An updated look at where each Big Ten team stands in Bart Torvik’s projections for the 2025-26 season – Inside the Hall

Bart Torvik’s T-Rank, along with KenPom, are two of the most referenced college basketball computer rankings. The NCAA tournament selection committee uses both metrics when building the bracket.

KenPom’s projections for the 2025-26 season will be released in October. Torvik, however, has been updating his projections throughout the offseason.

Torvik’s current preseason top-five teams for next season are Houston, Purdue, Michigan, Duke and Florida.

Several of Indiana’s non-conference opponents are highly regarded in Torvik’s preseason rankings. Kentucky is No. 13, Louisville is No. 16 and Marquette is No. 49.

Here’s an updated look at where each Big Ten team currently sits in the “T-Rank” projections for the 2025-26 season, along with each team’s current roster:

2. Purdue

Eligibility remaining: Braden Smith, C.J. Cox, Fletcher Loyer, Trey Kaufman-Renn, Daniel Jacobsen, Gicarri Harris, Raleigh Burgess, Jack BenterNBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: Caleb FurstTransfer portal: Camden Heide (to Texas), Myles Colvin (to Wake Forest), Will Berg (to Wichita State), Brian Waddell (to Bellarmine)Arriving: Oscar Cluff (from South Dakota State), Liam Murphy (from North Florida), Antione West, Omer Mayer

3. Michigan

Eligibility remaining: Oscar Goodman, Roddy Gayle Jr., Nimari Burnett, Will Tschetter, L.J. CasonNBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: Danny Wolf (NBA draft), Vladislav Goldin, Rubin JonesTransfer portal: Tre Donaldson (to Miami), Jace Howard (to Fordham), Sam Walters (to SMU), Justin Pippen (to Cal), Phat Phat Brooks (to Central Michigan)Arriving: Elliot Cadeau (from North Carolina), Morez Johnson Jr. (from Illinois), Yaxel Lendeberg (from UAB), Aday Mara (from UCLA), Trey McKenney (247Sports Composite top 20), Winters Grady (247Sports Composite top 85), Patrick Liburd, Malick Kordel

8. UCLA

Eligibility remaining: Skyy Clark, Eric Dailey Jr., Tyler Bilodeau, Trent Perry, Brandon Williams, Eric FreenyNBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: Lazar Stefanovic, Kobe JohnsonTransfer portal: Aday Mara (to Michigan), Sebastian Mack (to Missouri), Dylan Andrews (to Boise State), Devin Williams (to Florida Atlantic), William Kyle III (to Syracuse), Dominick Harris (to Loyola Chicago)Arriving: Steven Jamerson (from San Diego), Xavier Booker (from Michigan State), Jamar Brown (from Kansas City), Donovan Dent (from New Mexico)

9. Illinois

Eligibility remaining: Kylan Boswell, Ty Rodgers, Tomislav Ivisic, Jake Davis, Jason Jakstys, Ben HumrichousNBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: Kasparas Jakucionis (NBA draft), Will Riley (NBA draft)Transfer portal: Dra-Gibbs Lawhorn (to UNLV), Tre White (to Kansas), Morez Johnson Jr. (to Michigan), Carey Booth (to Colorado State)Arriving: Zvonimir Ivisic (from Arkansas), Andrej Stojakovic (from Cal), Mihailo Petrovic, Brandon Lee, Keaton Wagler, David Mirkovic

18. Michigan State

Eligibility remaining: Jeremy Fears, Coen Carr, Jaxon Kohler, Carson Cooper, Kur Teng, Jesse McCullochNBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: Szymon Zapala, Frankie Fidler, Jaden Akins, Jase Richardson (NBA draft)Transfer portal: Gehrig Normand (to Santa Clara), Tre Holloman (to North Carolina State), Xavier Booker (to UCLA)Arriving: Kaleb Glenn (from Florida Atlantic), Trey Fort (from Samford), Divine Ugochukwu (from Miami, FL), Denham Wojcik (from Harvard), Cam Ward (247Sports Composite top 60), Jordan Scott (247Sports Composite top 55)

20. Ohio State

Eligibility remaining: Bruce Thornton, John Mobley Jr., Devin Royal, Taison Chatman, Colin White, Ivan Njegovan, Kalen EtzlerNBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: Ques Glover, Micah ParrishTransfer portal: Aaron Bradshaw (to Memphis), Meechie Johnson Jr. (to South Carolina), Evan Mahaffey (to Akron), Austin Parks (to Toledo), Sean Stewart (to Oregon)Arriving: Gabe Cupps (from Indiana), Christoph Tilly (from Santa Clara), Brandon Noel (from Wright State), Josh Ojianwuna (from Baylor), A’mare Bynum (247Sports Composite top 60), Dorian Jones, Myles Herro, Mathieu Grujicic

