Excel H Sports is proud to announce our BRAND-NEW FEATURE, BEYOND THE BACKBOARD.
BEYOND THE BACKBOARD is our Women and Men’s basketball rankings for the following conferences around the country, The BEYOND THE BACKBOARD will consist of teams from the following conferences, WAC, West Coast, Sun Belt, Summit, Southland, Southern, Patriot, Ohio Valley, Northeast, Missouri Valley, Mid East, Mid-American, Metro Atlantic, Ivy, Horizon, Conference USA, Coastal, Big West, Big South, A10, ASUN, American, American East, Mountain West and Big Sky.
Excel H Sports Women’s OVERALL Basketball rankings December 15 2025
We have our own inhouse method of strength of schedule
Steven Stremming is a member of the United Basketball Writers Association of America.
| Rank | Team | Record | Previous |
| 1 | Connecticut | 10,0 | 1 |
| 2 | Texas | 12,0 | 2 |
| 3 | Louisiana State | 11,0 | 3 |
| 4 | UCLA | 9,1 | 4 |
| 5 | South Carolina | 10,1 | 5 |
| 6 | Maryland | 12,0 | 6 |
| 7 | Iowa State | 12,0 | 7 |
| 8 | Michigan | 9,1 | 8 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 11,1 | 9 |
| 10 | Texas Christian | 11,0 | 11 |
| 11 | Vanderbilt | 9,0 | 12 |
| 12 | Michigan State | 9,1 | 14 |
| 13 | Iowa | 10,1 | 10 |
| 14 | Notre Dame | 8,2 | 15 |
| 15 | Tennessee | 7,2 | 16 |
| 16 | Kentucky | 11,1 | 17 |
| 17 | Mississippi | 10,1 | 19 |
| 18 | Alabama | 11,0 | 22 |
| 19 | Georgia | 10,0 | 23 |
| 20 | Mississippi State | 10,1 | 24 |
| 21 | Louisville | 10,3 | 25 |
| 22 | North Carolina | 9,3 | 18 |
| 23 | Texas Tech | 12,0 | 26 |
| 24 | Arizona State | 12,0 | 28 |
| 25 | Ohio State | 9,1 | 27 |
| 26 | Nebraska | 11,0 | 30 |
| 27 | Washington | 9,1 | 29 |
| 28 | Oklahoma State | 10,2 | 20 |
| 29 | Brigham Young | 11,1 | NR |
| 30 | Illinois | 10,1 | NR |
| 30 | St. John’s | 10,2 | NR |
BELOW THE 30: (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)
Arkansas 9-3, Colorado 8-3, Florida 10-2, Kansas 9-2, Minnesota 7-3, Missouri 10-3, Oregon 11-1, Southern California 7-3, Stanford 9-2, Syracuse 9-1, Utah 8-3, Villanova 8-2, Virginia 8-3, Virginia Tech 9-3, Wake Forest 10-2, West Virginia 10-2, Wisconsin 8-3, Xavier 8-3
Excel H Sports Womens’ BEYOND THE BACKBOARD Basketball rankings December 15 2025
We have our own inhouse method of strength of schedule
Steven Stremming is a member of the United Basketball Writers Association of America.
