The 2025-26 college basketball season is just one week away, and excitement is building across the mid-major landscape. Here’s the first edition of the MidMajorBasketball.com Power 25 rankings, highlighting the top mid-major programs entering the new season.
What’s considered a mid-major? While college football follows a clear structure with automatic-qualifying and non-qualifying conferences for the College Football Playoff, the term “mid-major” in basketball is more subjective. For clarity and consistency, MidMajorBasketball.com defines mid-majors as teams from conferences outside the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, SEC and Big East.
Below is a look at the latest Mid-Major Basketball Mid-Major Power 25 rankings.
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1. | Gonzaga |
| 2. | San Diego State |
| 3. | Saint Mary’s |
| 4. | Boise State |
| 5. | VCU |
| 6. | Utah State |
| 7. | San Francisco |
| 8. | Dayton |
| 9. | George Washington |
| 10. | Memphis |
| 11. | South Florida |
| 12. | Saint Louis |
| 13. | Grand Canyon |
| 14. | Liberty |
| 15. | New Mexico |
| 16. | Colorado State |
| 17. | Loyola Chicago |
| 18. | UNLV |
| 19. | Yale |
| 20. | UC Irvine |
| 21. | North Texas |
| 22. | Santa Clara |
| 23. | Akron |
| 24. | High Point |
| 25. | Illinois State |
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