College Basketball
NCAA Division I men's basketballPreseason
2026–27 rankings
Ballots through Mon, Oct 19
2 ballots, 26 ranked teams — 6 of them ranked three or more places apart by two of the panels.
| # | Team | Rec | AP | Coaches | Spread | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | — | NEW | |
| 2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | — | NEW | |
| 3 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | — | NEW | |
| 4 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | NEW | |
| 5 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | NEW | |
| 6 | 0-0 | 6 | 6 | — | NEW | |
| 7 | 0-0 | 7 | 7 | — | NEW | |
| 8 | 0-0 | 8 | 9 | 1 | NEW | |
| 9 | 0-0 | 9 | 10 | 1 | NEW | |
| 10 | 0-0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | NEW | |
| 11 | 0-0 | 11 | 11 | — | NEW | |
| 12 | 0-0 | 12 | 13 | 1 | NEW | |
| 13 | 0-0 | 13 | 14 | 1 | NEW | |
| 14 | 0-0 | 14 | 17 | 3 | NEW | |
| 15 | 0-0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | NEW | |
| 16 | 0-0 | 16 | 20 | 4 | NEW | |
| 17 | 0-0 | 17 | 18 | 1 | NEW | |
| 18 | 0-0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | NEW | |
| 19 | 0-0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | NEW | |
| 20 | 0-0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | NEW | |
| 21 | 0-0 | 21 | 22 | 1 | NEW | |
| 22 | 0-0 | 22 | — | — | NEW | |
| 23 | 0-0 | 23 | 23 | — | NEW | |
| 24 | 0-0 | 24 | 21 | 3 | NEW | |
| 25 | 0-0 | — | 24 | — | NEW | |
| 26 | 0-0 | 25 | 25 | — | NEW |
Each poll keeps its own clock — the AP lands on Sunday, the selection committee on Tuesday — so a column may be a day older than the one beside it. Ranks are exactly as published.