| Rank | University | Record | Previous |
| 1 | Princeton | 10,1 | 1 |
| 2 | South Dakota State | 10,2 | 4 |
| 3 | Colorado State | 9,2 | 5 |
| 4 | New Mexico | 8,3 | 6 |
| 5 | Green Bay | 8,4 | 2 |
| 6 | Cleveland State | 9,2 | 8 |
| 7 | Richmond | 8,3 | 7 |
| 8 | Boise State | 9,2 | 3 |
| 9 | Gonzaga | 6,4 | 12 |
| 10 | Troy | 9,1 | 13 |
| 11 | Rhode Island | 9,2 | 16 |
| 12 | San Diego State | 6,3 | 14 |
| 13 | St. Joseph | 6,3 | 9 |
| 14 | Murray State | 7,2 | 17 |
| 15 | Ball State | 8,4 | 10 |
| 16 | James Madison | 8,4 | 11 |
| 17 | St. Mary’s | 8,4 | 18 |
| 18 | UC Santa Barbara | 9,1 | 19 |
| 19 | Tennessee Tech | 7,2 | 15 |
| 20 | Fairfield | 6,3 | 20 |
| 21 | Rice | 8,3 | 23 |
| 22 | Southern Indiana | 6,2 | 22 |
| 23 | Arkansas State | 8,3 | 26 |
| 24 | Texas El Paso | 7,2 | 24 |
| 25 | Stephen F Austin | 6,2 | 21 |
| 26 | Army | 8,2 | 27 |
| 27 | Miami of Ohio | 7,4 | 28 |
| 28 | Massachusetts | 7,1 | 29 |
| 29 | Purdue Fort Wayne | 8,4 | NR |
| 30 | Davidson | 7,3 | NR |
BELOW THE 30: (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)
Albany 9-2, Arkansas State 8-3, Charleston 7-2, Dartmouth 7-2, Drexel 6-3, Eastern Kentucky 7-3, Fairleigh Dickinson 7-3, Georgia Southern 7-3, Idaho 8-4, Iona7-3, Jacksonville 7-2, LaSalle 7-3, Marshall 9-3, McNeese State 7-3, North Dakota State 8-2, Northern Colorado -2, Old Dominion 7-3, Penn 7-3, Pepperdine 7-3, Robert Morris 7-2, Santa Clara 9-3, South Dakota 8-3, Southern Illinois Edwardsville 7-3, Southern Utah 7-3, St. Bonaventure 9-3, Stetson 6-2, Tennessee Tech 7-2, UC Irvine 9-2, UC San Diego 8-3, Utah Valley 6-3, Vermont 9-3, Western Illinois 8-1
Excel H Sports Men’s College OVERALL Basketball rankings December 15 2025
We have our own inhouse method of strength of schedule
Steven Stremming is a member of the United Basketball Writers Association of America.
| Rank | University | Record | Previous |
| 1 | Arizona | 9,0 | 1 |
| 2 | Michigan | 10,0 | 2 |
| 3 | Duke | 10,0 | 3 |
| 4 | Iowa State | 11,0 | 4 |
| 5 | Connecticut | 10,1 | 5 |
| 6 | Purdue | 10,1 | 6 |
| 7 | Houston | 10,1 | 7 |
| 8 | Brigham Young | 9,1 | 8 |
| 9 | Michigan State | 9,1 | 9 |
| 10 | Gonzaga | 10,1 | 10 |
| 11 | Vanderbilt | 10,0 | 18 |
| 12 | North Carolina | 9,1 | 15 |
| 13 | Arkansas | 8,2 | 16 |
| 14 | Louisville | 9,1 | 17 |
| 15 | St. John’s | 6,3 | 20 |
| 16 | Alabama | 7,3 | 11 |
| 17 | Kansas | 8,3 | 22 |
| 18 | Nebraska | 11,0 | 26 |
| 19 | Georgia | 9,1 | 29 |
| 20 | Illinois | 8,3 | 13 |
| 21 | Seton Hall | 10,1 | 25 |
| 22 | Virginia | 9,1 | NR |
| 23 | Oklahoma State | 9,1 | 19 |
| 24 | Texas Christian | 6,3 | 23 |
| 25 | Texas Tech | 7,3 | 12 |
| 26 | Florida | 6,4 | 14 |
| 27 | Auburn | 8,3 | NR |
| 28 | Colorado | 9,1 | 30 |
| 29 | California | 10,1 | NR |
| 30 | Iowa | 9,2 | 27 |
BELOW THE 30: (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)
Arizona State 9-2, Baylor 7-2, Butler 8-2, Clemson 8-3, DePaul 8-3, Georgetown 7-3, Kansas State 7-4, Kentucky 7-4, Louisiana State 9-1, Miami of Florida 9-2, Minnesota 6-5, Missouri 10-2, Northwestern 6-4, Notre Dame 9-3, Ohio State 8-2, Oklahoma 7-3, South Carolina 7-3, Southern Methodist 9-2, Stanford 8-2, Tennessee 7-3, UCF 8-1, UCLA 7-3, USC 9-1, Villanova 8-2, Virginia Tech 10-2, Wake Forest 8-3, Washington 7-3, Wisconsin 7-3, Xavier 8-3
Excel H Sports Men’s BEYOND THE BACKBOARD Basketball rankings December 15 2025
We have our own inhouse method of strength of schedule
Steven Stremming is a member of the United Basketball Writers Association of America.
