Mens Mid Major Top 25®

Mens Mid Major Top 25® Update Date: October 28,2026

RECORD POINTS PREVIOUS
1
Miami (18)
0-0 755 - Mid-American
2
High Point (9)
0-0 721 - Big South
3
Illinois State (2)
0-0 703 - Missouri Valley
4
UNCW
0-0 661 - Coastal Athletic
5
UIC (1)
0-0 643 - Missouri Valley
6
Penn
0-0 609 - Ivy League
7
Akron
0-0 542 - Mid-American
8
Santa Clara
0-0 481 - West Coast
9
McNeese (1)
0-0 469 - Southland
10
Saint Mary's
0-0 443 - West Coast
11
Wright State
0-0 402 - Horizon
12
Harvard
0-0 393 - Ivy League
13
UC Irvine
0-0 359 - Big West
14
Kennesaw State
0-0 330 - CUSA
15
San Francisco
0-0 297 - West Coast
16
Western Kentucky
0-0 230 - CUSA
17
Hofstra
0-0 225 - Coastal Athletic
18
Howard
0-0 191 - MEAC
19
South Dakota State
0-0 173 - Summit
20
Princeton
0-0 167 - Ivy League
21
Liberty
0-0 122 - CUSA
22
Belmont
0-0 108 - Missouri Valley
23
Cal Poly
0-0 103 - Big West
24
Toledo
0-0 87 - Mid-American
25
Tennessee State
0-0 79 - Ohio Valley

 

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Kent State 73, Seattle 68, UC San Diego 61, Murray State 55, Yale 51, Charleston 41, Drake 39, Presbyterian 34, Norfolk State 27, North Dakota State 25, Queens 25, Lehigh 23, Austin Peay 22, Southern Miss 16, Elon 13, South Alabama 13, Green Bay 13, ETSU 12, Vermont 12, Furman 10, Quinnipiac 10, Samford 9, Oakland 9, Central Arkansas 8, Chattanooga 8, Montana State 6, UC Santa Barbara 6, Eastern Washington 5, St. Thomas 5, Montana 5, Siena 4, Robert Morris 4, New Mexico State 4, Arkansas State 3, Colgate 3, Longwood 3, Merrimack 3, Utah Valley 2, Fairfield 2, Monmouth 2, Milwaukee 2, Eastern Michigan 1.

VOTING PANEL: Lennie Acuff (Samford), Shane Burcar (Northern Arizona), Kenny Blakeney (Howard), Chad Boudreau (Western Illinois), Jon Coffman (Purdue-Fort Wayne), Mike DeGeorge (Cal Poly), Billy Donlon (Eastern Michigan) Joe Gallo (Merrimack), Kyle Gerdeman (Lindenwood), Eric Henderson (Drake), Jason Hooten (New Mexico State), James Jones (Yale), Robert Jones (Norfolk State), Greg Kampe (Oakland), Dustin Kerns (Appalachian State), Tod Kowalczyk (Toledo), Anthony Latina (Sacred Heart), Grant Leonard (Queens), Bart Lundy (Milwaukee), Bob Marlin (North Florida), Mickey McConnell (Saint Mary's), Ritchie McKay (Liberty), Pat O'Connell (Towson), Rob O'Driscoll (Maine), Jon Perry (Navy), Brett Reed (Lehigh), David Richman (North Dakota State), Rob Senderoff (Kent State), Todd Simon (Bowling Green), Byron Smith (Prairie View A&M), Andy Toole (Robert Morris).   

* Oakland head coach Greg Kampe is the chairman of the Top 25 voting panel for the 2026-27 season.

NOTE: The Mid-Major Poll is made up of teams from the following conferences: America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Coastal Athletic, Conference USA, Horizon, Ivy, Metro, Mid-American, Mid-Eastern, Missouri Valley, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, Southwestern, Summit, Sun Belt, United Athletic, West Coast.

The Mid-Major Top 25® (CollegeInsider.com) is now in its 28th season of existence.

 


 

To do a standard Top 25 list is incredibly difficult, but we have achieved this feat once again. And though you may be a seasoned Betoclock punter who may disagree with our rankings, please remember that this is not some random opinion rather it is the judgment of our esteemed voting panel that is composed of some of the leading experts on the sport.

Rankings can be predictive of future performance, including postseason tournament play. Compare them to SportsBetting3.com's NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament futures odds. Note that higher ranked teams generally correlate to likely National Championship winners.