Ranks
2023-2024 NCAA Basketball Rankings, Top 180 Predictions & Preview
There are 362 teams this year, we’ve expanded the rankings to include all above-average teams.
Conference Previews Our model, ADJeff ratings, are just a rating of the D1 players and their Adjust Efficiency by strength of schedule. There are other factors we consider in the overall team rankings like coaching, continuity, incoming freshmen, JUCO, team build, fit, etc . ADJeff is our primary guidepost .
TRN Preseason Team 2023 1 Kansas B12 5.4 9 2 Purdue B10 4.3 5 3 Creighton BE 4.7 17 4 Marquette BE 4.5 4 5 UConn BE 4.4 8 6 Michigan St B10 4.3 33 7 Houston B12 3.9 1 8 Arizona P12 4.3 10 9 Tennessee SEC 3.8 4 10 Duke ACC 3.9 16 11 Maryland B10 4.3 31 12 Gonzaga WCC 3.9 6 13 Texas A&M SEC 4.2 19 14 Auburn SEC 4.3 32 15 Saint Mary’s WCC 3.6 11 16 FAU Amer 3.4 13 17 Illinois B10 4.3 34 18 Miami ACC 3.7 35 19 N. Carolina ACC 4.2 46 20 Oregon P12 4.3 47 21 Iowa B10 3.9 39 22 TCU B12 3.8 28 23 Villanova BE 4.5 75 24 Arkansas SEC 3.6 21 25 Texas B12 4.0 7 26 Xavier BE 3.9 22 27 Baylor B12 3.4 15 28 San Diego St MWC 3.4 14 29 Miss State SEC 3.7 49 30 Clemson ACC 3.7 60 31 Wisconsin B10 3.8 80 32 Ole Miss SEC 3.8 124 33 Ohio State B10 3.8 52 34 Alabama SEC 3.3 2 35 Memphis Amer 3.3 23 36 St.John’s BE 3.4 98 37 Colorado P12 3.6 69 38 Kentucky SEC 3.1 26 39 Indiana B10 3.5 30 40 Northwestern B10 3.5 41 41 Florida SEC 3.6 62 42 Kansas State B12 3.4 24 43 USC P12 3.3 50 44 Texas Tech B12 3.5 63 45 Cincinnati B12 3.5 70 46 UCLA P12 3.0 3 47 New Mexico MWC 3.5 54 48 Rutgers B10 3.1 40 49 Providence BE 3.6 56 50 Missouri SEC 3.1 42 51 NC State ACC 3.3 45 52 Vanderbilt SEC 3.4 81 53 Utah P12 3.3 79 54 Boise State MWC 2.8 29 55 LSU SEC 3.9 151 56 Dayton A10 3.2 78 57 Washington P12 3.6 122 58 Arizona State P12 3.1 66 59 UNLV MWC 3.8 91 60 Colorado State MWC 3.1 110 61 Virginia ACC 2.8 27 62 Penn State B10 2.9 59 63 Iowa State B12 3.0 20 64 Stanford P12 3.9 97 65 Nebraska B10 3.3 92 66 Wake Forest ACC 3.0 90 67 BYU B12 3.3 85 68 Nevada MWC 3.0 37 69 California P12 3.3 313 70 Michigan B10 2.9 61 71 Virginia Tech ACC 2.7 76 72 Grand Canyon WAC 2.6 104 73 San Jose St. MWC 2.9 95 74 Seton Hall BE 2.9 77 75 West Virginia B12 3.3 25 76 VCU A10 2.8 53 77 Pittsburgh ACC 2.8 67 78 UCF B12 2.8 71 79 Washington St P12 2.9 73 80 Oklahoma B12 2.7 68 81 Tulane Amer 2.7 105 82 LMU WCC 2.6 107 83 Drake MVC 2.3 55 84 Yale Ivy 2.2 64 85 Georgia SEC 2.6 152 86 La Tech CUSA 2.6 170 87 Georgetown BE 2.6 243 88 S. Carolina SEC 2.8 234 89 Loyola Ch A10 2.5 269 90 SMU Amer 3.0 209 91 Boston College ACC 2.6 168 92 Duquesne A10 2.3 130 93 C. of Charleston CAA 1.8 