College Basketball Power Rankings Top 25

By Eli Hershkovich

College Basketball Power Rankings

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2024-25 College Basketball Power Rankings

RankingTeam
1
Duke
2Houston
3Auburn
4Florida
5Tennessee
6Alabama
7Texas Tech
8Iowa State
9Michigan State
10Wisconsin
RankingTeam
11
Arizona
12
St. John’s
13
Gonzaga
14
Texas A&M
15
Purdue
16Clemson
17Illinois
18Missouri
19BYU
20Louisville
RankingTeam
21Kansas
22Ole Miss
23VCU
24Saint Mary’s
25Marquette

2025 National Championship Odds

Applying College Basketball Power Rankings To Betting

Entering the season, teams with roster continuity and historical success gain a slight bump in my college basketball power rankings. These programs may exceed the market’s expectations in the early stages compared to ones with roster turnover.

I also weigh the rough percentage of minutes returning players will see the court, whether they’re stars or rotation pieces.

Throughout the campaign, I’ll input advanced metrics and box-score indicators into my power ratings, which help me adjust them weekly. For context, they tend to favor sturdier defensive teams.

Additionally, bettors will often consider situational spots that aren’t entirely accounted for in the betting market. These are circumstances when teams may play above or below their standard rating — relative to the moneyline or spread. Due to the lengthy season, teams aren’t fully engaged every night.

Liabilities Among National Championship Odds

The UConn Huskies have won consecutive NCAA tournaments. Last season, Dan Hurley’s bunch finished 28-12 against the spread, including a 6-0 run in March Madness.

However, UConn has fallen from the top of the odds board after losing all three games in Maui. Duke, favored to cut down the nets, is the most significant liability to win it all at BetMGM Sportsbook, with UConn and Florida following suit.

When the Supreme Court overturned PASPA in May 2018, states were allowed to legalize sports betting. Beginning with New Jersey (the original plaintiff in the PASPA case), more states quickly moved to regulate the industry even further.

College basketball betting and other professional sports still aren’t federally legal. Nevertheless, residents of the states below can place wagers at legal betting apps and online betting sites and use these college basketball power rankings to help guide them.

Most other U.S. states have introduced bills to legalize sports gambling. Some states are closer than others to legalization.

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