 
   9  Randolph-Macon    11  0   551 
      Mount Union       13  0   551 
  11  Claremont-Mudd    12  0   543 
  12  Bates             11  1   539 
      Wis.-Oshkosh      10  2   539 
  14  Wis.-Eau Claire   11  1   535 
      Trinity (TX)       9  4   535 
  16  Gustav Adolphus   11  1   534 
  17  York (PA)         10  1   529 
      Elizabethtown     10  1   529 
  19  Wis.-Platteville   9  3   524 
  20  Augustana (IL)     7  4   522

 

 

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