2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Preseason AP No. 1	Purdue Boilermakers
Regular season	November 3, 2025 − March 15, 2026
NCAA Tournament	2026
Tournament dates	March 17, 2026 – April 6, 2026
National Championship	Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, Indiana

The 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 3, 2025. The regular season ended on March 15, 2026, with the 2026 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament beginning with the First Four on March 17 and ending with the championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, on April 6.^[1]

On May 9, 2025, the NCAA Basketball Rules Committee proposed a few rule changes for the 2025–26 and 2026–27 seasons.^[2] These changes were approved on June 10 by the NCAA Men's Basketball Rules Committee and the Playing Rules Oversight Panel.^[3][4]

• If one of the shot clocks becomes inoperable, the shot clock at the other basket will remain on.
• Headbands up to 4 inches wide will be allowed.
• Continuous motion rule: an offensive player who ends his dribble going toward the basket and absorbs contact from the defense will be permitted to pivot or complete the step the player is on and finish the field goal attempt.
• Officials will have the option to call a flagrant 1 foul when a player is contacted to the groin.
• Bench personnel who physically assist a player with the ball will be penalized if they intentionally interfere (i.e., assisting a player to stay inbounds when their momentum is taking them out of bounds, pushing a player in a direction the coach wants the player to go).
• All fouls or violations below the free throw line extended in a team's frontcourt will result in throw-ins at the nearest-designated spot under the basket and all fouls or violations above the free throw line extended will result in throw-ins at the nearest-designated spot at the 28’ foot mark.
• If a player uses the backboard or rim to gain an advantage, it will be a basket interference violation.
• Musical instruments, amplified music, canned music or artificial noisemakers will be permitted during dead balls.
• A one-game suspension will be required for an individual who failed to serve a suspension for physical abuse of an official or fighting, and a one-game suspension for the team's head coach will be required when the individual who should have served their suspension failed to do so.
• A coach's challenge will be permitted at any point in a game to review out-of-bounds calls, basket interference/goaltending and whether a secondary defender was in the restricted area arc.

On December 18, 2024, a United States District Court issued a preliminary injunction in favor of Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia after preliminarily finding that NCAA Division I by-laws 12.02.06^[5] and 14.3.3^[6] and the rules in the NCAA Division I 2024–25 Manual^[7] constitute a commercial agreement, can be replaced by a less restrictive alternative and cause irreparable harm to Pavia. The injunction prevents the NCAA from enforcing its eligibility rules against Pavia and Vanderbilt University.^[8] The injunction is not a final determination of the judicial system as to the NCAA's eligibility rules and specifically applies only to Pavia. Nevertheless, the NCAA Division I board of directors approved a temporary blanket waiver for student-athletes who competed at a non-NCAA school for one or more years and would have exhausted their NCAA eligibility following the 2024–25 academic year under existing rules. Such student-athletes are granted an additional year of eligibility for the 2025–26 academic year.^[9]

• May 6 – New Haven announced that it accepted an invitation to join the NEC effective July 1, 2025, and begin reclassification from NCAA Division II to be eligible for NCAA-sponsored postseason play in 2028–29.^[10]
• June 4 – Utah Valley announced it would join the Big West Conference from the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) in 2026–27.^[11]
• June 18 – Sacramento State announced it would join the Big West Conference from Big Sky Conference in 2026–27.^[12]
• June 25 – Southern Utah and Utah Tech announced they would join the Big Sky Conference from the WAC in 2026–27.^[13]
• June 26 – The Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) and the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) announced a strategic alliance under which the WAC will rebrand as the United Athletic Conference (UAC) beginning with the 2026–27 academic year. The rebranding will allow the continuing conference to retain the WAC’s automatic qualification status for NCAA championship events, including basketball. Under the announced alignment:^[14]
  • The rebranded all-sports UAC will include the three remaining WAC institutions—Abilene Christian and Tarleton State, and non-football UT Arlington.
  • The five ASUN members that play football in the UAC—Austin Peay, Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky, North Alabama, and West Georgia—will also join the all-sports UAC.
  • Going forward, the ASUN will retain its seven current members that do not play scholarship FCS football. Five of these schools do not sponsor football at all, Stetson plays non-scholarship FCS football in the Pioneer Football League, and Bellarmine plays the non-NCAA variant of sprint football.
• June 30 – Texas State announced it would join the Pac-12 Conference from the Sun Belt Conference in 2026–27.^[15]
• July 15 – Louisiana Tech announced it would replace Texas State in the Sun Belt Conference from Conference USA. Louisiana Tech will join the Sun Belt no later than July 1, 2027.^[16]
• July 21 – The American Athletic Conference announced it had dropped the word "Athletic" from its name, becoming the American Conference. The conference also retired the "AAC" initialism, which had been used more by media than by the conference itself; the official short form is now simply the word "American".^[17]
• August 13 – Tennessee Tech announced it would join the Southern Conference from the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) in 2026–27.^[18]
• September 3 – UC San Diego announced it would join the West Coast Conference (WCC) from the Big West Conference in 2027–28.^[19]
• September 24 – The Loyola Phoenix, the student newspaper of Loyola University Chicago, announced that 106-year-old Sister Jean, who began her tenure at Loyola in 1991, and had been chaplain of the men's basketball team since 1994,^[20] retired for health reasons.^[21]
• October 2 – The Northeast Conference adopted its longstanding abbreviation of NEC as its official name.^[22]
• October 9 – Loyola Chicago announced that Sister Jean, the former basketball team chaplain who first came to prominence during the Ramblers' run in the 2018 NCAA tournament, died at age 106.^[23]
• October 10 – Little Rock announced that it would leave the OVC for the UAC in 2026–27.^[24]
• October 20 – The Associated Press named its preseason All-America team. The only unanimous selection, and also the only guard on the team, was Purdue's Braden Smith. The other honorees were Texas Tech forward JT Toppin, Michigan forward Yaxel Lendeborg, BYU forward AJ Dybantsa, and Florida forward Alex Condon.^[25]
• October 31 – The WCC announced that Denver would join from the Summit League in 2026–27.^[26]
• January 14, 2026 – At the annual NCAA convention, the Division I Cabinet approved changes to the transfer portal for several sports, including men's and women's basketball. Effective immediately:^[27]
  • A single 15-day portal was adopted for all D-I teams, opening the day after the final game of the NCAA tournament.
  • For players on teams undergoing a head coaching change, the portal will open for 15 days, starting 5 days after a new head coach is hired or publicly announced. If 30 days pass without the announcement of a new head coach, the portal will open for those players on the 31st day, as long as it falls after the championship game. This additional window is available only after the start of the standard portal.
  • Midyear transfers will not be eligible to play for their new school during that season if they were enrolled at an NCAA member institution during the first academic term, regardless of whether they competed.
• March 16 – Aden Holloway, Alabama's second-leading scorer, was arrested on two drug-related felony charges. He was removed from the campus pending a university investigation, and Alabama is preparing to play in the NCAA tournament without him. Charging documents indicated that nearly a kilogram of marijuana was seized from his apartment.^[28]

• During the season, the following players reached the 2,000-career-point milestone: Indiana swingman Tucker DeVries,^[29] Gonzaga forward Graham Ike,^[30] Oklahoma guard Nijel Pack,^[31] Kansas State guard PJ Haggerty,^[32] SMU guard Jaron Pierre Jr.,^[33] Ohio State guard Bruce Thornton,^[34] and SMU guard Boopie Miller.^[35]
• November 3 – Houston coach Kelvin Sampson earned his 800th career win following the Cougars' win in their season opener against Lehigh. The victory was also Sampson's 300th during his tenure at Houston.^[36]
• November 16 – Purdue coach Matt Painter earned his 500th career win following the Boilermakers' win over Akron.^[37]
• November 25–26 – Michigan became the first team to achieve consecutive victories of 30 points or more against ranked opponents with back-to-back wins over Auburn (21) and Gonzaga (12).^[38]
• December 13 – Arizona became the fastest team to achieve victories over 5 ranked opponents in a season, doing so in their 9th game of the season with victories over Florida (3), UCLA (15), UConn (3), Auburn (20), and Alabama (12).^[39]
• December 16 – Duke coach Jon Scheyer surpassed Vic Bubas to become the fastest coach to reach 100 career wins in ACC history.^[40]
• January 3 – Purdue guard Braden Smith (893) surpassed former Michigan State guard Cassius Winston (890) to become the Big Ten's all-time leader in assists after he recorded 12 of them in their 89–73 road victory at Wisconsin.^[41]
• January 24 – St. John's coach Rick Pitino became just the fourth coach to earn 900 career wins after an 88–83 comeback road win at Xavier, who were led by his son Richard.^[42]
• February 18
  • Arkansas true freshman guard Darius Acuff scored 49 points, the most by a freshman against a then-AP ranked team in men's college basketball history, on the road at then-#25 Alabama in Tuscaloosa in a 115–117 double overtime loss for the Razorbacks.^[43]
  • Butler coach Thad Matta earned his 500th career win following the Bulldogs' 93–89 win at Georgetown.^[44]
• February 26 – Purdue guard Braden Smith (1,004) becomes just the fifth NCAA Division I men's player ever to record 1,000+ career assists. He recorded 10 in a 74–76 loss vs. #13 Michigan State.^[45]
• March 6 – #19 Miami (Ohio) defeated Ohio 110–108 in overtime to cap a perfect 31–0 undefeated regular season.^[46] Miami became just the third team in Division I history to enter a conference tournament 31–0, joining 2013–14 Wichita State and 2014–15 Kentucky, according to ESPN Research.^[46]
• March 7 – Ohio State guard Bruce Thornton (2,110) became the all-time leading scorer in school history, surpassing Dennis Hopson (2,096) after scoring 25 points in a 91–78 win over Indiana.^[47]
• March 9 – Santa Clara coach Herb Sendek earned his 600th career win after the Broncos beat Saint Mary's, 76–71, in the semifinals of the WCC tournament.^[48]
• March 13 – Following a 78–68 win over Seton Hall in the semifinals of the Big East tournament, St. John's became the eighth college basketball program in history to earn 2,000 all-time wins, joining Kansas, Kentucky, North Carolina, Duke, UCLA, Temple, and Syracuse.^[49]

A total of six schools joined new conferences for the 2025–26 season. Of these, five moved within Division I, and one began reclassification from NCAA Division II.

