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 March 1 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 | 31-0 | 1 |
| 2 | UCLA | 28-1 | 2 |
| 3 | South Carolina | 29-2 | 3 |
| 4 | Louisiana State | 26-4 | 4 |
| 5 | Texas | 28-3 | 7 |
| 6 | Texas Christian | 27-4 | 10 |
| 7 | Vanderbilt | 27-3 | 11 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 23-6 | 12 |
| 9 | North Carolina | 25-6 | 13 |
| 10 | Iowa | 24-5 | 11 |
| 11 | Michigan | 24-5 | 15 |
| 12 | Duke | 21-8 | 10 |
| 13 | Virginia Tech | 22-8 | 18 |
| 14 | West Virginia | 24-6 | 21 |
| 15 | Ohio State | 24-6 | 12 |
| 16 | Virginia | 19-10 | 13 |
| 17 | Maryland | 23-7 | 14 |
| 18 | Minnesota | 22-7 | 20 |
| 19 | Baylor | 24-7 | 17 |
| 20 | Michigan State | 22-7 | 19 |
| 21 | Oklahoma State | 23-8 | NR |
| 22 | Iowa State | 22-8 | 22 |
| 23 | North Carolina State | 20-9 | 27 |
| 24 | Notre Dame | 20-9 | NR |
| 25 | Stanford | 19-12 | NR |
| 26 | Alabama | 21-9 | 24 |
| 27 | Louisville | 25-6 | 16 |
| 28 | Kentucky | 21-9 | 26 |
| 29 | Villanova | 23-6 | NR |
| 30 | Texas Tech | 25-6 | 23 |
BELOW THE 30 (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER):
Arizona State 22-9, Brigham Young 20-10, Clemson 20-10, Colorado 20-10, Illinois 19-10, Georgia 22-8, Kansas 18-12, Marquette 18-11, Mississippi State 18-12, Nebraska 18-11, Ole Miss 21-10, Oregon 20-11, Seton Hall 18-11, St. John’s 21-10, Syracuse 22-7, Tennessee 16-12, USC 17-13, Utah 19-11, Washington 20-9
Excel H Sports Women’s BEYOND THE BACKBOARD Basketball rankings March 1 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 | Princeton | 23-3 | 1 |
| 2 | San Diego State | 24-4 | 2 |
| 3 | Miami of Ohio | 25-4 | 4 |
| 4 | Ball State | 24-6 | 5 |
| 5 | Rice | 26-3 | 6 |
| 6 | Richmond | 25-6 | 9 |
| 7 | Rhode Island | 25-4 | 3 |
| 8 | Murray State | 26-3 | 7 |
| 9 | Colorado State | 23-7 | 11 |
| 10 | New Mexico | 21-9 | 13 |
| 11 | Louisiana Tech | 22-5 | 12 |
| 12 | Youngstown State | 22-8 | 16 |
| 13 | James Madison | 23-8 | 19 |
| 14 | Fairfield | 25-4 | 17 |
| 15 | North Dakota State | 26-3 | 8 |
| 16 | South Dakota State | 24-6 | 22 |
| 17 | Georgia Southern | 23-6 | 24 |
| 18 | Gonzaga | 22-9 | 10 |
| 19 | Vermont | 24-7 | 20 |
| 20 | Green Bay | 22-8 | 14 |
| 21 | Quinnipiac | 24-5 | 23 |
| 22 | George Mason | 21-8 | 29 |
| 23 | Troy | 24-6 | 15 |
| 24 | East Carolina | 21-9 | 18 |
| 25 | Cleveland State | 23-8 | NR |
| 26 | Santa Clara | 23-8 | NR |
| 27 | Massachusetts | 21-6 | NR |
| 28 | Arkansas State | 23-8 | 25 |
| 29 | Boise State | 23-7 | 26 |
| 30 | U C Irvine | 24-5 | 30 |
| 30 | Nevada Las Vegas | 19-10 | 21 |
BELOW THE 30 (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)
Abilene Christian 21-8, Alabama A & M 19-9, Army 22-6, Bellmont 17-11, California Baptist 19-10, Central Arkansas 20-10, Charleston 22-5, Chattanooga 18-9, Columbia 20-6, Davidson 20-11, East Tennessee State 17-12, Eastern Kentucky 24-7, Fairleigh Dickinson 26-4, Hawai’i 18-10, High Point 24-5, Holy Cross 19-9, Howard 22-7, Idaho 25-5, Jacksonville 21-8, Lindenwood 24-7, Longwood 20-9, Loyola Marymount 21-8,Marshall 23-8, McNeese State 26-4, Montana State 22-6, Navy 20-7, Oregon State 21-10, Purdue Fort Wayne 18-12, Radford 20-11, 22-8, South Dakota Southern Indiana 20-9, Southern Utah 19-9, Stephen F Austin 22-8, UC Davis 21-8, UC Santa Barbara 20-8, Western Illinois 24-5, Wofford 16-12
Excel H Sports Men’s College OVERALL Basketball rankings March 1 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 | Duke | 27-2 | 1 |
