The Connecticut Huskies claimed their fifth men’s basketball championship Monday night in Houston in dominant fashion, putting them atop the final SMP rankings of the 2022-23 season.
| Rank | Team | Points | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 UConn | 298 | +10 |
| 2 | San Diego State | 274 | +17 |
| 3 | Miami (FL) | 258 | +13 |
| 4 | Florida Atlantic | 251 | +21 |
| 5 | Texas | 242 | +2 |
| 6 | Gonzaga | 232 | +3 |
| 7 | 1 Alabama | 222 | -6 |
| 8 | Kansas State | 221 | +2 |
| 9 | Houston | 179 | -5 |
| 10 | UCLA | 134 | +6 |
| 11 | Creighton | 176 | +12 |
| 12 | Kansas | 148 | -9 |
| 13 | Tennessee | 142 | +5 |
| 14 | Xavier | 127 | – |
| 15 | Marquette | 112 | -9 |
| 16 | Purdue | 109 | -12 |
| 17 | Arkansas | 105 | NR |
| 18 | Michigan State | 98 | NR |
| 19 | Duke | 76 | -2 |
| 20 | Baylor | 69 | -8 |
| 21 | Arizona | 67 | -13 |
| 22 | Saint Mary’s | 51 | -7 |
| 23 | Indiana | 49 | -2 |
| 24 | Kentucky | 37 | – |
| 25 | TCU | 35 | -3 |
New entrants: Arkansas (17), Michigan State (18)
Dropped out: Virginia (13), Texas A&M (20)
Receiving votes: Virginia (33), Princeton (33), Missouri (12), Auburn (8), Penn State (7), Texas A&M (5), Northwestern (5), Furman (4), Maryland (3), Memphis (1), North Texas (1), Fairleigh Dickinson (1)
A full breakdown of individual ballots cast by each voter can be found here.
Student Media Poll 