School	Former conference	Current conference
Delaware	CAA	CUSA
Grand Canyon	Western Athletic	Mountain West
Missouri State	Missouri Valley	CUSA
New Haven	Northeast-10 (D–II)	NEC
Seattle	Western Athletic	West Coast
UMass	A-10	MAC

The 2025–26 season is the last in their respective conferences for at least 30 Division I schools.

School	2025–26 conference	Future conference
Austin Peay	Atlantic Sun	United Athletic
Boise State	Mountain West	Pac-12
California Baptist	Western Athletic	Big West
Central Arkansas	Atlantic Sun	United Athletic
Colorado State	Mountain West	Pac-12
Denver	Summit	West Coast
Eastern Kentucky	Atlantic Sun	United Athletic
Fresno State	Mountain West	Pac-12
Gonzaga	West Coast	Pac-12
Hawaii	Big West	Mountain West
Little Rock	Ohio Valley	United Athletic
North Alabama	Atlantic Sun	United Athletic
Northern Illinois	MAC	Horizon
Oregon State	West Coast	Pac-12
Sacramento State	Big Sky	Big West
Saint Francis	NEC	PAC (D–III)
San Diego State	Mountain West	Pac-12
Southern Utah	Western Athletic	Big Sky
Tennessee Tech	Ohio Valley	Southern
Texas State	Sun Belt	Pac-12
UC Davis	Big West	Mountain West
UTEP	CUSA	Mountain West
Utah State	Mountain West	Pac-12
Utah Tech	Western Athletic	Big Sky
Utah Valley	Western Athletic	Big West
Washington State	West Coast	Pac-12
West Georgia	Atlantic Sun	United Athletic

• St. Thomas left the Schoenecker Arena after 44 seasons for the new Lee & Penny Anderson Arena. In the second half of a men's and women's doubleheader that officially opened the new arena on November 8, 2025, the Tommies men defeated Army 83–76.^[50]
• Tarleton State left the Wisdom Gym after 55 seasons for the new EECU Center. The Texans defeated Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 85–77 in the first official men's game in the new arena on November 8, 2025.^[51]

• New Haven played its first Division I home game at the Jeffrey P. Hazell Athletics Center on November 8, losing 87–43 to Penn State.^[52]

• The Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, one of the home arenas of the Villanova Wildcats, was renamed the Xfinity Mobile Arena on August 14, 2025. The change follows the expiration of Wells Fargo's naming rights agreement in August and a new naming rights deal with Xfinity Mobile, a subsidiary of Xfinity.^[53]
• The XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut, one of the home arenas of the UConn Huskies, was renamed to PeoplesBank Arena on June 2, 2025.

• Northeastern played its last game at Matthews Arena on November 15, 2025, against Vermont, losing 85–74.^[54] The arena, which had originally opened in 1910, officially closed the next month, and will be demolished and replaced by a new arena and recreation center on the same site that is planned to open in 2028.^[55] In the meantime, the Huskies are playing home games at the smaller Cabot Center,^[56] already the primary home to Northeastern women's basketball.^[57]

The Top 25 from the AP and USA Today Coaching polls

AP Ranking Team 1 Purdue (35) 2 Houston (16) 3 Florida (8) 4 UConn (2) 5 St. John's 6 Duke 7 Michigan 8 BYU 9 Kentucky 10 Texas Tech 11 Louisville 12 UCLA 13 Arizona 14 Arkansas 15 Alabama 16 Iowa State 17 Illinois 18 Tennessee 19 Kansas 20 Auburn 21 Gonzaga 22 Michigan State 23 Creighton 24 Wisconsin 25 North Carolina

USA Today Coaches Ranking Team 1 Purdue (18) 2 Houston (12) 3 Florida (1) 4 UConn 5 Duke 6 St. John's 7 Michigan 8 BYU 9 Kentucky 10 Louisville 11 Texas Tech 12 UCLA 13 Arizona 14 Illinois 15 Arkansas 16 Alabama 17 Tennessee 18 Iowa State 19 Kansas 20 Gonzaga 21 Michigan State 22 Auburn 23 Creighton 24 Wisconsin 25 North Carolina

Rankings reflect the AP poll Top 25.

• Nov. 13, 2025
  • No. 2 Purdue defeated No. 8 Alabama, 87–80 (Coleman Coliseum, Tuscaloosa, AL)
• Nov. 15
  • No. 3 UConn defeated No. 7 BYU, 86–84 (Hall of Fame Series – TD Garden, Boston, MA)
• Nov. 19
  • No. 4 Arizona defeated No. 3 UConn, 71–67 (Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, CT)
• Dec. 6
  • No. 10 Iowa State defeated No. 1 Purdue, 81–58 (Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, IN)
  • No. 4 Duke defeated No. 7 Michigan State, 66–60 (Breslin Student Events Center, East Lansing, MI)
• Jan. 27, 2026
  • No. 3 Michigan defeated No. 5 Nebraska, 75–72 (Crisler Center, Ann Arbor, MI)
• Jan. 30
  • No. 3 Michigan defeated No. 7 Michigan State, 83–71 (Rivalry – Breslin Student Events Center, East Lansing, MI)
• Feb. 1
  • No. 9 Illinois defeated No. 5 Nebraska, 78–69 (Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, NE)
• Feb. 7
  • No. 10 Michigan State defeated No. 5 Illinois, 85–82^OT (Breslin Student Events Center, East Lansing, MI)
• Feb. 9
  • No. 9 Kansas defeated No. 1 Arizona, 82–78 (Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence, KS)
• Feb. 14
  • No. 5 Iowa State defeated No. 9 Kansas, 74–56 (Hilton Coliseum, Ames, IA)
• Feb. 16
  • No. 6 Iowa State defeated No. 2 Houston, 70–67 (Hilton Coliseum, Ames, IA)
• Feb. 17
  • No. 1 Michigan defeated No. 7 Purdue, 91–80 (Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, IN)
• Feb. 21
  • No. 4 Arizona defeated No. 2 Houston, 73–66 (Fertitta Center, Houston, TX)
  • No. 3 Duke defeated No. 1 Michigan, 68–63 (Rivalry/Duel in the District/College GameDay — Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C.)
• Feb. 27
  • No. 3 Michigan defeated No. 10 Illinois, 84–70 (State Farm Center, Champaign, IL)
• Mar. 2
  • No. 2 Arizona defeated No. 6 Iowa State, 73–57 (McKale Center, Tucson, AZ)
• Mar. 8
  • No. 3 Michigan defeated No. 8 Michigan State, 90–80 (Rivalry – Crisler Center, Ann Arbor, MI)

• Mar. 13
  • No. 2 Arizona defeated No. 7 Iowa State, 82–80 (Big 12 Tournament – T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, MO)
• Mar. 14
  • No. 2 Arizona defeated No. 5 Houston, 79–74 (Big 12 Tournament – T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, MO)
  • No. 1 Duke defeated No. 10 Virginia, 74–70 (ACC Tournament – Spectrum Center, Charlotte, NC)

Names	Dates	Location	Teams	Champion	Runner-up	3rd-place winner
Bahamas Championship	November 20–21, 2025	Baha Mar Convention Center (Nassau, Bahamas)	4	Purdue	Texas Tech	Wake Forest
Hall of Fame Classic	November 20–21, 2025	T-Mobile Center (Kansas City, MO)	4	Nebraska	Kansas State	New Mexico
Boardwalk Battle	November 20 & 22, 2025	Ocean Center (Daytona Beach, FL)	4	High Point	Incarnate Word	UIC
Greenbrier Tip-Off	November 15–23, 2025	The Greenbrier (White Sulphur Springs, WV)	8	Kent State (River) Butler (Mountain)	Wright State (River) Virginia (Mountain)	Cleveland State (River) Northwestern (Mountain)
Charleston Classic	November 21 & 23, 2025	TD Arena (Charleston, SC)	8	Utah State (Lowcountry) Clemson (Palmetto)	Davidson (Lowcountry) Georgia (Palmetto)	Tulane (Lowcountry) Xavier (Palmetto)
Pensacola Invitational	November 22–23, 2025	Pensacola Bay Center (Pensacola, FL)	4	Southern Miss	UT Martin	Prairie View A&M
Paradise Jam	November 21–24, 2025	Sports and Fitness Center (Charlotte Amalie West, VI)	8	Yale	Akron	Charleston
Sunshine Slam	November 24–25, 2025	Ocean Center (Daytona Beach, FL)	8	George Mason (Beach) Pacific (Ocean)	Florida Atlantic (Beach) Jacksonville (Ocean)	Loyola Marymount (Beach) Stony Brook (Ocean)
Coconut Hoops	November 24 & 26, 2025	Alico Arena (Fort Myers, FL)	4	Belmont	Toledo	Troy
Maui Invitational	November 24–26, 2025	Lahaina Civic Center (Lahaina, HI)	8	USC	Arizona State	Seton Hall
Acrisure Classic	November 25–26, 2025	Acrisure Arena (Thousand Palms, CA)	4	Iowa	Grand Canyon	Utah
Acrisure Holiday Invitational	November 25–26, 2025	Acrisure Arena (Thousand Palms, CA)	4	Tulsa	Northern Iowa	San Jose State
Players Era Festival	November 24–27, 2025	MGM Grand Garden Arena (Las Vegas, NV)	18	Michigan	Gonzaga	Kansas
ESPN Events Invitational	November 24–28, 2025	State Farm Field House (Lake Buena Vista, FL)	16	UC San Diego (Adventure) Illinois State (Imagination) BYU (Magic)	Towson (Adventure) Furman (Imagination) Dayton (Magic)	Bradley (Adventure) Richmond (Imagination) Miami (Magic)
Battle 4 Atlantis	November 26–28, 2025	Imperial Arena (Paradise Island, Bahamas)	8	Vanderbilt	Saint Mary's	VCU
Acrisure Holiday Classic	November 27–28, 2025	Acrisure Arena (Thousand Palms, CA)	4	Colorado	Washington	Nevada
Acrisure Invitational	November 27–28, 2025	Acrisure Arena (Thousand Palms, CA)	4	Stanford	Saint Louis	Santa Clara
Rady Children's Invitational	November 27–28, 2025	Jenny Craig Pavilion (San Diego, CA)	4	TCU	Wisconsin	Florida
Emerald Coast Classic	November 28–29, 2025	Raider Arena (Niceville, FL)	4	LSU	DePaul	Drake
Resorts World Las Vegas Classic	November 28–29, 2025	Resorts World Event Center (Winchester, Nevada)	4	UC Santa Barbara	Seattle	Lehigh
Big 5 Classic	November 8–December 6, 2025	Xfinity Mobile Arena (final rounds) (Philadelphia, PA)	6	Villanova	Penn	Saint Joseph's
Sun Bowl Invitational	December 21–22, 2025	Don Haskins Center (El Paso, TX)	4	UC Irvine	Norfolk State	UTEP