| Rank | University | Record | Previous |
| 1 | Gonzaga | 10,1 | 1 |
| 2 | Miami of Ohio | 10,0 | 2 |
| 3 | St. Louis | 9,1 | 3 |
| 4 | Belmont | 10,1 | 7 |
| 5 | Dayton | 8,3 | 8 |
| 6 | UNC Wilmington | 10,1 | 9 |
| 7 | Tulsa | 10,1 | 14 |
| 8 | Utah State | 9,1 | 18 |
| 9 | George Mason | 10,1 | 19 |
| 10 | San Diego State | 5,3 | 11 |
| 11 | St. Mary’s | 9,2 | 4 |
| 12 | Akron | 8,3 | 5 |
| 13 | UC Santa Barbara | 8,3 | 6 |
| 14 | Colorado State | 9,2 | 21 |
| 15 | Kent State | 9,2 | 13 |
| 16 | Richmond | 9,1 | 23 |
| 17 | Grand Canyon | 6,4 | 17 |
| 18 | Yale | 11,1 | 20 |
| 19 | Wyoming | 8,2 | 22 |
| 20 | Liberty | 6,3 | 12 |
| 21 | St. Bonaventure | 10,2 | 15 |
| 22 | Buffalo | 9,2 | 16 |
| 23 | Northern Iowa | 8,2 | 26 |
| 24 | George Washington | 8,4 | 10 |
| 25 | Murray State | 8,3 | 30 |
| 26 | Marshall | 7,4 | NR |
| 27 | Bradley | 7,4 | NR |
| 28 | Nevada | 8,3 | NR |
| 29 | UC San Diego | 9,1 | NR |
| 30 | Rhode Island | 7,4 | 27 |
BELOW THE 30: (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)
Abilene Christian 7-3, Arkansas State 7-4, Bowling Green 7-3, California Baptist 8-3 Columbia 9-2, East Tennessee State 8-3, Florida Atlantic 8-3, Georgia Southern 8-5, Hawai’i 10-2, High Point 8-3, Illinois State 8-3, Indiana State 7-4, James Madison 7-4, Kennesaw State 8-2, Louisiana Tech 6-2, Marist 7-2, Massachusetts 8-3, McNeese State 9-2, Mercer 7-3, North Texas 8-3, Northern Colorado 9-1, Oregon State 6-5, Pacific 8-3, Quinnipiac 8-3, Santa Clara 8-3, Seattle 8-2, Siena 9-2, South Alabama 8-3, Stephen F Austin 7-2, Stony Brook 8-3, UC Irvine 7-4, UT Martin 8-3, Utah Valley 8-3, Western Kentucky 6-3, Youngstown State 7-4
Excel H Sports is proud to announce our College Football FINAL BEYOND THE POWER 4 Football Top 30 rankings for November 30, 2025!
