NCAA Men’s Hoops: Preseason-to-Week One Rankings

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NCAA Men’s Hoops: Preseason-to-Week One Rankings

The day is drawing near as college basketball tips off soon! The first set of games start on Nov. 6 with a few round-robin tournaments before the season gets rolling. To prepare for the season, we have ranked all 353 DI-schools entering the season.

These rankings will change on a weekly basis until we reach our final bracketology in March. In a sport that allows 60-plus teams into it’s postseason, along with over 350 schools total, the separation between everybody is very small. Almost half of the schools listed below can compete with one another on any given night.

Preseason-to-Week One Rankings (1-353)

1-50

1. Kansas | Big XII
2. Gonzaga | WCC
3. Duke | ACC
4. Kentucky | SEC
5. Virginia | ACC
6. Villanova | Big East
7. North Carolina | ACC
8. Tennessee | SEC
9. Nevada | Mountain West
10. Michigan State | Big Ten
11. West Virginia | Big XII
12. Auburn | SEC
13. Oregon | Pac-12
14. Virginia Tech | ACC
15. Syracuse | ACC
16. Kansas State | Big XII
17. Michigan | Big Ten
18. Florida State | ACC
19. Louisiana State | SEC
20. Mississippi State | SEC
21. California-Los Angeles | Pac-12
22. Texas Christian | Big XII
23. Purdue | Big Ten
24. Cincinnati | AAC
25. Florida | SEC
26. Clemson | ACC
27. Washington | Pac-12
28. Indiana | Big Ten
29. Nebraska | Big Ten
30. Marquette | Big East
31. Maryland | Big Ten
32. Loyola-Chicago | MVC
33. Central Florida | AAC
34. Alabama | SEC
35. Notre Dame | ACC
36. Wisconsin | Big Ten
37. St. John’s | Big East
38. Southern California | Pac-12
39. Texas | Big XII
40. Xavier | Big East
41. Arizona | Pac-12
42. Miami-Florida | ACC
43. Louisville | ACC
44. Providence | Big East
45. San Diego State | Mountain West
46. North Carolina State | ACC
47. Buffalo | MAC
48. Minnesota | Big Ten
49. Texas Tech | Big XII
50. Houston | AAC

51-100

51. Butler | Big East
52. Western Kentucky | C-USA
53. Arizona State | Pac-12
54. Baylor | Big XII
55. Iowa State | Big XII
56. Marshall | C-USA
57. Seton Hall | Big East
58. Connecticut | AAC
59. Wichita State | AAC
60. Ohio State | Big Ten
61. Missouri | SEC
62. Iowa | Big Ten
63. Vanderbilt | SEC
64. Davidson | A-10
65. Brigham Young | WCC
66. Montana | Big Sky
67. Saint Louis | A-10
68. St. Mary’s | WCC
69. Temple | AAC
70. South Dakota State | Summit
71. Creighton | Big East
72. New Mexico | Mountain West
73. Southern Methodist | AAC
74. Colorado | Pac-12
75. South Carolina | SEC
76. Boston College | ACC
77. Nevada-Las Vegas | Mountain West
78. Saint Joseph’s | A-10
79. Illinois State | MVC
80. Utah | Pac-12
81. Memphis | AAC
82. Illinois | Big Ten
83. Harvard | Ivy
84. Northeastern | CAA
85. Oregon State | Pac-12
86. North Carolina-Greensboro | SoCon
87. Oklahoma | Big XII
88. Wofford | SoCon
89. New Mexico State | WAC
90. Oklahoma State | Big XII
91. Vermont | America East
92. Georgetown | Big East
93. Boise State | Mountain West
94. Stephen F. Austin | Southland
95. Arkansas | SEC
96. Georgia | SEC
97. Fresno State | Mountain West
98. Wyoming | Mountain West
99. California-Irvine | Big West
100. Texas A&M | SEC