Conference matchup	Dates	Conference winner	Conference loser	Record
ACC–SEC Challenge	December 2–3	SEC	ACC	9–7
ASUN–SoCon Challenge	November 9–29	SoCon	Atlantic Sun	10–9
Big Sky–Summit Challenge	December 3–7	Big Sky	Summit	11–7
MAC–SBC Challenge	November 3 – February 7	SBC	MAC	14–12

An upset is a victory by an underdog team. In the context of NCAA Division I men's basketball, this generally constitutes an unranked team defeating a team currently ranked in the top 25. This list will highlight those upsets of ranked teams by unranked teams as well as upsets of No. 1 teams. Rankings are from the AP poll.

Bold type indicates winning teams in "true road games"—i.e., those played on an opponent's home court (including secondary homes). Italics type indicates winning teams in an early season tournament (or event). Early season tournaments are tournaments played in the early season. Events are the tournaments with the same teams in it every year (even rivalry games).

Unranked Seton Hall's neutral site win over 23rd-ranked NC State broke a streak of 96 consecutive games won by ranked teams against unranked opponents to start the season, the longest such stretch in a season in AP Poll history.^[58]

Winner	Score	Loser	Date	Tournament/event	Notes
Seton Hall	85–74	No. 23 NC State	November 24, 2025	Maui Invitational
California	80–72	No. 18 UCLA	November 25, 2025	Empire Classic
Kansas	81–76	No. 17 Tennessee	November 26, 2025	Players Era Festival
Texas	102–97	No. 23 NC State		Maui Invitational
TCU	84–80	No. 10 Florida	November 27, 2025	Rady Children's Invitational
Syracuse	62–60	No. 13 Tennessee	December 2, 2025	ACC–SEC Challenge	First win over Tennessee since 1993
Minnesota	73–64	No. 22 Indiana	December 3, 2025
No. 10 Iowa State	81–58	No. 1 Purdue	December 6, 2025		Largest nonconference home loss by a No. 1 team since 1993
Washington	84–76	No. 24 USC
Kentucky	78–66	No. 22 St. John's	December 20, 2025	CBS Sports Classic
Virginia Tech	95–853OT	No. 21 Virginia	December 31, 2025	Rivalry
Stanford	80–76	No. 16 Louisville	January 2, 2026
UCF	81–75	No. 17 Kansas	January 3, 2026
SMU	97–83	No. 12 North Carolina
Missouri	76–74	No. 22 Florida
Florida	92–77	No. 18 Georgia	January 6, 2026
Minnesota	70–67	No. 19 Iowa
Oklahoma State	87–76	No. 25 UCF
Clemson	74–70	No. 24 SMU	January 7, 2026
West Virginia	86–75	No. 22 Kansas	January 10, 2026
Florida	91–67	No. 21 Tennessee
Wisconsin	91–88	No. 2 Michigan
Auburn	95–73	No. 15 Arkansas
Texas	92–88	No. 13 Alabama
Kansas	84–63	No. 2 Iowa State	January 13, 2026
Ole Miss	97–95OT	No. 21 Georgia	January 14, 2026
Texas	80–64	No. 10 Vanderbilt
Stanford	95–90	No. 14 North Carolina
Butler	77–66	No. 25 Seton Hall	January 17, 2026
Kentucky	80–78	No. 24 Tennessee		Rivalry
Cincinnati	79–70	No. 2 Iowa State
Grand Canyon	84–74	No. 23 Utah State
California	84–78	No. 14 North Carolina
NC State	80–76OT	No. 18 Clemson	January 20, 2026
UCLA	69–67	No. 4 Purdue
Texas	87–67	No. 21 Georgia	January 24, 2026
Auburn	76–67	No. 16 Florida			First win for Auburn in Gainesville since 1996.
Tennessee	79–73	No. 17 Alabama			First five game winning streak vs. Alabama since 1968–72.
Indiana	72–67	No. 12 Purdue	January 27, 2026	Rivalry/Indiana National Guard Governor's Cup
UCF	88–80	No. 11 Texas Tech	January 31, 2026
Kentucky	85–77	No. 15 Arkansas
Minnesota	76–73	No. 10 Michigan State	February 4, 2026		First win over an AP top-10 team in five years
Oklahoma State	99–92	No. 16 BYU
Portland	87–80	No. 6 Gonzaga			First win over an AP top-10 team and first win over Gonzaga since 2014
Oklahoma	92–91	No. 15 Vanderbilt	February 7, 2026
Kentucky	74–71	No. 25 Tennessee		Rivalry
No. 9 Kansas	82–78	No. 1 Arizona	February 9, 2026		First win over a No. 1 ranked team at Allen Fieldhouse
Miami (FL)	75–66	No. 11 North Carolina	February 10, 2026
Wisconsin	92–90OT	No. 8 Illinois			First win in overtime against Illinois
TCU	62–55	No. 5 Iowa State
Virginia Tech	76–66	No. 20 Clemson	February 11, 2026
Wisconsin	92–71	No. 10 Michigan State	February 13, 2026
No. 16 Texas Tech	78–75OT	No. 1 Arizona	February 14, 2026
SMU	95–85	No. 21 Louisville	February 17, 2026
NC State	82–58	No. 16 North Carolina		Rivalry/Tobacco Road	Largest win over North Carolina since 1962
Rhode Island	81–76	No. 18 Saint Louis			First win over a ranked team since 2017
Ohio State	86–69	No. 24 Wisconsin
Iowa	57–52	No. 9 Nebraska
Arizona State	72–67	No. 13 Texas Tech
Creighton	91–84	No. 5 UConn	February 18, 2026
Missouri	81–80	No. 19 Vanderbilt
Cincinnati	84–68	No. 8 Kansas	February 21, 2026		First away win over a top–10 ranked team since 1990
Tennessee	69–65	No. 19 Vanderbilt		Rivalry
No. 3 Duke	68–63	No. 1 Michigan		Rivalry/Capital Showcase	Game played in Washington, D.C.
UCLA	95–94OT	No. 10 Illinois
Dayton	77–62	No. 23 Saint Louis	February 24, 2026
Missouri	73–69	No. 22 Tennessee
UCF	97–84	No. 19 BYU
Kentucky	91–77	No. 25 Vanderbilt	February 28, 2026
Clemson	80–75	No. 24 Louisville
West Virginia	79–71	No. 19 BYU
Saint Mary's	70–59	No. 9 Gonzaga		Rivalry
Ohio State	82–74	No. 8 Purdue	March 1, 2026
Georgia	98–88	No. 16 Alabama	March 3, 2026
TCU	73–65	No. 10 Texas Tech
Arizona State	70–60	No. 14 Kansas
UCLA	72–52	No. 9 Nebraska
Marquette	68–62	No. 4 UConn	March 7, 2026
Louisville	92–89	No. 22 Miami (FL)
George Mason	86–57	No. 25 Saint Louis
Wisconsin	97–93	No. 15 Purdue
BYU	82–76	No. 10 Texas Tech
Santa Clara	76–71	No. 21 Saint Mary's	March 9, 2026	West Coast Tournament
UMass	87–83	No. 20 Miami (OH)	March 12, 2026	MAC Tournament
Miami (FL)	78–73	No. 24 Louisville		ACC Tournament
Clemson	80–79	No. 19 North Carolina
Ole Miss	80–79	No. 15 Alabama	March 13, 2026	SEC Tournament
UCLA	88–84	No. 8 Michigan State		Big Ten Tournament

In addition to the above-listed upsets in which an unranked team defeated a ranked team, there have been six non-Division I teams that defeated a Division I team so far this season.

Bold type indicates winning teams in "true road games"—i.e., those played on an opponent's home court (including secondary homes). Italics type indicates winning teams in an early season tournament (or event). Early season tournaments are tournaments played in the early season. Events are the tournaments with the same teams in it every year (even rivalry games).

