2026-27 Way-Too-Early Composite Men’s Hoops Rankings
By SuperWest Sports Staff
The 2026-27 men’s basketball season is right around the corner, and some prognosticators have published their way-too-early rankings.
We’ve brought them all together for you with the most recent updates.
So far, we’ve aggregated 14 media rankings (shown below) by assigning a No. 1 ranking the value of 25 points, a No. 2 ranking of 24 points, and so on.
The rounded result is divided by 14 and subtracted from 25, yielding the SuperWest Composite Rank.
The composite ranking and the individual media rankings, updated post-NBA Draft deadline and transfer portal moves, appear below.
Way-Too-Early Composite Rankings as of April 11, 2026
SuperWest in 2026 Preseason Media Basketball Rankings
| ESPN | CBS Sports | On3 | Seth Davis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. Arizona | 9. Gonzaga | 8. Arizona | 5. Gonzaga |
| 17. USC | 10. Arizona | 13. Gonzaga | 9. Arizona |
| 21. Gonzaga | 17. USC | 19. UCLA | 13. BYU |
| 22. BYU | 23. BYU |
| USA TODAY | The Athletic | Sports Illustrated | Sporting News |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. Arizona | 3. Arizona | 4. Arizona | 9. Gonzaga |
| 11. Gonzaga | 12. Gonzaga | 12. Gonzaga | 18. Arizona |
| 15. BYU | 22. UCLA | ||
| 25. USC |
| Bleacher Report | Yahoo Sports | Busting Brackets | Clutch Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3. Arizona | 5. Arizona | 4. Arizona | 10. USC |
| 18. BYU | 10. Gonzaga | 10. Gonzaga | 13. Gonzaga |
| 19. Gonzaga | 22. USC | 20. UCLA | 14. Arizona |
| 24. USC | 17. BYU | ||
| 25. BYU |
| FOX Sports | Jon Rothstein | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. Arizona | 8. Arizona | ||
| 8. Gonzaga | 14. Gonzaga | ||
| 20. BYU | 18. UCLA | ||
| 21. USC | |||