24. USC

Eligibility remaining: Terrance WilliamsNBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: Saint Thomas, Harrison Hornery, Chibuzo Agbo, Josh Cohen, Clark Slajchert, Bryce Pope, Matt KnowlingTransfer portal: Wesley Yates (to Washington), Kevin Patton Jr. (to New Mexico), Isaiah Elohim (to Florida Atlantic), Jalen Shelley (to Loyola Marymount), Desmond Claude (to Washington), Rashaun AgeeArriving: Jacob Cofie (from Virginia), Amarion Dickerson (from Robert Morris), Jaden Brownell (from Samford), Gabe Dynes (from Youngstown State), Ezra Ausar (from Utah), Rodney Rice (from Maryland), Chad Baker-Mazara (from Auburn), Jordan Marsh (UNC-Asheville), Ryan Cornish (from Dartmouth), EJ Neal (from Sacramento State), Alijah Arenas (247Sports Composite top 10), Jerry Easter (247Sports Composite top 40)

26. Oregon

Eligibility remaining: Jackson Shelstad, Kwame Evans, Dez Lindsay, Jamari Phillips, Nate BittleNBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: Ra’Heim Morris, Supreme Cook, Brandon Angel, TJ Bamba, Keeshawn BarthelemyTransfer portal: Mookie Cook (to San Francisco), Jesse Zarzuela, Jardian Tracey (to VCU)Arriving: Devon Pryor (from Texas), TK Simpkins (from Elon), Sean Stewart (from Ohio State), Miles Stewart (from Howard), JJ Frakes

29. Wisconsin

Eligibility remaining: John Blackwell, Nolan Winter, Jack Janicki, Jack Robison, Riccardo GreppiNBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: Steven Crowl, Markus Ilver, Carter Gilmore, Kamari McGee, John Tonje, Max KlesmitTransfer portal: Daniel Freitag (to Buffalo), Camren Hunter (to Central Arkansas), Xavier Amos (to Loyola Chicago), Chris Hodges (to Montana State)Arriving: Austin Rapp (from Portland), Andrew Rohde (from Virginia), Nick Boyd (from San Diego State), Zach Kinziger (247Sports Composite top 90), Braeden Carrington (from Tulsa), Will Garlock, Hayden Jones, Aleksas Bieliauskas

37. Maryland

Eligibility remaining: NoneNBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: Julian Reese, Derik Queen (NBA draft), Jordan Geronimo, Selton MiguelTransfer portal: Braden Pierce (to Villanova), Jahari Long (to George Mason), Malachi Palmer (to Villanova), DeShawn Harris-Smith (to Georgetown), Ja’Kobi Gillespie (to Tennessee), Jayhlon Young (to Bryant), Rodney Rice (to USC), Tafara Gapare (to Villanova), Chance Stephens (to Minnesota)Arriving: Pharrel Payne (from Texas A&M), Solomon Washington (from Texas A&M), Myles Rice (from Indiana), David Coit (from Kansas), Andre Mills (from Texas A&M), George Turkson Jr. (from Texas A&M), Elijah Saunders (from Virginia), Isaiah Watts (from Washington State), Collin Metcalf (from Northeastern), Rakease Passmore (from Kansas), Darius Adams (247Sports Composite top 25), Guillermo Del Pino, Aleks Alston, Jaziah Harper

40. Iowa

Eligibility remaining: Cooper KochNBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: Even Brauns, Payton Sandfort, Drew ThelwellTransfer portal: Carter Kingsbury (to The Citadel), Isaiah Johnson-Arigu (to St. Thomas), Seydou Traore (to Utah), Chris Tadjo (to Santa Clara), Ladji Dembele (to UNLV), Josh Dix (to Creighton), Riley Mulvey (to Siena), Brock Harding (to TCU), Pryce Sandfort (to Nebraska), Owen Freeman (to Creighton)Arriving: Kael Combs (from Drake), Isaia Howard (from Drake), Cam Manyawu (from Drake), Bennett Stirtz (from Drake), Tavion Banks (from Drake), Brendan Hausen (from Kansas State), Álvaro Folgueiras (from Robert Morris), Ashton Williamson (from Florida International), Trevin Jirak, Tate Sage

41. Indiana

Eligibility remaining: NoneNBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: Luke Goode, Anthony Leal, Oumar Ballo, Trey Galloway, Langdon HattonTransfer portal: Bryson Tucker (to Washington), Kanaan Carlyle (to Florida Atlantic), Myles Rice (to Maryland), Jakai Newton (to Georgia State), Mackenzie Mgbako (to Texas A&M), Gabe Cupps (to Ohio State), Malik Reneau (to Miami), Dallas JamesArriving: Conor Enright (from DePaul), Tucker DeVries (from West Virginia), Reed Bailey (from Davidson), Lamar Wilkerson (from Sam Houston), Jasai Miles (from North Florida), Tayton Conerway (from Troy), Jason Drake (from Drexel), Nick Dorn (from Elon), Sam Alexis (from Florida), Josh Harris (from North Florida), Trent Sisley (247Sports Composite top 80), Aleksa Ristic