Winner	Score	Loser	Date	Tournament/event	Notes
Hawaii Pacific (Division II)	79–78[59]	Boise State	November 3, 2025
Northwood (MI) (Division II)	85–81[60]	Western Michigan	November 6, 2025
Wilmington (DE) (Division II)	71–62[61]	Delaware	November 7, 2025
North Greenville (Division II)	92–81[62]	Gardner–Webb	November 10, 2025
Virginia State (Division II)	62–58[63]	Delaware State	November 26, 2025	HBCU in DC Tip-Off
Montana Tech (NAIA)	82–75[64]	Montana	December 17, 2025

Each of the 31 Division I athletic conferences will end its regular season with a single-elimination tournament. The team with the best regular-season record in each conference receives the number one seed in each tournament, with tiebreakers used as needed in the case of ties for the top seeding. Unless otherwise noted, the winners of these tournaments will receive automatic invitations to the 2026 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

Conference	Regular season first place	Conference player of the year	Conference coach of the year	Conference tournament	Tournament venue (city)	Tournament winner
America East Conference	UMBC	TJ Hurley, Vermont[65]	Jim Ferry, UMBC[65]	2026 America East men's basketball tournament	Campus sites	UMBC
American Conference	South Florida	Izaiyah Nelson, South Florida[66]	Bryan Hodgson, South Florida[66]	2026 American Conference men's basketball tournament	Legacy Arena (Birmingham, AL)	South Florida
Atlantic 10 Conference	Saint Louis[a] & VCU	Robbie Avila, Saint Louis[67]	Steve Donahue, Saint Joseph’s[67]	2026 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament	PPG Paints Arena (Pittsburgh, PA)	VCU
Atlantic Coast Conference	Duke	Cameron Boozer, Duke[68]	Jon Scheyer, Duke[68]	2026 ACC men's basketball tournament	Spectrum Center (Charlotte, NC)	Duke
Atlantic Sun Conference	Austin Peay & Central Arkansas[a]	Camren Hunter, Central Arkansas[69]	John Shulman, Central Arkansas[69]	2026 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament	VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena (Jacksonville, FL)	Queens
Big 12 Conference	Arizona	Jaden Bradley, Arizona[70]	Tommy Lloyd, Arizona[70]	2026 Big 12 men's basketball tournament	T-Mobile Center (Kansas City, MO)	Arizona
Big East Conference	St. John's	Zuby Ejiofor, St. John's[71]	Shaheen Holloway, Seton Hall[71]	2026 Big East men's basketball tournament	Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)	St. John's
Big Sky Conference	Portland State	Terri Miller Jr., Portland State[72]	Jase Coburn, Portland State[72]	2026 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament	Idaho Central Arena (Boise, ID)	Idaho
Big South Conference	High Point	Logan Duncomb, Winthrop[73]	Flynn Clayman, High Point & Mark Prosser, Winthrop[73]	2026 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament	Freedom Hall Civic Center (Johnson City, TN)	High Point
Big Ten Conference	Michigan	Yaxel Lendeborg, Michigan[74]	Fred Hoiberg, Nebraska (Coaches) & Dusty May, Michigan (Media)[74]	2026 Big Ten men's basketball tournament	United Center (Chicago, IL)	Purdue
Big West Conference	UC Irvine	Josiah Davis, Cal State Northridge[75]	Dedrique Taylor, Cal State Fullerton[75]	2026 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament	Dollar Loan Center (Henderson, NV)	Hawaii
Coastal Athletic Association	UNC Wilmington	Cruz Davis, Hofstra[76]	Takayo Siddle, UNC Wilmington[76]	2026 CAA men's basketball tournament	CareFirst Arena (Washington, DC)	Hofstra
Conference USA	Liberty	Zach Cleveland, Liberty[77]	Ritchie McKay, Liberty & Chris Mudge, Sam Houston[77]	2026 Conference USA men's basketball tournament	Von Braun Center (Huntsville, AL)	Kennesaw State
Horizon League	Wright State	DeSean Goode, Robert Morris[78]	Clint Sargent, Wright State[78]	2026 Horizon League men's basketball tournament	First two rounds: Campus sites Final three rounds: Corteva Coliseum (Indianapolis, IN)	Wright State
Ivy League	Yale	Nick Townsend, Yale[79]	Harvard staff & Yale staff[79][b]	2026 Ivy League men's basketball tournament	Newman Arena (Ithaca, NY)	Penn
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	Merrimack	Kevair Kennedy, Merrimack[80]	Joe Gallo, Merrimack[80]	2026 MAAC men's basketball tournament	Boardwalk Hall (Atlantic City, NJ)	Siena
Mid-American Conference	Miami (OH)	Peter Suder, Miami (OH)[81]	Travis Steele, Miami (OH)[81]	2026 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament	Rocket Arena (Cleveland, OH)	Akron
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	Howard	Bryce Harris, Howard[82]	Kevin Broadus, Morgan State[82]	2026 MEAC men's basketball tournament	Norfolk Scope (Norfolk, VA)	Howard
Missouri Valley Conference	Belmont	Tyler Lundblade, Belmont[83]	Casey Alexander, Belmont[83]	2026 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament	Enterprise Center (St. Louis, MO)	Northern Iowa
Mountain West Conference	Utah State	Mason Falslev, Utah State[84]	Jerrod Calhoun, Utah State[84]	2026 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament	Thomas & Mack Center (Paradise, NV)	Utah State
Northeast Conference	LIU	Darin Smith Jr., Central Connecticut[85]	Rod Strickland, LIU[85]	2026 NEC men's basketball tournament	Campus sites	LIU
Ohio Valley Conference	Morehead State & Tennessee State[a]	Aaron Nkrumah, Tennessee State[86]	Jonathan Mattox, Morehead State & Nolan Smith, Tennessee State[86]	2026 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament	Ford Center (Evansville, IN)	Tennessee State
Patriot League	Navy	Austin Benigni, Navy[87]	Navy staff[87][c]	2026 Patriot League men's basketball tournament	Campus sites	Lehigh
Southeastern Conference	Florida	Darius Acuff Jr., Arkansas[88]	Todd Golden, Florida[88]	2026 SEC men's basketball tournament	Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, TN)	Arkansas
Southern Conference	East Tennessee State	Jadin Booth, Samford[89]	Brooks Savage, East Tennessee State[89]	2026 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament	Harrah's Cherokee Center (Asheville, NC)	Furman
Southland Conference	Stephen F. Austin	Keon Thompson, Stephen F. Austin[90]	Matt Braeuer, Stephen F. Austin[90]	2026 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament	Townsley Law Arena (Lake Charles, LA)	McNeese
Southwestern Athletic Conference	Bethune–Cookman	Daeshun Ruffin, Jackson State[91]	Reggie Theus, Bethune–Cookman[91]	2026 SWAC men's basketball tournament	Gateway Center Arena (College Park, GA)	Prairie View A&M
Summit League	North Dakota State	Carson Johnson, Denver[92]	David Richman, North Dakota State[92]	2026 Summit League men's basketball tournament	Denny Sanford Premier Center (Sioux Falls, SD)	North Dakota State
Sun Belt Conference	Troy	Chaze Harris, South Alabama[93]	Scott Cross, Troy[93]	2026 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament	Pensacola Bay Center (Pensacola, FL)	Troy
West Coast Conference	Gonzaga[a] & Saint Mary's	Graham Ike, Gonzaga[94]	Herb Sendek, Santa Clara[94]	2026 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament	Orleans Arena (Paradise, NV)	Gonzaga
Western Athletic Conference	Utah Valley	Dominique Daniels Jr., California Baptist[95]	Jon Judkins, Utah Tech[95]	2026 WAC men's basketball tournament		California Baptist