We have our own method in house of strength of schedule
Steven Stremming is a member of the Football Writers Association of America
REGULAR BEYOND THE POWER 4 SCHEDULE IS COMPLETED
| Rank | University | Record | Last Week |
| 1 | James Madison | 11,1 | 1 |
| 1 | North Texas | 11,1 | 2 |
| 3 | Tulane | 10,2 | 5 |
| 4 | Navy | 9,2 | 7 |
| 5 | Connecticut | 9,3 | 4 |
| 6 | South Florida | 9,3 | 8 |
| 7 | Nevada Las Vegas | 10,2 | 6 |
| 8 | Boise State | 8,4 | 10 |
| 9 | New Mexico | 9,3 | 11 |
| 10 | Western Michigan | 8,4 | 12 |
| 11 | San Diego State | 9,3 | 3 |
| 12 | Old Dominion | 9,3 | 14 |
| 13 | Memphis | 8,4 | 9 |
| 14 | Utah State | 6,6 | 13 |
| 15 | Ohio University | 8,4 | 15 |
| 16 | Toledo | 8,4 | 17 |
| 17 | Hawai’i | 8,4 | 18 |
| 18 | Fresno State | 8,4 | 20 |
| 19 | East Carolina | 8,4 | 21 |
| 20 | Kennesaw State | 9,3 | 22 |
| 21 | Louisiana Tech | 7,5 | 25 |
| 22 | Army | 6,5 | 26 |
| 23 | Jacksonville State | 8,4 | 28 |
| 24 | Troy | 8,4 | 27 |
| 25 | Missouri State | 7,5 | 24 |
| 26 | Western Kentucky | 8,4 | 16 |
| 27 | Central Michigan | 7,5 | 23 |
| 28 | Texas San Antonio | 6,6 | 19 |
| 29 | Miami of Ohio | 7,5 | NR |
| 30 | Southern Mississippi | 7,5 | 29 |
BELOW THE 30: (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)
Delaware 6-6, Florida International 7-5, Texas Southern 6-5
Excel H Sports is proud to announce our FINAL College Football FCS Football Top 30 rankings for November 23, 2025!
We have our own, in-house strength of schedule method.
REGULAR FCS SCHEDULE IS COMPLETED
| Rank | University | Record | Last Week |
| 1 | North Dakota State | 12-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Montana State | 10-2 | 3 |
| 3 | Montana | 11-1 | 2 |
| 4 | Lehigh | 12-0 | 4 |
| 5 | Tarleton State | 11-1 | 6 |
| 6 | Rhode Island | 10-2 | 8 |
| 7 | Tennessee Tech | 11-1 | 9 |
| 8 | Stephen F Austin | 10-2 | 10 |
| 9 | Youngstown State | 8-4 | 11 |
| 10 | South Dakota | 8-4 | 12 |
| 11 | U C Davis | 7-4 | 13 |
| 12 | Yale | 8-2 | 21 |
| 13 | Southern Illinois | 7-5 | 19 |
| 14 | Villanova | 9-2 | 17 |
| 15 | Jackson State | 8-3 | 15 |
| 16 | Harvard | 9-1 | 5 |
| 17 | Illinois State | 8-4 | 7 |
| 18 | Alabama State | 9-2 | 16 |
| 19 | Southeast Louisiana | 9-3 | 22 |
| 20 | Abilene Christian | 8-4 | 20 |
| 21 | Prairie View A & M | 9-3 | 24 |
| 22 | North Dakota | 8-4 | 14 |
| 23 | Mercer | 9-2 | 18 |
| 24 | West Georgia | 8-3 | 23 |
| 25 | U T Rio Grande | 9-3 | 25 |
| 26 | North Carolina Central | 8-4 | NR |
| 27 | Central Connecticut State | 8-4 | NR |
| 28 | New Hampshire | 8-4 | NR |
| 29 | Austin Peay | 7-5 | 28 |
| 30 | Lafayette | 8-4 | 27 |
BELOW THE 30: (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)
Dartmouth 7-3, Dayton 7-4, Delaware State 8-4, Duquesne 7-5, Drake 8-3, East Tennessee State 7-5, Grambling 7-4, Lamar 8-4, Monmouth 9-3, Northern Arizona 7-5, Pennsylvania 6-4, Presbyterian 10-2, Richmond 7-5, Sacramento State 7-5, San Diego 8-4, South Carolina State 9-3, South Dakota State 8-4, Southern Utah 7-5, Western Carolina 7-5, William & Mary 7-5
Steven Stremming is a member of the Football Writers Association of America