51 94 Fresno St. MWC 2.6 146 95 DePaul BE 2.7 163 96 Butler BE 2.5 131 97 Portland WCC 2.4 164 98 Syracuse ACC 2.6 126 99 Utah St. MWC 2.3 18 100 Wichita St. Amer 2.3 112 101 North Texas Amer 2.2 38 102 Akron MAC 2.0 102 103 UC Irvine BW 2.0 96 104 Towson CAA 2.2 129 105 SFA WAC 2.1 138 106 UAB Amer 1.7 57 107 Vermont AE 2.0 109 108 Saint Louis A10 2.2 99 109 MTSU CUSA 2.1 117 110 NMSU CUSA 2.1 189 111 Minnesota B10 2.9 220 112 Long Beach St BW 2.2 161 113 Arkansas State SB 2.3 283 114 Florida State ACC 2.5 221 115 Oklahoma St B12 2.2 43 116 Georgia Tech ACC 2.2 179 117 USM SB 1.9 83 118 Cornell Ivy 1.9 132 119 Hofstra CAA 1.8 86 120 UNCA BS 1.9 140 121 Samford SC 1.9 136 122 Lipscomb ASun 1.9 148 123 James Madison SB 1.7 94 124 McNeese St SL 2.0 339 125 St. Bonaventure A10 2.0 199 126 Wright St Horz 2.0 195 127 Air Force MWC 2.0 149 128 East Carolina Amer 2.4 188 129 Rice Amer 2.4 202 130 Pepperdine WCC 2.4 201 131 Ohio MAC 1.8 133 132 Notre Dame ACC 1.9 186 133 FGCU ASun 1.9 178 134 Colgate Pat 1.6 101 135 UC Santa Barbara BW 1.7 100 136 Utah Valley WAC 1.7 74 137 Wyoming MWC 2.0 172 138 Tulsa Amer 2.0 324 139 San Francisco WCC 1.8 108 140 South Florida Amer 2.0 160 141 Liberty CUSA 1.6 44 142 Sam Houston St CUSA 1.6 65 143 Toledo MAC 1.6 82 144 Bradley MVC 1.6 72 145 Santa Clara WCC 1.6 84 146 Missouri State MVC 1.9 142 147 E. Washington BSky 1.7 128 148 Princeton Ivy 1.6 111 149 Belmont MVC 1.6 118 150 Davidson A10 1.7 145 151 UNCW CAA 1.7 144 152 E. Kentucky ASun 1.8 165 153 Richmond A10 1.8 159 154 Buffalo MAC 1.8 193 155 Chattanooga SC 1.8 176 156 Hawaii BW 1.5 127 157 Furman SC 1.4 88 158 St. Joe’s A10 1.9 200 159 N. Iowa MVC 1.9 216 160 Seattle WAC 1.7 143 161 UMass A10 1.7 205 162 Charlotte Amer 1.7 116 163 Penn Ivy 1.7 141 164 Kennessaw St ASun 1.8 115 165 George Mason A10 1.8 139 166 Pacific WCC 1.9 190 167 UNCG SC 1.6 114 168 Tarleton State WAC 1.6 162 169 CBU WAC 1.6 169 170 Weber State BSky 1.7 187 171 WKU CUSA 1.7 177 172 Northern Kentucky Horz 1.6 154 173 Fordham A10 1.5 134 174 Louisville ACC 2.2 315 175 Howard MEAC 1.6 214 176 Oregon St Pac-12 1.8 222 177 Youngstown St Horz 1.5 123 178 South Dakota St. Sum 1.4 155 179 Cal Fullerton BW 1.4 121 180 Kent State MAC 1.3 59 181 Indiana State MVC 1.3 93 182 Brown Ivy 1.5 183 183 Drexel CAA 1.5 191 184 UTEP CUSA 1.5 192 185 Temple Amer 1.6 125 186 San Diego WCC 1.9 230 187 UTSA Amer 1.8 288 188 Jackson State SWAC 1.8 241 189 The Citadel SC 1.8 331 190 Little Rock OVC 1.8 322 191 UIC MVC 1.7 285 192 G. Washington A10 1.5 211 193 Illinois State MVC 1.7 283 194 Utah Tech WAC 1.4 156 195 Radford BS 1.4 184 196 App State SB 1.4 197 197 Milwaukee Horz 1.4 210 198 Murray State MVC 1.5 213 199 Abilene Christian WAC 1.5 206 200 Bowling Green MAC 1.6 284