2025–26 America East Conference men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT UMBC † 14 – 2   .875 24 – 9   .727 Vermont 12 – 4   .750 22 – 12   .647 NJIT 10 – 6   .625 16 – 17   .485 UMass Lowell 9 – 7   .563 15 – 18   .455 Albany 7 – 9   .438 11 – 21   .344 Maine 6 – 10   .375 8 – 24   .250 Bryant 5 – 11   .313 9 – 22   .290 New Hampshire 5 – 11   .313 9 – 21   .300 Binghamton 4 – 12   .250 8 – 23   .258 † 2026 AmEast tournament winner	2025–26 American Conference men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT South Florida † 15 – 3   .833 25 – 9   .735 Wichita State 13 – 5   .722 23 – 11   .676 Tulsa 13 – 5   .722 27 – 7   .794 UAB 11 – 7   .611 20 – 12   .625 Charlotte 9 – 9   .500 17 – 17   .500 North Texas 9 – 9   .500 19 – 14   .576 Florida Atlantic 9 – 9   .500 18 – 15   .545 Memphis 8 – 10   .444 13 – 19   .406 Tulane 8 – 10   .444 18 – 15   .545 Temple 8 – 10   .444 16 – 16   .500 Rice 7 – 11   .389 13 – 18   .419 East Carolina 6 – 12   .333 11 – 20   .355 UTSA 1 – 17   .056 5 – 25   .167 † 2026 American tournament winner As of March 19, 2026	2025–26 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Saint Louis 15 – 3   .833 29 – 5   .853 VCU † 15 – 3   .833 28 – 7   .800 Saint Joseph's 13 – 5   .722 23 – 11   .676 Dayton 12 – 6   .667 24 – 11   .686 George Mason 11 – 7   .611 23 – 10   .697 Davidson 10 – 8   .556 20 – 14   .588 Duquesne 9 – 9   .500 18 – 15   .545 Fordham 8 – 10   .444 17 – 15   .531 George Washington 8 – 10   .444 19 – 15   .559 Rhode Island 7 – 11   .389 16 – 16   .500 Richmond 5 – 13   .278 15 – 17   .469 La Salle 5 – 13   .278 9 – 23   .281 St. Bonaventure 4 – 14   .222 17 – 17   .500 Loyola Chicago 4 – 14   .222 9 – 24   .273 † 2026 A-10 tournament winner As of March 19, 2026 Rankings from AP Poll
2025–26 ACC men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 1 Duke † 17 – 1   .944 33 – 2   .943 No. 9 Virginia 15 – 3   .833 29 – 5   .853 No. 25 Miami (FL) 13 – 5   .722 25 – 8   .758 No. 21 North Carolina 12 – 6   .667 24 – 9   .727 Clemson 12 – 6   .667 24 – 10   .706 No. 23т Louisville 11 – 7   .611 24 – 10   .706 NC State 10 – 8   .556 20 – 14   .588 Florida State 10 – 8   .556 18 – 15   .545 California 9 – 9   .500 22 – 11   .667 Stanford 9 – 9   .500 20 – 12   .625 SMU 8 – 10   .444 20 – 14   .588 Virginia Tech 8 – 10   .444 19 – 13   .594 Wake Forest 7 – 11   .389 18 – 16   .529 Syracuse 6 – 12   .333 15 – 17   .469 Pittsburgh 5 – 13   .278 13 – 20   .394 Notre Dame 4 – 14   .222 13 – 17   .433 Boston College 4 – 14   .222 11 – 20   .355 Georgia Tech 2 – 16   .111 11 – 20   .355 † 2026 ACC tournament winner As of March 19, 2026 Rankings from AP Poll	2025–26 ASUN men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Central Arkansas 15 – 3   .833 22 – 12   .647 Austin Peay 15 – 3   .833 22 – 9   .710 Queens † 13 – 5   .722 21 – 13   .618 Lipscomb 12 – 6   .667 19 – 13   .594 Florida Gulf Coast 8 – 10   .444 16 – 18   .471 West Georgia* 8 – 10   .444 15 – 17   .469 Eastern Kentucky 7 – 11   .389 11 – 21   .344 Bellarmine 7 – 11   .389 13 – 19   .406 Jacksonville 7 – 11   .389 12 – 20   .375 Stetson 7 – 11   .389 12 – 21   .364 North Florida 5 – 13   .278 7 – 25   .219 North Alabama 4 – 14   .222 9 – 21   .300 † 2026 ASUN tournament winner * ineligible for the 2026 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II As of March 8, 2026	2025–26 Big 12 men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 2 Arizona † 16 – 2   .889 32 – 2   .941 No. 5 Houston 14 – 4   .778 29 – 6   .829 No. 17 Kansas 12 – 6   .667 23 – 10   .697 No. 20 Texas Tech 12 – 6   .667 22 – 10   .688 No. 6 Iowa State 12 – 6   .667 27 – 7   .794 TCU 11 – 7   .611 23 – 11   .676 West Virginia 9 – 9   .500 18 – 14   .563 UCF 9 – 9   .500 21 – 11   .656 Cincinnati 9 – 9   .500 18 – 15   .545 BYU 9 – 9   .500 23 – 12   .657 Colorado 7 – 11   .389 17 – 15   .531 Arizona State 7 – 11   .389 17 – 16   .515 Baylor 6 – 12   .333 16 – 16   .500 Oklahoma State 6 – 12   .333 20 – 14   .588 Kansas State 3 – 15   .167 12 – 20   .375 Utah 2 – 16   .111 10 – 22   .313 † 2026 Big 12 tournament winner As of March 19, 2026 Rankings from AP poll
2025–26 Big East men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 10 St. John's † 18 – 2   .900 28 – 6   .824 No. 7 UConn 17 – 3   .850 29 – 5   .853 Villanova 15 – 5   .750 24 – 8   .750 Seton Hall 10 – 10   .500 21 – 12   .636 Creighton 9 – 11   .450 15 – 17   .469 DePaul 8 – 12   .400 16 – 16   .500 Marquette 7 – 13   .350 12 – 20   .375 Butler 7 – 13   .350 16 – 16   .500 Providence 7 – 13   .350 15 – 18   .455 Xavier 6 – 14   .300 15 – 18   .455 Georgetown 6 – 14   .300 16 – 18   .471 † 2026 Big East tournament winner As of March 14, 2026 Rankings from AP poll	2025–26 Big Sky men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Portland State 13 – 5   .722 20 – 11   .645 Montana State 12 – 6   .667 18 – 14   .563 Eastern Washington 11 – 7   .611 14 – 19   .424 Montana 10 – 8   .556 18 – 16   .529 Northern Colorado 10 – 8   .556 20 – 12   .625 Weber State 10 – 8   .556 16 – 16   .500 Idaho † 9 – 9   .500 21 – 15   .583 Sacramento State 6 – 12   .333 10 – 21   .323 Idaho State 5 – 13   .278 13 – 20   .394 Northern Arizona 4 – 14   .222 10 – 22   .313 † 2026 Big Sky tournament winner	2025–26 Big South men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT High Point † 15 – 1   .938 31 – 4   .886 Winthrop 13 – 3   .813 23 – 11   .676 Radford 9 – 7   .563 16 – 16   .500 UNC Asheville 8 – 8   .500 15 – 17   .469 Longwood 8 – 8   .500 16 – 16   .500 Presbyterian 7 – 9   .438 15 – 18   .455 Charleston Southern 6 – 10   .375 15 – 17   .469 USC Upstate 5 – 11   .313 13 – 19   .406 Gardner–Webb 1 – 15   .063 4 – 29   .121 † 2026 Big South tournament winner As of March 19, 2026
2025–26 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 3 Michigan 19 – 1   .950 32 – 3   .914 No. 15 Nebraska 15 – 5   .750 27 – 6   .818 No. 11 Michigan State 15 – 5   .750 26 – 7   .788 No. 13 Illinois 15 – 5   .750 25 – 8   .758 No. 19 Wisconsin 14 – 6   .700 24 – 11   .686 No. 8 Purdue † 13 – 7   .650 27 – 8   .771 UCLA 13 – 7   .650 23 – 11   .676 Ohio State 12 – 8   .600 21 – 13   .618 Iowa 10 – 10   .500 21 – 12   .636 Indiana 9 – 11   .450 18 – 14   .563 Minnesota 8 – 12   .400 15 – 17   .469 USC 7 – 13   .350 18 – 14   .563 Washington 7 – 13   .350 16 – 17   .485 Rutgers 6 – 14   .300 14 – 19   .424 Northwestern 5 – 15   .250 15 – 19   .441 Oregon 5 – 15   .250 12 – 20   .375 Maryland 4 – 16   .200 12 – 21   .364 Penn State 3 – 17   .150 12 – 20   .375 † 2026 Big Ten tournament winner As of March 19, 2026 Rankings from AP poll	2025–26 Big West Conference men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT UC Irvine 15 – 5   .750 23 – 12   .657 Hawai'i † 14 – 6   .700 24 – 9   .727 Cal State Fullerton 12 – 8   .600 18 – 16   .529 Cal State Northridge 12 – 8   .600 20 – 14   .588 UC San Diego 12 – 8   .600 23 – 11   .676 UC Davis 11 – 9   .550 19 – 14   .576 UC Santa Barbara 11 – 9   .550 18 – 14   .563 Cal Poly 10 – 10   .500 14 – 19   .424 Long Beach State 6 – 14   .300 10 – 22   .313 UC Riverside 5 – 15   .250 10 – 22   .313 Cal State Bakersfield 2 – 18   .100 8 – 24   .250 † 2026 Big West tournament winner	2025–26 CAA men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT UNC Wilmington 15 – 3   .833 27 – 6   .818 Charleston 14 – 4   .778 21 – 11   .656 Hofstra † 12 – 6   .667 24 – 10   .706 Monmouth 11 – 7   .611 19 – 15   .559 Drexel 10 – 8   .556 17 – 16   .515 William & Mary 10 – 8   .556 20 – 12   .625 Towson 9 – 9   .500 19 – 15   .559 Stony Brook 9 – 9   .500 17 – 15   .531 Campbell 8 – 10   .444 16 – 18   .471 Hampton 7 – 11   .389 13 – 19   .406 Elon 6 – 12   .333 14 – 18   .438 North Carolina A&T 4 – 14   .222 11 – 19   .367 Northeastern 2 – 16   .111 7 – 24   .226 † 2026 CAA tournament winner As of March 17, 2026
2025–26 Conference USA men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Liberty 17 – 3   .850 26 – 7   .788 Sam Houston 13 – 7   .650 22 – 12   .647 Western Kentucky 11 – 9   .550 18 – 14   .563 Louisiana Tech 11 – 9   .550 20 – 14   .588 Middle Tennessee 11 – 9   .550 17 – 15   .531 Kennesaw State † 10 – 10   .500 21 – 14   .600 Jacksonville State 10 – 10   .500 15 – 17   .469 FIU 8 – 12   .400 15 – 17   .469 Missouri State 8 – 12   .400 16 – 18   .471 New Mexico State 8 – 12   .400 16 – 16   .500 UTEP 7 – 13   .350 11 – 20   .355 Delaware 6 – 14   .300 10 – 21   .323 † 2026 CUSA tournament winner	2025–26 Horizon League men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Wright State † 15 – 5   .750 23 – 11   .676 Robert Morris 13 – 7   .650 22 – 11   .667 Detroit Mercy 12 – 8   .600 17 – 15   .531 Oakland 12 – 8   .600 16 – 16   .500 Green Bay 12 – 8   .600 18 – 15   .545 Purdue Fort Wayne 11 – 9   .550 17 – 15   .531 Northern Kentucky 10 – 10   .500 20 – 14   .588 Milwaukee 8 – 12   .400 12 – 20   .375 Youngstown State 8 – 12   .400 15 – 17   .469 Cleveland State 6 – 14   .300 11 – 22   .333 IU Indy 3 – 17   .150 7 – 25   .219 † 2026 Horizon League tournament winner As of March 10, 2026	2025–26 Ivy League men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Yale 11 – 3   .786 24 – 7   .774 Harvard 10 – 4   .714 17 – 12   .586 Penn † 9 – 5   .643 18 – 12   .600 Cornell 8 – 6   .571 15 – 13   .536 Columbia 5 – 9   .357 16 – 12   .571 Dartmouth 5 – 9   .357 11 – 16   .407 Princeton 5 – 9   .357 9 – 20   .310 Brown 3 – 11   .214 9 – 18   .333 † 2026 Ivy League tournament winner