Excel H Sports FINAL College Football Overall rankings, November 30, 2025
We have our own method in house of strength of schedule
Steven Stremming is a member of the Football Writers Association of America
REGULAR FBS SCHEDULE IS COMPLETED
| Rank | University | Record | Last Week |
| 1 | Ohio State | 12-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Indiana | 12-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Georgia | 11-1 | 4 |
| 4 | Oregon | 11-1 | 5 |
| 5 | Mississippi | 11-1 | 6 |
| 6 | Texas A & M | 11-1 | 3 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 10-2 | 7 |
| 8 | Texas Tech | 11-1 | 8 |
| 9 | Brigham Young | 11-1 | 11 |
| 10 | Notre Dame | 10-2 | 9 |
| 11 | Alabama | 10-2 | 10 |
| 12 | Utah | 10-2 | 12 |
| 13 | Vanderbilt | 10-2 | 14 |
| 14 | Miami of Florida | 10-2 | 15 |
| 15 | Texas | 9-3 | 17 |
| 16 | Southern California | 9-3 | 20 |
| 17 | Virginia | 10-2 | 18 |
| 18 | Michigan | 10-2 | 13 |
| 19 | Arizona | 9-3 | 22 |
| 20 | Iowa | 8-4 | 24 |
| 21 | Houston | 9-3 | 29 |
| 22 | Missouri | 8-4 | 30 |
| 23 | North Texas State | 11-1 | NR |
| 24 | James Madison | 11-1 | NR |
| 25 | Texas Christian | 8-4 | 28 |
| 26 | Tulane | 10-2 | NR |
| 27 | Navy | 9-2 | NR |
| 28 | Iowa State | 8-4 | 27 |
| 29 | South Florida | 9-3 | NR |
| 30 | Georgia Tech | 9-3 | 26 |
BELOW THE 30: (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)
Arizona State 8-4, California 7-5, Clemson 7-5, Connecticut 9-3, Duke 7-5, Illinois 8-4, Kansas State 6-6, Louisville 8-4, Minnesota 7-5, Nevada Las Vegas 10-2, North Carolina State 7-5, Northwestern 6-6, Pittsburgh 8-4, Southern Methodist 8-4, Tennessee 8-4, Wake Forest 8-4, Washington 8-4
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EXCEL H SPORTS MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL FINAL rankings, March 10, 2025
Our own in-house strength of schedule will play a part in the weekly rankings.
And once again, the college athletes will prove us incorrect but that’s why we do it!
| # | College | Record | Last Week |
| 1 | Duke | 28-3 | 2 |
| 2 | Houston | 27-4 | 3 |
| 3 | Auburn | 27-4 | 1 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 26-5 | 5 |
| 5 | Florida | 27-4 | 6 |
| 6 | Tennessee | 25-6 | 4 |
| 7 | Alabama | 24-7 | 8 |
| 8 | St. John’s | 27-4 | 7 |
| 9 | Clemson | 26-5 | 9 |
| 10 | Maryland | 24-7 | 11 |
| 11 | Louisville | 25-6 | 14 |
| 12 | Texas Tech | 23-8 | 17 |
| 13 | Brigham Young | 23-8 | 19 |
| 14 | Iowa State | 23-8 | 10 |
| 15 | Memphis | 26-5 | 15 |
| 16 | Texas A & M | 22-9 | 22 |
| 17 | St. Mary’s | 27-4 | 20 |
| 18 | UCLA | 22-9 | 30 |
| 19 | Wisconsin | 23-8 | 16 |
| 20 | Kentucky | 21-10 | 25 |
| 21 | Purdue | 21-10 | 13 |
| 22 | Michigan | 22-9 | 18 |
| 23 | Oregon | 23-8 | 21 |
| 24 | California San Diego | 28-4 | 24 |
| 25 | New Mexico | 25-6 | 28 |
| 26 | Marquette | 22-9 | 12 |
| 27 | Colorado State | 22-9 | 30 |
| 28 | Drake | 30-3 | NR |
| 29 | Illinois | 20-11 | NR |
| 30 | California Irvine | 27-5 | NR |
| 30 | Connecticut | 22-9 | NR |
EXCEL H SPORTS WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL FINAL rankings, March 3, 2025
Our own in-house strength of schedule will play a part in the weekly rankings.
