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2026–27 season · updated daily

The road to Detroit starts now.

Live ratings for all 365 Division I teams, the next few days of games with the model and the market side by side, and a projected bracket that updates every day.

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The most interesting games of the next three days, by the teams' Hero ranks. Model odds account for home court.

Live data

Power rankings

hero-v1 ratings from 592 games through November 10: points better than an average Division I team on a neutral floor. Early on they lean on last season's ratings (pulled 40% toward average) and shift as games are played.

All 365 teams
Top 25 teams by Hero rating
RankTeamRecordAPRatingOffenseDefense
1DUKEDuke2–12+17.2+7.7+9.4
2ILLIllinois2–13+16.7+12.0+4.7
3FLOFlorida3–01+13.8+7.2+6.6
4VANVanderbilt3–022+13.3+8.0+5.3
5SLUSaint Louis3–0—+13.3+11.1+2.2
6MSUMichigan State3–05+13.1+6.1+6.9
7KANKansas3–015+13.0+5.7+7.2
8GONGonzaga2–014+12.9+7.7+5.2
9HOUHouston2–08+12.8+3.7+9.1
10UCUConn3–04+12.4+3.3+9.1
11VIRVirginia4–06+12.1+6.7+5.4
12LOULouisville2–010+11.6+7.9+3.8
13W FWest Florida2–1—+11.6+8.6+3.0
14MICMichigan1–120+11.6+7.8+3.8
15ARIArizona2–112+11.6+8.1+3.5
16ISUIowa State2–1—+11.5+3.8+7.6
17TEXTexas3–07+11.4+8.3+3.1
18ALAAlabama3–018+11.1+13.0-1.9
19USUUtah State3–0—+11.0+8.1+2.9
20LSULSU3–0—+10.9+6.5+4.4
21A&MTexas A&M3–0—+10.6+10.4+0.2
22NEBNebraska2–025+10.6+3.2+7.4
23MISMissouri2–1—+10.4+6.6+3.8
24UCLAUCLA2–09+10.0+5.9+4.2
25SJUSt. John's2–013+10.0+5.9+4.0

Offense and defense are points per game better than average; their sum is the rating.

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