2025–26 MAAC men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Merrimack 17 – 3   .850 23 – 11   .676 Saint Peter's 14 – 6   .700 17 – 12   .586 Siena † 13 – 7   .650 23 – 12   .657 Quinnipiac 12 – 8   .600 19 – 13   .594 Marist 12 – 8   .600 19 – 12   .613 Mount St. Mary's 11 – 9   .550 15 – 17   .469 Fairfield 11 – 9   .550 21 – 13   .618 Iona 10 – 10   .500 18 – 14   .563 Sacred Heart 9 – 11   .450 14 – 19   .424 Manhattan 8 – 12   .400 12 – 20   .375 Niagara 5 – 15   .250 8 – 22   .267 Canisius 5 – 15   .250 10 – 21   .323 Rider 3 – 17   .150 4 – 25   .138 † 2026 MAAC tournament winner	2025–26 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Miami (OH) 18 – 0   1.000 32 – 1   .970 Akron † 17 – 1   .944 29 – 5   .853 Kent State 14 – 4   .778 24 – 10   .706 Toledo 11 – 7   .611 19 – 15   .559 Bowling Green 9 – 9   .500 18 – 14   .563 Ohio 9 – 9   .500 15 – 17   .469 Buffalo 7 – 11   .389 17 – 15   .531 UMass 7 – 11   .389 17 – 16   .515 Ball State 7 – 11   .389 12 – 19   .387 Central Michigan 6 – 12   .333 10 – 21   .323 Western Michigan 4 – 14   .222 10 – 21   .323 Northern Illinois 4 – 14   .222 9 – 21   .300 Eastern Michigan 4 – 14   .222 10 – 21   .323 † 2026 MAC tournament winner As of March 18, 2026 Rankings from AP Poll	2025–26 MEAC men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Howard † 11 – 3   .786 24 – 11   .686 Morgan State 10 – 4   .714 14 – 16   .467 North Carolina Central 8 – 6   .571 14 – 18   .438 Norfolk State 8 – 6   .571 15 – 17   .469 South Carolina State 7 – 7   .500 10 – 22   .313 Maryland Eastern Shore 5 – 9   .357 9 – 23   .281 Coppin State* 5 – 9   .357 7 – 24   .226 Delaware State 2 – 12   .143 8 – 23   .258 † 2026 MEAC tournament winner * Ineligible for both the 2026 NCAA Tournament and MEAC tournament due to APR penalties.
2025–26 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Belmont 16 – 4   .800 26 – 6   .813 Bradley 13 – 7   .650 21 – 13   .618 Illinois State 12 – 8   .600 21 – 12   .636 Murray State 12 – 8   .600 20 – 13   .606 UIC 12 – 8   .600 19 – 16   .543 Northern Iowa † 11 – 9   .550 23 – 12   .657 Valparaiso 11 – 9   .550 18 – 15   .545 Southern Illinois 10 – 10   .500 16 – 16   .500 Drake 6 – 14   .300 14 – 19   .424 Indiana State 4 – 16   .200 11 – 21   .344 Evansville 3 – 17   .150 7 – 25   .219 † 2026 MVC tournament winner As of March 18, 2026	2025–26 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Utah State † 15 – 5   .750 28 – 6   .824 San Diego State 14 – 6   .700 22 – 11   .667 New Mexico 13 – 7   .650 24 – 10   .706 Grand Canyon 13 – 7   .650 20 – 12   .625 Nevada 12 – 8   .600 23 – 12   .657 Boise State 12 – 8   .600 20 – 12   .625 Colorado State 11 – 9   .550 21 – 13   .618 UNLV 11 – 9   .550 18 – 16   .529 Wyoming 9 – 11   .450 18 – 15   .545 Fresno State 7 – 13   .350 13 – 19   .406 San Jose State 3 – 17   .150 9 – 24   .273 Air Force 0 – 20   .000 3 – 29   .094 † 2026 Mountain West tournament winner As of March 18, 2026	2025–26 NEC men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT LIU † 15 – 3   .833 24 – 10   .706 Central Connecticut 12 – 6   .667 18 – 12   .600 Mercyhurst * 10 – 8   .556 17 – 17   .500 Le Moyne * 10 – 8   .556 15 – 17   .469 New Haven ** 9 – 9   .500 14 – 17   .452 Stonehill 8 – 10   .444 12 – 21   .364 Fairleigh Dickinson 8 – 10   .444 11 – 21   .344 Wagner 8 – 10   .444 14 – 17   .452 Chicago State 5 – 13   .278 7 – 25   .219 Saint Francis 5 – 13   .278 7 – 24   .226 † 2026 NEC tournament winner * ineligible for the 2026 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II ** ineligible for both the 2026 NEC tournament and the 2026 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II As of March 10, 2026
2025–26 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Tennessee State † 15 – 5   .750 23 – 9   .719 Morehead State 15 – 5   .750 20 – 13   .606 Southeast Missouri State 14 – 6   .700 20 – 13   .606 UT Martin 13 – 7   .650 22 – 11   .667 SIU Edwardsville 12 – 8   .600 19 – 13   .594 Lindenwood 11 – 9   .550 18 – 15   .545 Little Rock 9 – 11   .450 12 – 20   .375 Eastern Illinois 8 – 12   .400 13 – 20   .394 Tennessee Tech 8 – 12   .400 13 – 18   .419 Southern Indiana 4 – 16   .200 7 – 23   .233 Western Illinois 1 – 19   .050 5 – 26   .161 † 2026 OVC tournament winner As of March 7, 2026	2025–26 Patriot League men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Navy 17 – 1   .944 26 – 8   .765 Lehigh † 11 – 7   .611 18 – 17   .514 Colgate 11 – 7   .611 18 – 15   .545 Boston University 10 – 8   .556 17 – 17   .500 American 9 – 9   .500 16 – 16   .500 Loyola 8 – 10   .444 12 – 20   .375 Lafayette 8 – 10   .444 11 – 21   .344 Bucknell 6 – 12   .333 10 – 23   .303 Army 5 – 13   .278 11 – 21   .344 Holy Cross 5 – 13   .278 11 – 22   .333 † 2026 Patriot League tournament winner	2025–26 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 4 Florida 16 – 2   .889 26 – 7   .788 No. 18 Alabama 13 – 5   .722 23 – 9   .719 No. 14 Arkansas † 13 – 5   .722 27 – 8   .771 No. 16 Vanderbilt 11 – 7   .611 27 – 8   .771 No. 23т Tennessee 11 – 7   .611 22 – 11   .667 Texas A&M 11 – 7   .611 22 – 11   .667 Georgia 10 – 8   .556 22 – 11   .667 Missouri 10 – 8   .556 20 – 12   .625 Kentucky 10 – 8   .556 21 – 13   .618 Texas 9 – 9   .500 20 – 14   .588 Oklahoma 7 – 11   .389 19 – 15   .559 Auburn 7 – 11   .389 18 – 16   .529 Mississippi State 5 – 13   .278 13 – 19   .406 South Carolina 4 – 14   .222 13 – 19   .406 Ole Miss 4 – 14   .222 15 – 20   .429 LSU 3 – 15   .167 15 – 17   .469 † 2026 SEC tournament winner As of March 19, 2026 Rankings from AP poll
2025–26 Southern Conference men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT East Tennessee State 13 – 5   .722 23 – 11   .676 Wofford 11 – 7   .611 19 – 13   .594 Samford 11 – 7   .611 18 – 14   .563 Mercer 11 – 7   .611 19 – 13   .594 Western Carolina 10 – 8   .556 15 – 16   .484 Furman † 10 – 8   .556 22 – 12   .647 UNC Greensboro 9 – 9   .500 15 – 19   .441 Chattanooga 7 – 11   .389 13 – 19   .406 The Citadel 7 – 11   .389 11 – 22   .333 VMI 1 – 17   .056 6 – 26   .188 † 2026 SoCon tournament winner As of March 9, 2026[96]	2025–26 Southland Conference men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Stephen F. Austin 20 – 2   .909 28 – 6   .824 McNeese † 19 – 3   .864 28 – 6   .824 UT Rio Grande Valley 14 – 8   .636 19 – 14   .576 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 13 – 9   .591 18 – 15   .545 New Orleans 12 – 10   .545 15 – 18   .455 Nicholls 12 – 10   .545 14 – 19   .424 Northwestern State 8 – 14   .364 10 – 22   .313 Houston Christian 8 – 14   .364 12 – 20   .375 Incarnate Word 7 – 15   .318 12 – 19   .387 Lamar 7 – 15   .318 12 – 19   .387 East Texas A&M 6 – 16   .273 11 – 21   .344 Southeastern Louisiana 6 – 16   .273 9 – 22   .290 † 2026 Southland tournament winner	2025–26 SWAC men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Bethune–Cookman 14 – 4   .778 17 – 15   .531 Florida A&M 11 – 7   .611 15 – 16   .484 Southern 11 – 7   .611 17 – 17   .500 Texas Southern 10 – 8   .556 12 – 18   .400 Alabama A&M 10 – 8   .556 18 – 15   .545 Arkansas–Pine Bluff 10 – 8   .556 13 – 19   .406 Jackson State 10 – 8   .556 12 – 21   .364 Prairie View A&M † 9 – 9   .500 19 – 17   .528 Grambling State 7 – 11   .389 14 – 19   .424 Alabama State 7 – 11   .389 10 – 22   .313 Alcorn State 7 – 11   .389 9 – 23   .281 Mississippi Valley State 2 – 16   .111 3 – 30   .091 † 2026 SWAC tournament winner As of March 18, 2026
2025–26 Summit League men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT North Dakota State † 14 – 2   .875 27 – 8   .771 St. Thomas 12 – 4   .750 24 – 10   .706 North Dakota 10 – 6   .625 18 – 17   .514 South Dakota 8 – 8   .500 16 – 16   .500 Omaha 8 – 8   .500 16 – 17   .485 Denver 8 – 8   .500 15 – 17   .469 South Dakota State 7 – 9   .438 14 – 18   .438 Oral Roberts 4 – 12   .250 10 – 23   .303 Kansas City 1 – 15   .063 4 – 27   .129 † 2026 Summit League tournament winner	2025–26 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Troy † 12 – 6   .667 22 – 12   .647 Marshall 11 – 7   .611 19 – 13   .594 Coastal Carolina 11 – 7   .611 19 – 13   .594 Appalachian State 11 – 7   .611 19 – 13   .594 Texas State 11 – 7   .611 19 – 13   .594 South Alabama 11 – 7   .611 21 – 12   .636 Arkansas State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 12   .625 Southern Miss 9 – 9   .500 19 – 16   .543 James Madison 9 – 9   .500 18 – 15   .545 Georgia Southern 8 – 10   .444 21 – 16   .568 Old Dominion 7 – 11   .389 12 – 21   .364 Louisiana 7 – 11   .389 11 – 22   .333 Georgia State 7 – 11   .389 10 – 22   .313 Louisiana–Monroe 1 – 17   .056 4 – 28   .125 † 2026 Sun Belt tournament winner	2025–26 WAC men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Utah Valley 14 – 4   .778 25 – 9   .735 California Baptist † 13 – 5   .722 25 – 8   .758 Utah Tech 11 – 7   .611 19 – 15   .559 UT Arlington 9 – 9   .500 18 – 14   .563 Southern Utah 6 – 12   .333 10 – 22   .313 Abilene Christian 5 – 13   .278 14 – 19   .424 Tarleton 5 – 13   .278 14 – 18   .438 † 2026 WAC tournament winner As of March 18, 2026
2025–26 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 12 Gonzaga † 16 – 2   .889 31 – 3   .912 No. 22 Saint Mary's 16 – 2   .889 27 – 6   .818 Santa Clara 15 – 3   .833 26 – 8   .765 Oregon State 9 – 9   .500 17 – 16   .515 San Francisco 8 – 10   .444 17 – 16   .515 Pacific 8 – 10   .444 18 – 15   .545 Seattle 8 – 10   .444 21 – 13   .618 Washington State 7 – 11   .389 12 – 20   .375 Portland 6 – 12   .333 15 – 19   .441 Loyola Marymount 6 – 12   .333 15 – 17   .469 San Diego 5 – 13   .278 12 – 21   .364 Pepperdine 4 – 14   .222 9 – 23   .281 † 2026 WCC tournament winner As of March 19, 2026 Rankings from AP poll