ADJeff Rank Only
By Conference Preseason TRN Rankings
Atlantic 10 56 Dayton A10 3.2 78 76 VCU A10 2.8 53 89 Loyola Ch A10 2.5 269 92 Duquesne A10 2.3 130 108 Saint Louis A10 2.2 99 125 St. Bonaventure A10 2.0 199 150 Davidson A10 1.7 145 153 Richmond A10 1.8 159 158 St. Joe’s A10 1.9 200 161 UMass A10 1.7 205 165 George Mason A10 1.8 139 173 Fordham A10 1.5 134 192 G. Washington A10 1.5 211 ACC 10 Duke ACC 3.9 16 18 Miami ACC 3.7 35 19 N. Carolina ACC 4.2 46 30 Clemson ACC 3.7 60 51 NC State ACC 3.3 45 61 Virginia ACC 2.8 27 66 Wake Forest ACC 3.0 90 71 Virginia Tech ACC 2.7 76 77 Pittsburgh ACC 2.8 67 91 Boston College ACC 2.6 168 98 Syracuse ACC 2.6 126 114 Florida State ACC 2.5 221 116 Georgia Tech ACC 2.2 179 132 Notre Dame ACC 1.9 186 174 Louisville ACC 2.2 315 American East 107 Vermont AE 2.0 109 AAC 16 FAU Amer 3.4 13 35 Memphis Amer 3.3 23 81 Tulane Amer 2.7 105 90 SMU Amer 3.0 209 100 Wichita St. Amer 2.3 112 101 North Texas Amer 2.2 38 106 UAB Amer 1.7 57 128 East Carolina Amer 2.4 188 129 Rice Amer 2.4 202 138 Tulsa Amer 2.0 324 140 South Florida Amer 2.0 160 162 Charlotte Amer 1.7 116 185 Temple Amer 1.6 125 187 UTSA Amer 1.8 288 Atlantic Sun 122 Lipscomb ASun 1.9 148 133 FGCU ASun 1.9 178 152 E. Kentucky ASun 1.8 165 164 Kennessaw St ASun 1.8 115 Big Ten 2 Purdue B10 4.3 5 6 Michigan St B10 4.3 33 11 Maryland B10 4.3 31 17 Illinois B10 4.3 34 21 Iowa B10 3.9 39 31 Wisconsin B10 3.8 80 33 Ohio State B10 3.8 52 39 Indiana B10 3.5 30 40 Northwestern B10 3.5 41 48 Rutgers B10 3.1 40 62 Penn State B10 2.9 59 65 Nebraska B10 3.3 92 70 Michigan B10 2.9 61 111 Minnesota B10 2.9 220 Big 12 1 Kansas B12 5.4 9 7 Houston B12 3.9 1 22 TCU B12 3.8 28 25 Texas B12 4.0 7 27 Baylor B12 3.4 15 42 Kansas State B12 3.4 24 44 Texas Tech B12 3.5 63 45 Cincinnati B12 3.5 70 63 Iowa State B12 3.0 20 67 BYU B12 3.3 85 75 West Virginia B12 3.3 25 78 UCF B12 2.8 71 80 Oklahoma B12 2.7 68 115 Oklahoma St B12 2.2 43 Big East 3 Creighton BE 4.7 17 4 Marquette BE 4.5 4 5 UConn BE 4.4 8 23 Villanova BE 4.5 75 26 Xavier BE 3.9 22 36 St.John’s BE 3.4 98 49 Providence BE 3.6 56 74 Seton Hall BE 2.9 77 87 Georgetown BE 2.6 243 95 DePaul BE 2.7 163 96 Butler BE 2.5 131 Big South 120 UNCA BS 1.9 140 195 Radford BS 1.4 184 Big Sky 147 E. Washington BSky 1.7 128 170 Weber State BSky 1.7 187 Big West 103 UC Irvine BW 2.0 96 112 Long Beach St BW 2.2 161 135 UC Santa Barbara BW 1.7 100 156 Hawaii BW 1.5 127 179 Cal Fullerton BW 1.4 121 CAA 93 C. of Charleston CAA 1.8 51 104 Towson CAA 2.2 129 119 