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Top 10 College Basketball March Madness Rankings 2024-2025

The 2024-2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball season is shaping up to be one of the most thrilling yet, filled with high expectations, standout players, and teams hungry for a chance at taking home the National Championship. As the college basketball world gears up for another stretch run of intense competition, fans are already buzzing about the potential storylines that could unfold down the stretch and through March Madness. As you start to look around at the season one team that stands out as they look to take home their first ever Men’s Basketball National Championship is the Auburn Tigers who currently sit Top 10 Men’s College Basketball Teams 2024-2025 Rankings list.

The Tigers have been stellar all season rolling to an impressive 23-2 overall record while climbing to the top of the Men’s AP 25 rankings while also leading the SEC Conference. While the Tigers have reached the NCAA tournament in four seasons since 2018, the team’s best run in those tournaments was a trip to the Final Four back during the 2019 Men’s National Championship tournament.

Led by National Player of the Year candidate Johni Broome, the Tigers headline a strong group of teams in the men’s basketball team. Joining the Tigers among the best teams in Men’s College Basketball are the Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida Gators, Duke Blue Devils, and Houston Cougars.

Here is a look at the Top 10 Men’s College Basketball Teams 2024-2025 Rankings:

Honorable Mention

St. John’s Red Storm

Conference: BIG EAST

Previous Ranking: Unranked

Just missing the Top 10 Men’s College Basketball Teams 2024-2025 Rankings list is the St. John’s Red Storm who rolled to a 22-4 record to start the season and a 13-2 record within the Big East conference.

Led by talented head coach Rick Pitino the Red Storm have emerged as a team to watch down the stretch and into the tournament play. On the season the Red Storm have posted an impressive 16 game winning streak at home while also picking up three wins against teams ranked inside the AP Top 25.

After dropping a disappointing 73-71 contest to the Villanova Wildcats for their fourth loss of the season, the Red Storm showcased their grit, bouncing back with a 79-73 win over the 24^th ranked Creighton Bluejays. The win marked the team’s third win over an AP Top 25 ranked team over the past four games.

Maryland Terps

Conference: BIG 10

Previous Ranking: unranked

Every year one team finds a way to go under the radar and that team this year could be the Maryland Terps who are led by a talented freshmen center Derik Queen.

The Terps have had their share of disappointing losses over the course of the season including three of their six losses against AP Top 25 teams however, the team has won three straight games and seven of their past eight while picking up wins against two talented Big Ten programs the Illinois Fighting Illini and the Wisconsin Badgers who both were ranked 17^th in the country at the time of their meeting.

The Terps have a talented starting five that features all five players averaging at least 12 points per game while the team’s bench includes three additional players who have played in 24 of their 26 games on the season.

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10. Wisconsin Badgers

Conference: BIG 10

Previous Ranking: UNRANKED

Sliding in at number 10 on the Top 10 Men’s College Basketball Teams 2024-2025 Rankings list is the Wisconsin Badgers who are currently fighting to take home the Big Ten regular season title.

The Badgers currently sit second inside the Big Ten conference with a n 11-4 record in conference play and an 21-5 overall record. In addition to that success the Badgers are currently riding a five-game winning streak that includes a key win over a talented ranked Purdue Boilermakers.

To go along with that success the Badgers have won 13 of their last 15 overall games with both losses coming against teams who have or currently sit within the AP Top 25 the UCLA Bruins and Maryland Terps.

The Badgers are led by talented guard John Tonje who is averaging 19.6 points per game while also featuring four additional players averaging at least 9.4 points per game and six total players averaging at least 21 minutes per game.

9. Texas A&M Aggies

Conference: SEC

Previous Ranking: Unranked

Battled tested and ready to compete over their final five games of the season the Texas A&M Aggies have posted a 20-6 record despite having a schedule that featured a long list of teams that were ranked at the time of their meeting or at some point this season.

Despite losing their last game to pick up their sixth loss of the season it came at the hands of 21^st ranked Mississippi State Bulldogs team after the team had rolled to five straight games.

Currently the Aggies are led by a dynamic tandem at the guard position that features Wade Taylor IV and Zhuric Phelps. Overall, the Aggies have posted a 12-1 record at home on the season while also posting an impressive 6-3 record against AP Top 25 ranked opponents.

8. Michigan Wolverines

Conference: BIG 10

Previous Ranking: Unranked

We have seen over the years of college basketball including within the Men’s National Championship tournament as well as during Conference tournament play that the hottest teams down the stretch have showcased their talent to make a deep run.

Headlining one of those teams is the Michigan Wolverines who have rolled to six straight wins while pushing their overall record to 20-5 on the season and 17-2 inside the Big Ten conference to take over the conference top spot.

Since dropping a difficult matchup to another top caliber team inside the Big Ten the Purdue Boilermakers back on January 24^th, 2025, the Wolverines have knocked off key win after key win during their currently six game winning streak including a revenge 75-73 win over the same Boilermakers ranked seventh in the country. The Wolverines current resume includes a 4-2 record against AP Top 25 ranked teams.