| 2 | Michigan | 27-2 | 2 |
| 3 | Arizona | 27-2 | 3 |
| 4 | Connecticut | 27-3 | 4 |
| 5 | Florida | 23-6 | 7 |
| 6 | Michigan State | 24-5 | 12 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 25-4 | 14 |
| 8 | Texas Tech | 22-7 | 16 |
| 9 | Houston | 24-5 | 5 |
| 10 | Iowa State | 24-5 | 11 |
| 11 | Alabama | 22-7 | 15 |
| 12 | North Carolina | 23-6 | 18 |
| 13 | Illinois | 22-7 | 13 |
| 14 | Purdue | 22-7 | 6 |
| 15 | Virginia | 25-4 | 8 |
| 16 | Kansas | 21-8 | 17 |
| 17 | Miami of Ohio | 29-0 | 19 |
| 18 | Miami of Florida | 23-6 | 25 |
| 19 | St. John’s | 23-6 | 10 |
| 20 | Gonzaga | 28-3 | 9 |
| 21 | St. Mary’s | 27-4 | NR |
| 22 | Missouri | 20-9 | NR |
| 23 | Clemson | 21-8 | NR |
| 24 | UCF | 20-8 | NR |
| 25 | Wisconsin | 20-9 | NR |
| 26 | Arkansas | 21-8 | 22 |
| 27 | UCLA | 19-10 | 21 |
| 28 | Iowa | 20-9 | 20 |
| 29 | Kentucky | 19-10 | NR |
| 30 | Tennessee | 20-9 | 23 |
| 30 | Vanderbilt | 22-7 | 24 |
BELOW THE 30 (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)
Akron 24-5, Brigham Young 20-9, Cincinnati 16-13, Georgia 20-9, Louisville 20-9, North Carolina State 19-10, Ohio State 18-11, Seton Hall 19-10, Southern Methodist 19-10, St. Louis 26-3, Texas Christian 19-10, USC 18-11, Villanova 22-7, West Virginia 17-12
Excel H Sports Men’s BEYOND THE BACKBOARD Basketball rankings March 1 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 | 29-0 | 1 |
| 2 | St. Mary’s | 27-4 | 3 |
| 3 | Gonzaga | 28-3 | 1 |
| 4 | Akron | 24-5 | 6 |
| 5 | South Florida | 21-8 | 9 |
| 6 | St. Louis | 26-3 | 4 |
| 7 | Virginia Commonwealth | 22-7 | 10 |
| 8 | Utah State | 24-3 | 7 |
| 9 | San Diego State | 19-9 | 13 |
| 10 | New Mexico | 22-7 | 8 |
| 11 | Santa Clara | 24-7 | 11 |
| 12 | Belmont | 26-5 | 5 |
| 13 | Nevada | 19-10 | 15 |
| 14 | McNeese State | 25-5 | 19 |
| 15 | Tulsa | 23-6 | 21 |
| 16 | High Point | 27-4 | 18 |
| 17 | Dayton | 20-9 | 24 |
| 18 | U C Irvine | 20-10 | 27 |
| 19 | Hawai’i | 21-7 | 25 |
| 20 | Wichita State | 20-10 | 22 |
| 21 | Kent State | 21-8 | 16 |
| 22 | U C San Diego | 21-9 | 23 |
| 23 | Navy | 25-6 | 30 |
| 24 | UNC Wilmington | 24-5 | 17 |
| 25 | Charleston | 21-10 | NR |
| 26 | Liberty | 24-5 | 14 |
| 27 | Central Arkansas | 20-11 | NR |
| 28 | Austin Peay | 21-8 | 20 |
| 29 | Troy | 20-11 | NR |
| 30 | South Alabama | 21-10 | 28 |
| 30 | George Mason | 22-7 | 29 |
| 30 | Bradley | 20-11 | NR |
BELOW THE 30: (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)
Alabama Birmingham 18-11, Appalachian State 19-12, Bethune Cookman 17-13, Boise State 18-11, California Baptist 21-8, California State Northridge 18-12, Coastal Carolina 19-12, Colorado State 19-10, Davidson 18-11, East Tennessee State 21-10, Grand Canyon 18-11, Harvard 16-11, Howard 19-10, Illinois State 20-11, Long Island University 21-10, Marshall 19-12, Merrimack 21-10, Montana State 17-13, Morehead State 19-12, Murray State 20-11, Nevada Las Vegas 15-14, North Dakota State 24-7, Pennsylvania 15-11, Portland State 18-10, Robert Morris 21-10, Sam Houston 21-8, Southeast Missouri State 19-12, Southern Illinois Edwardsville 19-12, St. Joseph 19-10, St. Thomas Minnesota 23-8, Tennessee State 21-9, Texas State 19-12, UC Davis 17-12, UC Santa Barbara 18-12, UMBC 20-8, UT Martin 21-10, Utah Valley 22-7, Vermont 19-11, Winthrop 21-10, Wright State 20-11, Yale 22-5
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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