Hofstra CAA 1.8 86 151 UNCW CAA 1.7 144 183 Drexel CAA 1.5 191 CUSA 86 La Tech CUSA 2.6 170 109 MTSU CUSA 2.1 117 110 NMSU CUSA 2.1 189 141 Liberty CUSA 1.6 44 142 Sam Houston St CUSA 1.6 65 171 WKU CUSA 1.7 177 184 UTEP CUSA 1.5 192 Horizon 126 Wright St Horz 2.0 195 172 Northern Kentucky Horz 1.6 154 178 Youngstown St Horz 1.5 123 197 Milwaukee Horz 1.4 210 Ivy 84 Yale Ivy 2.2 64 118 Cornell Ivy 1.9 132 148 Princeton Ivy 1.6 111 163 Penn Ivy 1.7 141 182 Brown Ivy 1.5 183 MAC 102 Akron MAC 2.0 102 131 Ohio MAC 1.8 133 143 Toledo MAC 1.6 82 154 Buffalo MAC 1.8 193 180 Kent State MAC 1.3 59 200 Bowling Green MAC 1.6 284 MEAC 175 Howard MEAC 1.6 214 MVC 83 Drake MVC 2.3 55 144 Bradley MVC 1.6 72 146 Missouri State MVC 1.9 142 149 Belmont MVC 1.6 118 159 N. Iowa MVC 1.9 216 182 Indiana State MVC 1.3 93 191 UIC MVC 1.7 285 193 Illinois State MVC 1.7 281 198 Murray State MVC 1.5 213 MWC 28 San Diego St MWC 3.4 14 47 New Mexico MWC 3.5 54 54 Boise State MWC 2.8 29 59 UNLV MWC 3.8 91 60 Colorado State MWC 3.1 110 68 Nevada MWC 3.0 37 73 San Jose St. MWC 2.9 95 94 Fresno St. MWC 2.6 146 99 Utah St. MWC 2.3 18 127 Air Force MWC 2.0 149 137 Wyoming MWC 2.0 172 OVC 190 Little Rock OVC 1.8 322 Pac-12 8 Arizona P12 4.3 10 20 Oregon P12 4.3 47 37 Colorado P12 3.6 69 43 USC P12 3.3 50 46 UCLA P12 3.0 3 53 Utah P12 3.3 79 57 Washington P12 3.6 122 58 Arizona State P12 3.1 66 64 Stanford P12 3.9 97 69 California P12 3.3 313 79 Washington St P12 2.9 73 176 Oregon St P12 1.8 222 Patriot 134 Colgate Pat 1.6 101 Sun Belt 113 Arkansas State SB 2.3 283 117 USM SB 1.9 83 123 James Madison SB 1.7 94 196 App State SB 1.4 197 Southern 121 Samford SC 1.9 136 155 Chattanooga SC 1.8 176 157 Furman SC 1.4 88 167 UNCG SC 1.6 114 189 The Citadel SC 1.8 331 SEC 9 Tennessee SEC 3.8 4 13 Texas A&M SEC 4.2 19 14 Auburn SEC 4.3 32 24 Arkansas SEC 3.6 21 29 Miss State SEC 3.7 49 32 Ole Miss SEC 3.8 124 34 Alabama SEC 3.3 2 38 Kentucky SEC 3.1 26 41 Florida SEC 3.6 62 50 Missouri SEC 3.1 42 52 Vanderbilt SEC 3.4 81 55 LSU SEC 3.9 151 85 Georgia SEC 2.6 152 88 S. Carolina SEC 2.8 234 Southland 124 McNeese St SL 2.0 339 Summit 178 South Dakota St. Sum 1.4 155 SWAC 188 Jackson State SWAC 1.8 241 WAC 72 Grand Canyon WAC 2.6 104 105 SFA WAC 2.1 138 136 Utah Valley WAC 1.7 74 160 Seattle WAC 1.7 143 168 Tarleton State WAC 1.6 162 169 CBU WAC 1.6 169 194 Utah Tech WAC 1.4 156 199 Abilene Christian WAC 1.5 206 WCC 12 Gonzaga WCC 3.9 6 15 Saint Mary’s WCC 3.6 11 82 LMU WCC 2.6 107 97 Portland WCC 2.4 164 130 Pepperdine WCC 2.4 201 139 San Francisco WCC 1.8 108 145 Santa Clara WCC 1.6 84 166 Pacific WCC 1.9 190 186 San Diego WCC 1.9 230