101-150

101. San Diego | WCC
102. Stanford | Pac-12
103. Georgia Tech | ACC
104. Belmont | OVC
105. Tulsa | AAC
106. DePaul | Big East
107. North Texas | C-USA
108. Pittsburgh | ACC
109. George Mason | A-10
110. Georgia State | Sun Belt
111. Northwestern | Big Ten
112. East Tennessee State | SoCon
113. Texas-San Antonio | C-USA
114. Northern Kentucky | Horizon
115. Eastern Michigan | MAC
116. Charleston | CAA
117. Ball State | MAC
118. Rutgers | Big Ten
119. Old Dominion | C-USA
120. Southern Illinois | MVC
121. Wake Forest | ACC
122. Grand Canyon | WAC
123. Wright State | Horizon
124. Toledo | MAC
125. Jacksonville State | OVC
126. Weber State | Big Sky
127. Penn State | Big Ten
128. Mississippi | SEC
129. Dayton | A-10
130. California-Davis | Big West
131. Radford | Big South
132. Furman | SoCon
133. Northern Iowa | MVC
134. Virginia Commonwealth | A-10
135. Murray State | OVC
136. Bradley | MVC
137. South Dakota | Summit
138. Miami-Ohio | MAC
139. St. Bonaventure | A-10
140. Louisiana | Sun Belt
141. Ohio | MAC
142. Rhode Island | A-10
143. Lipscomb | Atlantic Sun
144. San Francisco | WCC
145. Rider | MAAC
146. Pennsylvania | Ivy
147. Southern Mississippi | C-USA
148. Akron | MAC
149. Georgia Southern | Sun Belt
150. Denver | Summit

151-200

151. Utah State | Mountain West
152. Bucknell | Patriot
153. Colorado State | Mountain West
154. Illinois-Chicago | Horizon
155. Missouri State | MVC
156. California State Fullerton | Big West
157. Appalachian State | Sun Belt
158. Washington State | Pac-12
159. Iona | MAAC
160. Troy | Sun Belt
161. Indiana State | MVC
162. Louisiana tech | C-USA
163. Yale | Ivy
164. California | Pac-12
165. Montana State | Big Sky
166. Hofstra | CAA
167. Kent State | MAC
168. Maryland-Baltimore County | America East
169. Canisius | MAAC
170. Lehigh | Patriot
171. Chattanooga | SoCon
172. Seattle | WAC
173. Charleston Southern | Big South
174. Bowling Green | MAC
175. Massachusetts | A-10
176. Hawaii | Big West
177. Tulane | AAC
178. Colgate | Patriot
179. Northern Colorado | Big Sky
180. South Florida | AAC
181. Hartford | America East
182. Gardner-Webb | Big South
183. New Orleans | Southland
184. Northern Illinois | MAC
185. Fort Wayne | Summit
186. Long Beach State | Big West
187. Southeastern Louisiana | Southland
188. Air Force | Mountain West
189. Winthrop | Big South
190. Valparaiso | MVC
191. Austin Peay | OVC
192. Drake | MVC
193. William & Mary | CAA
194. Princeton | Ivy
195. St. Francis-Pennsylvania | NEC
196. California-Santa Barbara | Big West
197. Green Bay | Horizon
198. Evansville | MVC
199. George Washington | A-10
200. Richmond | A-10

201-250

201. Mercer | SoCon
202. Florida Gulf Coast | Atlantic Sun
203. North Dakota State | Summit
204. Western Michigan | MAC
205. Utah Valley | WAC
206. Abilene Christian | Southland
207. South Alabama | Sun Belt
208. Long Island-Brooklyn | NEC
209. Florida Atlantic | C-USA
210. Pacific | WCC
211. North Florida | Atlantic Sun
212. Eastern Kentucky | OVC
213. Idaho | Big Sky
214. Delaware | CAA
215. Quinnipiac | MAAC
216. Oakland | Horizon
217. Louisiana-Monroe | Sun Belt
218. Santa Clara | WCC
219. Tennessee Tech | OVC
220. Sacramento State | Big Sky
221. Portland State | Big Sky
222. St. Peter’s | MAAC
223. Alabama-Birmingham | C-USA
224. Middle Tennessee | C-USA
225. Fairleigh Dickinson | NEC
226. Duquesne | A-10
227. Binghamton | America East
228. Hampton | Big South
229. North Carolina-Wilmington | CAA
230. Milwaukee | Horizon
231. Liberty | Atlantic Sun
232. Southeast Missouri State | OVC
233. Robert Morris | NEC
234. James Madison | CAA
235. Albany | America East
236. Arkansas State | Sun Belt
237. Central Michigan | MAC
238. Towson | CAA
239. Eastern Washington | Big Sky
240. Eastern Illinois | OVC
241. Fairfield | MAAC
242. Stony Brook | America East
243. Elon | CAA
244. Portland | WCC
245. Loyola-Marymount | WCC
246. Boston | Patriot
247. Navy | Patriot
248. Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt
249. Texas-El Paso | C-USA
250. Monmouth | MAAC