And once again, the college athletes will prove us incorrect but that’s why we do it!
| # | Name | Record | Previous |
| 1 | Southern California | 26-2 | 1 |
| 2 | Texas | 29-2 | 3 |
| 3 | UCLA | 27-2 | 1 |
| 4 | Connecticut | 28-3 | 5 |
| 5 | South Carolina | 27-3 | 8 |
| 6 | Notre Dame | 25-4 | 4 |
| 7 | North Carolina State | 24-5 | 9 |
| 8 | Texas Christian | 28-3 | 11 |
| 9 | Maryland | 23-6 | 16 |
| 10 | Oklahoma State | 24-5 | 17 |
| 11 | Duke | 23-7 | 19 |
| 12 | Oklahoma | 23-6 | 27 |
| 13 | Alabama | 23-7 | 12 |
| 14 | Louisiana State | 27-4 | 7 |
| 15 | North Carolina | 25-6 | 6 |
| 16 | Creighton | 24-5 | 13 |
| 17 | Ohio State | 24-5 | 18 |
| 18 | Baylor | 25-6 | 14 |
| 19 | West Virginia | 23-6 | 29 |
| 20 | Michigan State | 21-8 | 15 |
| 21 | Tennessee | 21-8 | 10 |
| 22 | Mississippi State | 20-10 | 22 |
| 23 | Kentucky | 22-6 | 23 |
| 24 | Florida State | 23-7 | 28 |
| 25 | Mississippi | 19-9 | 21 |
| 26 | Michigan | 20-9 | 20 |
| 27 | Illinois | 21-8 | 25 |
| 28 | Iowa State | 21-10 | NR |
| 29 | Vanderbilt | 21-9 | NR |
| 30 | Seton Hall | 21-8 | NR |
| 30 | Kansas State | 25-6 | 24 |
BELOW THE 30 (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER):
Albany 24-5, Arizona 19-12, Army 21-6, Ball State 22-7, Buffalo 23-5, California 24-7, California Irvine 19-9, Cleveland State 23-8, Colorado State 21-9, Columbia 21-5, Drake 20-9, Fairfield 24-3, Farleigh Dickinson 25-3, Green Bay 26-5, Iowa 20-9, Georgia Tech 21-9, Gonzaga 22-9, Grand Canyon 27-2, Harvard 21-4, Hawai’i 20-8, Indiana 18-11, James Madison 27-4, Louisville 20-9, Marquette 20-9, Middle Tennessee 23-6, Minnesota 20-10, Montana State 26-3, Nebraska 19-10, Nevada Las Vegas 24-5, Norfolk State 25-4, North Carolina Greensboro 22-6, North Texas State 22-7, Northern Arizona 24-6, Oregon 19-10, Portland 28-3, Purdue Fort Wayne 23-7, Quinnipiac 24-3, Richmond 26-5, Saint Joseph 21-8, South Dakota State 26-3, Southeast Louisiana 25-4, Stephen F Austin 26-5, Texas San Antonio 25-3, Toledo 21-6, Utah 22-7, Wyoming 19-10
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