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 07-Jan-2026: 

 --- Division I --- 
                         W  L 
                         -  - 
   1  Duke              14  1   799 
   2  Houston           14  1   795 
   3  Arizona           14  0   775 
   4  Brigham Young     13  1   770 
   5  Michigan          14  0   764 
      Connecticut       14  1   764 
   7  Michigan St.      13  2   762 
   8  Gonzaga           16  1   760 
   9  Nebraska          15  0   758 
  10  Iowa St.          14  0   749 
      Purdue            13  1   749 
  12  Alabama           11  3   744 
  13  Vanderbilt        14  0   741 
  14  Illinois          11  3   735 
  15  Arkansas          11  3   734 
  16  Texas Tech        11  4   733 
  17  North Carolina    13  2   731 
  18  Florida           10  5   729 
  19  Kansas            11  4   726 
  20  Villanova         12  2   722 

 --- Division II --- 
                         W  L 
                         -  - 
   1  Washburn          14  0   650 
   2  Nova Southeastern 11  1   638 
   3  Daemen            16  0   634 
   4  Lubbock Christian 14  2   612 
   5  Gannon            12  1   609 
   6  Arkansas FS       13  0   601 
   7  Anderson (SC)     12  0   600 
      Michigan Tech     12  2   600 
   9  N. Michigan       13  1   599 
  10  Lenoir-Rhyne      11  3   596 
      CSU-East Bay      12  0   596 
  12  St. Edward's      14  2   591 
  13  West Liberty       9  2   590 
  14  Dallas Baptist    11  4   586 
  15  Palm Beach Atl.   11  1   581 
  16  W. Texas A&M      13  3   580 
      Cent. Missouri    12  4   580 
  18  E. New Mexico     12  1   575 
  19  AL Huntsville     11  3   572 
  20  Florida Southern  11  4   571 

 --- Division III --- 
                         W  L 
                         -  - 
   1  Trinity Coll (CT) 12  0   584 
   2  Wis.-LaCrosse     11  1   564 
   3  St. Thomas (TX)   10  2   562 
   4  Emory             10  1   560 
   5  Washington StL    10  1   559 
   6  Wis.-Stevens Pt.  11  1   555 
   7  Mary Washington   13  1   553 
   8  Chicago           10  1   551 
   9  Mount Union       13  0   550 
      Randolph-Macon    11  0   550 
  11  Claremont-Mudd    12  0   545 
  12  Bates             11  1   542 
  13  Wis.-Oshkosh      10  2   539 
  14  Wis.-Eau Claire   11  1   535 
      Trinity (TX)       9  4   535 
  16  Gustav Adolphus   11  1   533 
  17  Elizabethtown     10  1   528 
      York (PA)         10  1   528 
  19  Wis.-Platteville   9  3   524 
  20  Augustana (IL)     7  4   521

 

 

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