7. Tennessee Volunteers

Conference: SEC

Previous Ranking: Unranked

As you start to look around at the best teams in Men’s College Basketball team the Tennessee Volunteers stand out for many based on their strength of schedule played during the season including facing off against 10 teams ranked inside the Men’s AP Top 25 rankings.

Over those 10 games the Volunteers have posted a 6-4 mark picking up key wins over a talented Florida Gators team as well as wins against the Missouri Tigers and Georgia Bulldogs.

The Volunteers have used a strong defense that is allowing 60.5 points per game and a deep roster that features seven different players averaging at least 15 minutes per game to outpace and play their opponents all season.

6. Iowa State Cyclones

Conference: BIG 12

Previous Ranking: UNRANKED

One team slowly moving up the 2024-2025 Men’s AP Top 25 rankings list is the Iowa State Cyclones who currently sit second in the Big 12 conference with an overall record of 21-5 on the season.

Trailing only the Houston Cougars within the conference, the Cyclones have posted an 11-4 record within the conference and a 3-2 record against AP Top 25 ranked opponents. The Cyclones, who lack the big-name star that many of the top ranked programs, have been as well built as deep as any team in the country.

A roster that includes five players averaging at least 10 points per game, six players averaging at least nine points per game and seven players averaging at least 18 minutes per game. The Cyclones are also getting hot after losing three straight winning four straight games heading into their final five games of the season.

5. Houston Cougars

Conference: BIG 12

Previous Ranking: Unranked

Rounding out the Top 5 on the Top 10 Men’s College Basketball Teams 2024-2025 Rankings list is the Houston Cougars who continue to rank among the best team’s year in and year out.

Led by talented head coach Ralph Sampson the Cougars have ran out to a 22-4 record to start the 2024-2025 Men’s College Basketball season. Leading the Cougars success has been their aggressive style of play on the defensive side of the floor allowing a Nation’s best 57.6 points per game.

Over their past five games the Cougars have won five straight games including a key 62-58 win over a talented Arizona Wildcats team while dominating a team that has averaged 81 points per game all season.

4. Duke Blue Devils

Conference: ACC

Previous Ranking: Unranked

When it comes to teams under the microscope and at the front of the bright lights it’s hard to look past the Duke Blue Devils who currently sit at 23-3 on the 2024-2025 Men’s College Basketball season.

Led by National Player of the Year candidate and the potential first pick during the 2025 NBA Draft Cooper Flagg. Flagg has averaged 19.7 points per game on the season while leading a strong core of Blue Devils all season.

After losing two of their first six games both against AP Top 25 ranked opponents, the Blue Devils have gone on one of the hottest runs of the season winning 17 of their next 18 games including three straight after falling to the Clemson Tigers back on February 8^th, 2025 while using their stingy defense that ranks sixth in the country in points allowed per game (60.8) to slow down opposing teams.

3. Alabama Crimson Tide

Conference: SEC

Previous Ranking: Unranked

Landing at number two among the top teams in men’s basketball is the Alabama Crimson Tide who recently dropped to 21-4 on the season after losing a tough 94-85 battle against the top ranked team the Auburn Tigers. The Crimson Tide are as exciting as any team to watch in the country while leading the country in scoring averaging just over 90 points per game (90.3).

Like many of the top programs in the country the Crimson Tide have a deep starting five that all average around 10 points per game led by senior guard and team leader Mark Sears who is averaging 17.8 points per game.

Currently the Crimson Tide sit in second in the SEC conference with a 10-2 record while also posting an impressive 7-3 record against AP Top 25 ranked teams this season.

2. Florida Gators

Conference: SEC

Previous Ranking: Unranked

Over the years we have seen one specific Men’s College Basketball conference dominate and that conference through mid-February 2025 is the SEC conference.

The Conference is loaded with talented teams that includes the Florida Gators who are slowly making a case for one of the four top overall seeds come March Madness and the 2025 Men’s National Championship tournament.

Through the team’s first 26 games of the season the Gators have racked up an impressive 23-3 overall record to go along with a. 13-1 record at home and a 3-2 overall record against AP Top 25 ranked teams.

The Gators are one of the hottest teams in men’s basketball winning five straight games all within a difficult SEC conference with two wins against AP Top 25 ranked opponents including the top overall team the Auburn Tigers.

1. Auburn Tigers

Conference: SEC

Previous Ranking: Unranked

In at number one on the Top 10 Men’s College Basketball Teams 2024-2025 Rankings list is the Auburn Tigers who currently sit both at the top of the SEC conference as well as at the top of the Men’s AP Top 25 rankings list.

The Tigers have been brilliant all season winning 23 of their first 25 games on the season and an impressive nine of their 11 games against opposing teams that were ranked among the AP Top 25 rankings at the time of their meeting including their most recent win against the second ranked Alabama Crimson Tide.

The Tigers are as deep as any team in the country currently featuring six players averaging at least double-digit points per game while also each averaging at least 21.5 minutes per game.

How would you rank these college basketball teams so far in the 2024-2025 season?

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