When Do College Basketball Rankings Come Out?

Saint Mary's center Mitchell Saxen (11) drives behind Pepperdine guard Ethan Anderson (20) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Moraga, Calif.
(AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron)
  • New AP Poll results are released every Monday during the season.
  • Unlike college football, the poll results have virtually no effect on the sport.

The 2025-26 college basketball season is underway. Fresh college basketball odds will be available at the BetMGM online sportsbook every day.

As always, college hoops fans can get weekly updates from the Associated Press about which of the 365 Division I teams are good enough to rank in the AP Top 25.

When Do College Basketball Rankings Come Out?

The first AP Poll for the 2025-26 season was released on Oct. 13.

Going forward, new AP poll results are published every Monday during the season, often early in the afternoon (around 1 p.m.) for those on East Coast time.

College Basketball Rankings

Unlike college football, the college basketball poll has virtually no impact on the postseason of the sport. Thatโ€™s because 68 teams are ultimately included in the Division I postseason tournament, with seasonal on-court results dictating seeding (but not necessarily inclusion) for every team.ย 

Below, you’ll find the current, updated rankings for this season.

College Basketball Rankings & ATS Records, 2025-26

RankingTeamATS Record (2025-26)
1Houston0-2
2Purdue0-2
3UConn1-2
4Duke2-0
5Arizona1-1
6Michigan1-0
7BYU1-1
8Alabama0-1
9Kentucky1-1
10Florida0-2
11Texas Tech1-1
12Louisville1-1
13St. John's1-0
14Illinois2-0
15UCLA0-2
16Iowa State2-0
17Michigan State1-1
18North Carolina2-0
19Gonzaga2-0
20Tennessee 1-1
21Arkansas1-1
22Auburn1-1
23Creighton0-1
24Wisconsin1-1
25Kansas1-1

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Chase Kiddy is a writer for BetMGM and co-host of The Lion's Edge, an NFL and college football podcast available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere else. He has also written for a number of print and online outlets, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Washington Post, Daily News-Record, and HERO Sports. His first novel, Cave Paintings, is in development.