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 February 9 2026
We have our own inhouse method of strength of schedule
Steven Stremming is a member of the United Basketball Writers Association of America.
| Rank | Teams | Record | Previous |
| 1 | Connecticut | 25-0 | 1 |
| 2 | UCLA | 23-1 | 2 |
| 3 | Texas | 22-2 | 3 |
| 4 | South Carolina | 24-2 | 5 |
| 5 | Louisiana State | 22-3 | 4 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 22-3 | 8 |
| 7 | Duke | 18-6 | 13 |
| 8 | Michigan | 20-4 | 7 |
| 9 | Louisville | 22-4 | 6 |
| 10 | Vanderbilt | 22-2 | 11 |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 17-5 | 12 |
| 12 | North Carolina | 20-5 | 17 |
| 13 | West Virginia | 20-5 | 20 |
| 14 | Iowa State | 19-5 | 21 |
| 15 | Texas Tech | 22-3 | 22 |
| 16 | Baylor | 21-4 | 25 |
| 17 | Texas Christian | 21-4 | 15 |
| 18 | Michigan State | 20-4 | 9 |
| 19 | Mississippi | 19-5 | 10 |
| 20 | Kentucky | 18-6 | 16 |
| 21 | Iowa | 18-5 | 14 |
| 22 | Clemson | 17-8 | 19 |
| 23 | Alabama | 20-5 | 24 |
| 24 | North Carolina State | 17-7 | NR |
| 25 | Maryland | 19-6 | NR |
| 26 | Virginia Tech | 18-7 | 18 |
| 27 | Virginia | 17-7 | NR |
| 28 | Minnesota | 18-6 | 30 |
| 29 | Oklahoma State | 19-6 | 26 |
| 30 | Washington | 18-6 | 29 |
BELOW THE 30: (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)
Arizona State 19-6, Brigham Young 16-8, Colorado 16-8, Georgia 19-5, Illinois 16-8, Nebraska 16-8, Notre Dame 15-9, Oregon 18-8, Syracuse 19-5, Tennessee 15-6, Utah 16-8, Villanova 19-5
Excel H Sports Womens’ BEYOND THE BACKBOARD Basketball rankings February 9 2026
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 | Rhode Island | 21-2 | 1 |
| 2 | Princeton | 19-2 | 3 |
| 3 | Richmond | 20-4 | 4 |
| 4 | Miami of Ohio | 19-4 | 5 |
| 5 | Ball State | 19-5 | 6 |
| 6 | Green Bay | 20-5 | 7 |
| 7 | San Diego State | 18-4 | 2 |
| 8 | Murray State | 20-3 | 9 |
| 9 | Rice | 20-3 | 10 |
| 10 | Gonzaga | 18-7 | 13 |
| 11 | Nevada Las Vegas | 16-7 | 14 |
| 12 | Colorado State | 18-6 | 15 |
| 13 | New Mexico | 16-8 | 10 |
| 14 | Arkansas State | 20-5 | 11 |
| 15 | Vermont | 20-6 | 17 |
| 16 | North Dakota State | 22-2 | 18 |
| 17 | South Dakota | 19-6 | 19 |
| 18 | South Dakota State | 18-6 | 20 |
| 19 | Louisiana Tech | 17-5 | 24 |
| 20 | Quinnipiac | 20-4 | 27 |
| 21 | Fairfield | 20-4 | 29 |
| 22 | Troy | 19-5 | 23 |
| 23 | East Carolina | 17-7 | 28 |
| 24 | Charleston | 19-3 | 26 |
| 25 | George Mason | 15-7 | 25 |
| 26 | Tulsa | 16-7 | NR |
| 27 | Youngstown State | 17-8 | NR |
| 28 | High Point | 21-3 | 21 |
| 29 | Oregon State | 17-8 | 16 |
| 30 | James Madison | 18-8 | NR |
BELOW THE 30: (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)
Abilene Christian 17-7, Alabama A & M 14-9, Army 18-5, 17-6, Bighamton Bradley 16-8, California Baptist 16-8, Chattanooga 16-6, Columbia 15-6, Davidson 16-10, Eastern Kentucky 21-4, Fairleigh Dickinson 21-4, Georgia Southern 17-6, Howard 17-7, Idaho 19-5, Idaho State 16-7, Lindenwood 18-7, Longwood 17-6, Loyola Marymount 15-8, Marshall 20-6, Massachusetts 16-5, McNeese State 20-4, Missouri State 15-8, Montana State 17-6, Navy 16-6, Northern Colorado 17-8, Portland 14-10, Radford 16-10, Santa Clara 18-7, Sam Houston 14-7, St. Joseph 15-8, Southern Indiana 16-7, Southern Utah 15-8, UC Davis 17-7, UC Irvine 19-4, UC San Diego 17-6, Western Illinois 19-4
Excel H Sports Men’s College OVERALL Basketball rankings February 9 2026
We have our own inhouse method of strength of schedule
Steven Stremming is a member of the United Basketball Writers Association of America.