The NCAA tournament will tip off on March 17, 2026, with the First Four in Dayton, Ohio, and will conclude on April 6 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. A total of 68 teams will enter the tournament. 31 of the teams will earn automatic bids by winning their respective conferences tournaments. The remaining 37 teams will be granted "at-large" bids, which were extended by the NCAA Selection Committee.

	Semifinals April 4 Lucas Oil Stadium					Championship April 6 Lucas Oil Stadium
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Per the NCAA, an upset occurs when the losing team in an NCAA tournament game was seeded at least two seed lines better than the winning team.

Upsets in the 2026 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

Round	West Regional	Midwest Regional	South Regional	East Regional
Round of 64	None
Round of 32	None
Sweet 16	None
Elite 8	None
Final 4	None
National Championship	None

Once the NCAA tournament field is announced, the National Invitation Tournament will invite 32 teams to participate. The first three rounds will be played at campus sites, with the semifinals and final taking place at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

	Semifinal April 2 Hinkle Fieldhouse					Final April 5 Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Once the NCAA tournament field is announced, the College Basketball Crown tournament will invite 8 teams to participate in the event, the Big Ten, Big XII and Big East conferences will receive 2 bids each, the other 2 will be given at-large. The Crown will be held at various venues on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada the week before and during the Final Four.

	Semifinals April 4 T-Mobile Arena					Final April 5 T-Mobile Arena
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Consensus First Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Darius Acuff Jr.	PG	Freshman	Arkansas
Cameron Boozer	PF	Freshman	Duke
AJ Dybantsa	SF	Freshman	BYU
Yaxel Lendeborg	SF/PF	Senior	Michigan
Braden Smith	PG	Senior	Purdue

Consensus Second Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Kingston Flemings	PG	Freshman	Houston
Thomas Haugh	PF	Junior	Florida
Joshua Jefferson	SF/PF	Senior	Iowa State
JT Toppin	PF	Senior	Texas Tech
Keaton Wagler	SG	Freshman	Illinois
Caleb Wilson	PF	Freshman	North Carolina

• Wooden Award:
• Naismith Award:
• Associated Press Player of the Year:
• NABC Player of the Year:
• Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA):
• The Sporting News Player of the Year: Cameron Boozer, Duke^[97]

• Wayman Tisdale Award (USBWA):
• NABC Freshman of the Year:

• Associated Press Coach of the Year:
• Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Dusty May, Michigan^[98]
• NABC Coach of the Year:
• Naismith College Coach of the Year:
• The Sporting News Coach of the Year: Tommy Lloyd, Arizona^[99]

• Naismith Starting Five:
  • Bob Cousy Award (best point guard):
  • Jerry West Award (best shooting guard):
  • Julius Erving Award (best small forward):
  • Karl Malone Award (best power forward):
  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award (best center):
• Pete Newell Big Man Award (best big man):
• NABC Defensive Player of the Year:
• Naismith Defensive Player of the Year:
• Lute Olson Award:
• Robert V. Geasey Trophy (top player in Philadelphia Big 5):
• Haggerty Award (top player in NYC metro area):
• Ben Jobe Award (top minority coach):
• Hugh Durham Award (top mid-major coach):
• Jim Phelan Award (top head coach):
• Lefty Driesell Award (top defensive player):
• Lou Henson Award (top mid-major player):
• Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award (coach with moral character):
• Academic All-American of the Year (top scholar-athlete):
• Elite Scholar-Athlete Award (top GPA among upperclass players at Final Four):
• Perry Wallace Most Courageous Award:

Many teams will change coaches during the season and after it ends.