42. Nebraska

Eligibility remaining: Connor Essegian, Rienk Mast, Berke Buyuktuncel, Sam Hoiberg, Braden Frager, Cale Jacobsen (walk-on)NBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: Ahron Ulis, Juwan Gary, Rollie Worster, Andrew Morgan, Braxton Meah, Brice WilliamsTransfer portal: Gavin Griffiths (to Temple), Nick Janowski (to St. Thomas)Arriving: Pryce Sandfort (from Iowa), Ugnius Jarusevicius (from Central Michigan), Jamarques Lawrence (from Rhode Island), Will Cooper (from Air Force), Kendall Blue (from St. Thomas), Jared Garcia (from Tulsa), Leo Curtis (247Sports Composite top 100), Quentin Rhymes

54. Washington

Eligibility remaining: Zoom Diallo, Franck KepnangNBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: Great Osobor, Tyree Ihenacho, Luis Kortright, DJ DavisTransfer portal: Mekhi Mason (to Wake Forest), Tyler Harris (to Vanderbilt), Wilhelm Breidenbach (to Grand Canyon), Dominique Diomande (to BYU), KC Ibekwe (to Pacific), Christian King (to Montana State), Jase Butler (to Colorado State)Arriving: Lathan Sommerville (from Rutgers), Quimari Peterson (from East Tennessee State), Jacob Ognacevic (from Lipscomb), Wesley Yates (from USC), Bryson Tucker (from Indiana), Christian Nitu (from Florida State), Desmond Claude (from USC), JJ Mandaquit (247Sports Composite top 50), Courtland Muldrew, Jasir Rencher, Hannes Steinbach, Mady Traore (from Frank Phillips College)

68. Northwestern

Eligibility remaining: K.J. Windham, Nick Martinelli, Justin Mullins, Jordan Clayton, Angelo Ciaravino, Blake Smith (walk-on)NBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: Keenan Fitzmorris, Brooks Barnhizer, Matthew Nicholson, Ty Berry, Jalen LeachTransfer portal: Luke Hunger (to George Washington), Blake Barkley (to ETSU)Arriving: Jayden Reid (from South Florida), Max Green (from Holy Cross), Arrinten Page (from Cincinnati), Tre Singleton (247Sports Composite top 80), Jake West, Tyler Kropp, Cade Bennerman, Phoenix Gill

80. Minnesota

Eligibility remaining: Isaac Asuma, Grayson GroveNBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: Mike Mitchell Jr., Femi Odukale, Dawson Garcia, Lu’Cye Patterson, Trey EdmondsTransfer portal: Brennan Rigsby (to Radford), Frank Mitchell (to St. Bonaventure), Kadyn Betts (to Montana), Tyler Cochran (to Rhode Island)Arriving: B.J. Omot (from California), Jaylen Crocker-Johnson (from Colorado State), Bobby Durkin (from Davidson), Robert Vaihola (from San Jose State), Langston Reynolds (from Northern Colorado), Chansey Willis (from Western Michigan), Nehemiah Turner (from Central Arkansas), Chance Stephens (from Maryland), Cade Tyson (from North Carolina), Kai Shinholster

94. Rutgers

Eligibility remaining: Jamichael Davis, Dylan Grant, Emmanuel Ogbole, Bryce DortchNBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: PJ Hayes, Ace Bailey (NBA draft), Dylan Harper (NBA draft), Zach Martini, Tyson AcuffTransfer portal: Jeremiah Williams (to Georgetown), Jordan Derkack (to Dayton), Lathan Sommerville (to Washington)Arriving: Darren Buchanan Jr. (from George Washington), Tariq Francis (from NJIT), Baye Fall (from Kansas State), Lino Mark, Chris Nwuli, Gevonte Ware, Kaden Powers, Harun Zrno, Denis Badalau

114. Penn State

Eligibility remaining: Freddie Dilione, Dominick Stewart, Eli RiceNBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: Yanic Konan Niederhauser (NBA draft), Puff Johnson, D’Marco Dunn, Nick Kern, Zach Hicks, Ace Baldwin Jr.Transfer portal: Miles Goodman (to Oregon), Hudson Ward (to UC San Diego), Jahvin Carter (to Middle Tennessee), Kachi NzehArriving: Josh Reed (from Cincinnati), Kayden Mingo (247Sports Composite top 40), Mason Blackwood, Justin Houser, Ivan Juric, Reggie Grodin, Melih Tunca

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