251-300

251. Drexel | CAA
252. California State Bakersfield | WAC
253. Wagner | NEC
254. Indiana Purdue Indianapolis | Horizon
255. Sam Houston State | Southland
256. Central Arkansas | Southland
257. East Carolina | AAC
258. Lamar | Southland
259. Holy Cross | Patriot
260. Texas State | Sun Belt
261. Cleveland State | Horizon
262. Jacksonville | Atlantic Sun
263. La Salle | A-10
264. Cornell | Ivy
265. Manhattan | MAAC
266. Columbia | Ivy
267. Niagara | MAAC
268. Morehead State | OVC
269. Omaha | Summit
270. Tennessee-Martin | OVC
271. Campbell | Big South
272. Oral Roberts | Summit
273. Pepperdine | WCC
274. Samford | SoCon
275. The Citadel | SoCon
276. Idaho State | Big Sky
277. North Carolina Central | MEAC
278. Texas-Arlington | Sun Belt
279. Marist | MAAC
280. California-Riverside | Big West
281. San Jose State | Mountain West
282. High Point | Big South
283. Fordham | A-10
284. Charlotte | C-USA
285. Mount Saint Mary’s | NEC
286. Detroit Mercy | Horizon
287. Howard | MEAC
288. Bethune-Cookman | MEAC
289. New Jersey Institute of Technology | Atlantic Sun
290. McNeese | Southland
291. Siena | MAAC
292. North Carolina-Asheville | Big South
293. North Dakota | Summit
294. Tennessee State | OVC
295. Army | Patriot
296. Norfolk State | MEAC
297. Central Connecticut State | NEC
298. Loyola-Maryland | Patriot
299. Presbyterian | Big South
300. Western Illinois | Summit

301-353

301. Missouri-Kansas City | WAC
302. Western Carolina | SoCon
303. Bryant | NEC
304. Southern Utah | Big Sky
305. New Hampshire | America East
306. Dartmouth | Ivy
307. Houston Baptist | Southland
308. Stetson | Atlantic Sun
309. St. Francis-Brooklyn | NEC
310. North Carolina A&T | MEAC
311. Little Rock | Sun Belt
312. Florida International | C-USA
313. Lafayette | Patriot
314. Kennesaw State | Atlantic Sun
315. Prairie View | SWAC
316. Northwestern State | Southland
317. Texas Southern | SWAC
318. California Polytechnic | Big West
319. Nicholls | Southland
320. Texas A&M-Corpus Christie | Southland
321. South Carolina Upstate | Big South
322. Grambling | SWAC
323. Morgan State | MEAC
324. Sacred Heart | NEC
325. Southern Illinois-Edwardsville | OVC
326. Virginia Military Institute | SoCon
327. Brown | Ivy
328. Rice | C-USA
329. American | Patriot
330. Massachusetts-Lowell | America East
331. North Alabama | Atlantic Sun
332. Texas-Rio Grande Valley | WAC
333. Northern Arizona | Big Sky
334. Youngstown State | Horizon
335. Longwood | Big South
336. Southern | SWAC
337. Maine | America East
338. Incarnate Word | Southland
339. Arkansas-Pine Bluff | SWAC
340. Alcorn State | SWAC
341. Jackson State | SWAC
342. Maryland-Eastern Shore | MEAC
343. California State Northridge | Big West
344. South Carolina State | MEAC
345. California Baptist | WAC
346. Chicago State | WAC
347. Coppin State | MEAC
348. Delaware State | MEAC
349. Savannah State | MEAC
350. Alabama State | SWAC
351. Florida A&M | MEAC
352. Alabama A&M | SWAC
353. Mississippi Valley State | SWAC

 

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