Team	Former	Interim	New	Reason
Air Force	Joe Scott	Jon Jordan	Joe Crispin	Scott, who was in his sixth season of his second stint as Air Force head coach, and the academy mutually agreed to part ways on February 20, 2026.[100] He had been on indefinite suspension since January 17 among an investigation into treatment of athletes.[101] Falcons assistant coach Jordan, who was serving as the interim head coach during Scott's suspension, would continue in that role for the remainder of the season. On March 18, the Academy hired Penn State assistant Crispin for the job.[102]
Arizona State	Bobby Hurley			Following their loss to Iowa State in the second round of the Big 12 tournament, ASU announced on March 11, 2026, that Hurley's contract will not be renewed after 11 seasons, in which the Sun Devils went 185–167 with 3 NCAA tournament appearances.[103]
Auburn	Bruce Pearl	—N/a	Steven Pearl	Bruce Pearl announced on September 22, 2025 that he was stepping down from his head coaching role after 11 seasons at Auburn and would remain with the university as an ambassador to the athletic department and serve as special assistant to the athletic director. The elder Pearl led the Tigers to 246 wins, the most as head coach of the program, and made two Final Fours.[104] His son and associate head coach Steven was named as his replacement the same day.[105]
Ball State	Michael Lewis			Ball State fired Lewis on March 7, 2026 after four seasons and a 61–64 record.[106]
Belmont	Casey Alexander	—N/a	Evan Bradds	Alexander left Belmont on March 13, 2026, after seven seasons for the Kansas State opening.[107] Duke assistant coach and former Bruin star player Bradds was hired on March 19, and will be formally introduced at the conclusion of the Blue Devils' season.[108]
Boston College	Earl Grant			Grant was fired on March 8, 2026 after a 72–92 record in five seasons at BC.[109]
Butler	Thad Matta			Matta announced his retirement on March 16, 2026 after five years at Butler across two stints as coach.[110]
Cal State Bakersfield	Rod Barnes	Mike Scott		Barnes announced he was stepping away from CSUB on September 24, 2025 after 14 seasons. He led the Roadrunners to a 210–231 record during his tenure, including the Roadrunners' only March Madness appearance in 2016. Assistant coach Scott was named interim head coach for the 2025–26 season.[111]
Charlotte	Aaron Fearne			Charlotte fired Fearne on March 17, 2026, after three seasons and a 47–51 record.[112]
Cincinnati	Wes Miller	—N/a		Cincinnati announced on March 19, 2026, that Miller would not return next season. He finished his Cincinnati tenure with an 100–74 record and zero NCAA tournament appearances in five seasons.[113]
Dartmouth	David McLaughlin			Dartmouth announced on March 10, 2026, that McLaughlin's contract will not be renewed after nine seasons and an 87–161 record.[114]
Eastern Michigan	Stan Heath	—N/a	Billy Donlon	Heath and EMU mutually agreed to part ways on March 8, 2026 after five seasons, in which the Eagles were 57–99 under Heath.[115] Clemson associate head coach Donlon, previously head coach at Wright State and Kansas City, was hired by the Eagles on March 17.[116]
FIU	Jeremy Ballard			Ballard was dismissed from FIU on March 11, 2026, after a 113–141 record in eight seasons.[117]
Georgia Tech	Damon Stoudamire			A 42–55 record in three seasons, including a 12-game losing streak to end this season, led to Georgia Tech firing Stoudamire on March 8, 2026.[118]
Kansas City	Marvin Menzies	—N/a	Mark Turgeon	Kansas City announced on January 12, 2026 that Menzies, in his fourth season as head coach, would not return following the end of the season.[119] On February 1, the Roos announced the hiring of Mark Turgeon, most recently head coach at Maryland until 2021.[120]
Kansas State	Jerome Tang	Matthew Driscoll	Casey Alexander	Kansas State fired Tang on February 15, 2026 after 3 ½ seasons and a 71–57 record. His termination came 5 days after a post-game rant following a 91–62 loss at home against Cincinnati. Wildcats associate head coach Driscoll was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[121] On March 13, Belmont head coach Casey Alexander was announced as the 27th head coach for Kansas State.[107]
Lamar	Alvin Brooks	—N/a	Jordan Fee	Lamar fired Brooks on March 3, 2026 after five seasons and a 62–95 record.[122] Florida Atlantic associate head coach Fee was hired by the Cardinals on March 14.[123]
Little Rock	Darrell Walker			Little Rock parted ways with Walker on March 6, 2026 after a 113–133 record in eight seasons.[124]
Louisiana-Monroe	Phil Cunningham			ULM parted ways with Cunningham on March 9, 2026, after a 4–27 record in his lone season as head coach.[125]
Northern Illinois	Rashon Burno	—N/a	Matt Majkrzak	After a 48–106 record in five seasons, NIU parted ways with Burno on March 7, 2026.[126] On March 17, 2026, The Huskies hired Division II Northern Michigan head coach Matt Majkrzak who spent six seasons for the Wildcats and finished with the record of 136-73.[127]
Oregon State	Wayne Tinkle	—N/a	Justin Joyner	Oregon State announced on February 26, 2026 that Tinkle would not return next season, ending his 12-year tenure at the school.[128] On March 11, the Beavers announced the hiring of Michigan assistant coach Joyner.[129]
Pepperdine	Ed Schilling			After a 22–45 record in two seasons, Pepperdine announced on March 9, 2026, that Schilling will not return.[130]
Providence	Kim English			Weeks after sources first reported on it, Providence officially announced on March 13, 2026, that English will not return after three seasons and a 48–52 record.[131]
St. Bonaventure	Mark Schmidt			Schmidt announced on March 7, 2026 that he would retire after 19 seasons at St. Bonaventure, effective at the end of the season.[132]
Saint Joseph's	Billy Lange	—N/a	Steve Donahue	Lange resigned from Saint Joe's on September 10, 2025 after six seasons to take a front-office position with the New York Knicks. Hawks associate head coach Donahue, who had been hired during the off-season, was elevated to head coach the same day.[133]
San Diego	Steve Lavin	—N/a	JR Blount	USD announced on February 18, 2026 that Lavin would not return for next season, ending his 4-year tenure with the school, but would coach the team through the end of this season.[134] Iowa State assistant Blount was hired by the Toreros on March 9.[135]
Syracuse	Adrian Autry			Syracuse fired Autry on March 11, 2026, after a 49–48 record in three seasons with no NCAA tournament appearances.[136]
Tarleton	Billy Gillispie	—N/a	Eric Haut	Tarleton announced on February 27, 2026 that Gillispie, who had not coached since January 15 due to medical issues, would not return as head coach next season, ending his 6-year tenure.[137] Utah State associate head coach Haut was hired by the Texans on March 12.[138]
Tennessee Tech	John Pelphrey	—N/a	Tobin Anderson	Tennessee Tech parted ways with Pelphrey on March 3, 2026 after a 79–138 record in seven seasons.[139] On March 13, the Golden Eagles hired former Fairleigh Dickinson and Iona head coach Tobin Anderson, who was on the staff at South Florida this season.[140]
UNC Greensboro	Mike Jones	—N/a	Jerod Haase	Jones' contract with UNCG was not renewed on March 9, 2026, ending his tenure with a 93–69 record in five seasons.[141] On March 18, the Spartans hired former UAB and Stanford head coach Haase.[142]
Weber State	Eric Duft			Weber State announced on March 12, 2026, that after four seasons as head coach, Duft was reassigned to a new role as the President of Basketball Operations and Development for the men's basketball program.[143]
Western Michigan	Dwayne Stephens			WMU fired Stephens on March 8, 2026 after four seasons and a 42–84 record.[144]
Wofford	Dwight Perry	—N/a	Kevin Giltner	Wofford fired Perry, along with associate head coach Tysor Anderson, on September 12, 2025 following an alleged NCAA violation. Under Perry, the Terriers went 48–43 in his 3-year tenure, capped off with an appearance in the NCAA tournament this past season.[145] Virginia Tech assistant coach Giltner, a former assistant and alum of Wofford, was hired on September 22.[146]

The top 30 NCAA Division I men's basketball teams by average home attendance:

Rank	Game	Date	Time (ET)	Matchup				Network	Viewers (millions)	TV rating
1	CBS Sports Thanksgiving Classic	November 27	7:00 p.m.	No. 4 Duke	80	No. 22 Arkansas	71	CBS	6.8
2	Fort Myers Tip-Off Beach Division		4:30 p.m.	No. 11 Michigan State	74	No. 16 North Carolina	58	FOX	6.5
3	Rivalry/College GameDay/Capital Showcase	February 21	6:30 p.m.	No. 3 Duke	68	No. 1 Michigan	63	ESPN	4.3
4	Rivalry/College GameDay	February 7	6:30 p.m.	No. 14 North Carolina	71	No. 4 Duke	68		3.5
5	Rivalry/College GameDay	March 7	6:30 p.m.	No. 1 Duke	76	No. 17 North Carolina	61		3.4
6	Rivalry	March 8	4:30 p.m.	No. 3 Michigan	90	No. 8 Michigan State	80	CBS	2.9
7		January 10	8:00 p.m.	UCLA	67	Maryland	55	FOX	2.86
8	Rivalry	January 30	8:00 p.m.	No. 3 Michigan	83	No. 7 Michigan State	71		2.8
9		February 21	3:00 p.m.	No. 4 Arizona	73	No. 2 Houston	66	ABC	2.45
10		January 31	6:30 p.m.	Kentucky	85	No. 15 Arkansas	77	ESPN	2.39

Rank	Tournament	Date	time (ET)	Matchup				Network	Viewers (millions)	TV rating
1	Big Ten Tournament	March 15	3:30 pm	No. 18 Purdue	80	No. 3 Michigan	72	CBS	4.716
2	ACC Tournament	March 14	8:30 pm	No. 10 Virginia	70	No. 1 Duke	74	ESPN	4.1
3	Big 12 Tournament		6:00 pm	No. 5 Houston	74	No. 2 Arizona	79		3.1
4	SEC Tournament	March 15	1:00 pm	No. 22 Vanderbilt	75	Arkansas	86		2.6
5	Big East Tournament	March 14	6:30 pm	No. 6 UConn	52	No. 13 St John's	72	FOX	1.77

Rank	Tournament	Date	time (ET)	Matchup				Network	Viewers (millions)	TV rating
TBD	MVC Tournament	March 8	12:00 pm	Northern Iowa	84	UIC	69	CBS	0.9
TBD	Big South Tournament			Winthrop	76	High Point	91	ESPN2
TBD	Atlantic Sun Tournament		2:00 pm	Queens	98	Central Arkansas	93
TBD	Summit League Tournament		9:00 pm	North Dakota	62	North Dakota State	70	CBSSN
TBD	Sun Belt Tournament	March 9	7:00 pm	Georgia Southern	61	Troy	77	ESPN2
TBD	Southern Tournament			Furman	76	ETSU	61	ESPN
TBD	CAA Tournament	March 10		Monmouth	69	Hofstra	75	CBSSN
TBD	NEC Tournament			Mercyhurst	70	Long Island	79	ESPN2
TBD	Horizon League Tournament			Detroit Mercy	63	Wright State	66	ESPN
TBD	MAAC Tournament		9:00 pm	Siena	64	Merrimack	54	ESPN2
TBD	WCC Tournament		9:07 pm	Santa Clara	68	No. 12 Gonzaga	79	ESPN
TBD	Southland Tournament	March 11	5:00 pm	McNeese	76	Stephen F. Austin	59	ESPN2
TBD	Patriot League Tournament		7:00 pm	Boston U.	60	Lehigh	74	CBSSN
TBD	Big Sky Tournament		11:40 pm	Idaho	77	Montana	66	ESPN2
TBD	America East Tournament	March 14	11:00 am	Vermont	59	UMBC	74
TBD	MEAC Tournament		12:00 pm	NC Central	63	Howard	70
TBD	Mountain West Tournament		6:00 pm	San Diego State	62	Utah State	73	CBS	1.3
TBD	SWAC Tournament		7:30 pm	Prairie View A&M	72	Southern	66	ESPNU
TBD	MAC Tournament		8:00 pm	Toledo	76	Akron	79	ESPN2
TBD	CUSA Tournament		8:30 pm	Kennesaw State	71	Louisiana Tech	60	CBSSN
TBD	Big West Tournament		10:00 pm	Hawaii	71	UC Irvine	64	ESPN2
TBD	WAC Tournament		11:59 pm	California Baptist	63	Utah Valley	61
TBD	Ivy League Tournament	March 15	12:00 pm	Penn	88	Yale	84
TBD	Atlantic 10 Tournament		1:00 pm	Dayton	62	VCU	70	CBS	1.19
TBD	American Tournament		3:15 pm	Wichita State	55	South Florida	70	ESPN

(#) Tournament seedings and region in parentheses.

Rank	Round	Date and time (ET)	Matchup			Network	Viewers (millions)	TV rating
TBD

• 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season