| Rank | Teams | Record | Previous |
| 1 | Arizona | 23-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Michigan | 22-1 | 2 |
| 3 | Iowa State | 21-2 | 7 |
| 4 | Houston | 21-2 | 8 |
| 5 | Connecticut | 22-2 | 3 |
| 6 | Duke | 21-2 | 4 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 21-2 | 9 |
| 8 | Kansas | 18-5 | 11 |
| 9 | North Carolina | 19-4 | 13 |
| 10 | Illinois | 20-4 | 6 |
| 11 | Michigan State | 20-4 | 10 |
| 12 | Purdue | 19-4 | 14 |
| 13 | Florida | 17-6 | 12 |
| 14 | Virginia | 20-3 | 17 |
| 15 | Gonzaga | 23-2 | 5 |
| 16 | St. John’s | 18-5 | 24 |
| 17 | Arkansas | 17-6 | 19 |
| 18 | Miami of Ohio | 24-0 | 21 |
| 19 | St. Louis | 23-1 | 20 |
| 20 | Texas Tech | 17-6 | 15 |
| 21 | Clemson | 20-4 | 22 |
| 22 | Vanderbilt | 19-4 | 18 |
| 23 | Louisville | 17-6 | 30 |
| 24 | Alabama | 16-7 | 27 |
| 25 | Iowa | 18-5 | 23 |
| 26 | Brigham Young | 17-6 | 16 |
| 27 | North Carolina State | 18-6 | 24 |
| 28 | Kentucky | 17-7 | NR |
| 29 | UCLA | 17-7 | NR |
| 30 | Miami of Florida | 18-5 | NR |
BELOW THE 30: (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)
Auburn 14-9, California 17-7, Georgia 17-6, Indiana 16-8, Missouri 16-7, Oklahoma State 16-7, Southern Methodist 16-7, Tennessee 16-7, Texas 15-9, Texas A & M 17-6, Texas Christian 14-9, UCF (Central Florida) 17-6, USC 18-6, Villanova 18-5, Virginia Tech 16-8, West Virginia 15-9, Wisconsin 16-7
Excel H Sports Men’s BEYOND THE BACKBOARD Basketball rankings February 9 2026
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 | Miami of Ohio | 24-0 | 2 |
| 2 | St. Louis | 23-1 | 2 |
| 3 | Gonzaga | 23-2 | 1 |
| 4 | Belmont | 22-3 | 5 |
| 5 | Utah State | 20-3 | 9 |
| 6 | Liberty | 20-3 | 7 |
| 7 | St. Mary’s | 21-4 | 10 |
| 8 | San Diego State | 17-6 | 13 |
| 9 | Santa Clara | 21-5 | 14 |
| 10 | Akron | 19-5 | 4 |
| 11 | George Mason | 21-3 | 6 |
| 12 | Virginia Commonwealth | 18-6 | 15 |
| 13 | Nevada | 17-7 | 12 |
| 14 | New Mexico | 18-6 | 8 |
| 15 | Temple | 15-8 | 23 |
| 16 | South Florida | 15-8 | 24 |
| 17 | Tulsa | 20-4 | 11 |
| 18 | Boise State | 15-9 | NR |
| 19 | Murray State | 18-7 | 25 |
| 20 | Stephen F Austin | 21-3 | 20 |
| 21 | Hawai’i | 17-5 | 21 |
| 22 | Troy | 17-8 | NR |
| 23 | Charleston | 16-8 | 27 |
| 24 | UNC Wilmington | 19-4 | 16 |
| 25 | Illinois State | 16-8 | 18 |
| 26 | Bradley | 16-9 | 19 |
| 27 | Kent State | 17-7 | 22 |
| 28 | UC Santa Barbara | 16-8 | 29 |
| 29 | UC Davis | 15-9 | NR |
| 30 | Dayton | 15-9 | 17 |
| 30 | Wichita State | 15-9 | NR |
BELOW THE 30: (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)
Appalachian State 17-9, Austin Peay 17-6, Bethune Cookman 12-11, California Baptist 18-6, California State Northridge 15-10, Davidson 14-9, Duquesne 14-10, East Tennessee State 18-7, George Washington 13-11, Grand Canyon 15-8. Harvard13-9, Hofstra 16-9, Howard 15-9, Long Island University 16-8, Marshall 15-9, McNeese State 19-5, Merrimack 16-9, Navy 19-6, North Dakota State 20-6, Northern Iowa 15-9, Oakland 14-11, Portland State 16-6, Sienna 17-8, South Alabama 17-7, Southeast Missouri State 15-10, Southern Illinois Edwardsville 16-9, St. Joseph 15-9, St. Peter’s 14-8, St. Thomas Minnesota 20-6, Tennessee State 16-8. UC Irvine 16-8, UC San Diego 16-9, UI Chicago 13-12, UT Martin 19-6, Utah Valley 18-6, Winthrop 18-8, Wofford 17-8, Wright State 16-9, Yale 17-4
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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