February 17, 2026
2026 U SPORTS Men's Basketball Rankings - February 17
Men's Basketball Top 10 Report for Feb 17, 2026
| Rank | Team | League | W-L | Playoff | ELO rating | ELO weight | Coach poll | Poll weight | Top 10 Weight | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bishop's | RSEQ | 13-2 | 0-0 | 1799.078 | 49.48 | 425 | 44.27 | 93.75 | 1 |
| 2 | Victoria | Canada West | 17-3 | 1-0 | 1818.049 | 50.00 | 405 | 42.19 | 92.19 | 2 |
| 3 | Winnipeg | Canada West | 16-4 | 1-0 | 1751.951 | 48.18 | 316 | 32.92 | 81.10 | 3 |
| 4 | Toronto Metropolitan | OUA Central | 17-5 | 0-0 | 1736.432 | 47.76 | 284 | 29.58 | 77.34 | 4 |
| 5 | UBC | Canada West | 15-5 | 1-0 | 1720.197 | 47.31 | 222 | 23.12 | 70.43 | 6 |
| 6 | Ottawa | OUA East | 16-6 | 0-0 | 1757.828 | 48.34 | 196 | 20.42 | 68.76 | 7 |
| 7 | Carleton | OUA East | 17-5 | 0-0 | 1661.263 | 45.69 | 183 | 19.06 | 64.75 | 5 |
| 8 | StFX | AUS | 17-3 | 0-0 | 1708.124 | 46.98 | 143 | 14.90 | 61.87 | 8 |
| 9 | Western | OUA West | 17-5 | 0-0 | 1635.789 | 44.99 | 134 | 13.96 | 58.95 | 9 |
| 10 | Queen's | OUA East | 15-7 | 0-0 | 1687.174 | 46.40 | 34 | 3.54 | 49.94 | 10 |
| 11 | Brock | OUA Central | 17-5 | 0-0 | 1605.078 | 44.14 | 43 | 4.48 | 48.62 | 11 |
| 12 | Laval | RSEQ | 12-3 | 0-0 | 1659.522 | 45.64 | 26 | 2.71 | 48.35 | 12 |
| 13 | Alberta | Canada West | 14-7 | 1-0 | 1606.626 | 44.19 | 4 | 0.42 | 44.60 | 16 |
| 14 | Manitoba | Canada West | 13-7 | 1-1 | 1610.983 | 44.31 | 2 | 0.21 | 44.51 | 13 |
| 15 | UFV | Canada West | 13-8 | 1-1 | 1583.442 | 43.55 | 0 | 0.00 | 43.55 | 14 |
| 16 | Lakehead | OUA Central | 12-10 | 0-0 | 1578.590 | 43.41 | 0 | 0.00 | 43.41 | 15 |
| 17 | Calgary | Canada West | 12-8 | 1-1 | 1561.420 | 42.94 | 0 | 0.00 | 42.94 | 18 |
| 18 | Concordia | RSEQ | 6-9 | 0-0 | 1560.010 | 42.90 | 0 | 0.00 | 42.90 | 17 |
| 19 | UNB | AUS | 13-7 | 0-0 | 1529.242 | 42.06 | 3 | 0.31 | 42.37 | 19 |
| 20 | Guelph | OUA West | 12-10 | 0-0 | 1531.812 | 42.13 | 0 | 0.00 | 42.13 | 21 |
| 21 | Trinity Western | Canada West | 9-11 | 1-1 | 1526.834 | 41.99 | 0 | 0.00 | 41.99 | 24 |
| 22 | Acadia | AUS | 12-8 | 0-0 | 1511.902 | 41.58 | 0 | 0.00 | 41.58 | 20 |
| 23 | Cape Breton | AUS | 11-9 | 0-0 | 1508.053 | 41.47 | 0 | 0.00 | 41.47 | 27 |
| 24 | Thompson Rivers | Canada West | 12-8 | 0-1 | 1502.695 | 41.33 | 0 | 0.00 | 41.33 | 23 |
| 25 | Mount Royal | Canada West | 13-7 | 0-1 | 1501.175 | 41.29 | 0 | 0.00 | 41.29 | 22 |
| 26 | Toronto | OUA Central | 11-11 | 0-0 | 1496.886 | 41.17 | 0 | 0.00 | 41.17 | 26 |
| 27 | Windsor | OUA West | 12-10 | 0-0 | 1488.447 | 40.94 | 0 | 0.00 | 40.94 | 25 |
| 28 | Laurentian | OUA East | 11-11 | 0-0 | 1458.379 | 40.11 | 0 | 0.00 | 40.11 | 31 |
| 29 | UQAM | RSEQ | 5-9 | 0-0 | 1448.498 | 39.84 | 0 | 0.00 | 39.84 | 29 |
| 30 | Regina | Canada West | 9-11 | 0-1 | 1446.496 | 39.78 | 0 | 0.00 | 39.78 | 28 |
| 31 | UPEI | AUS | 8-12 | 0-0 | 1444.364 | 39.72 | 0 | 0.00 | 39.72 | 30 |
| 32 | Ontario Tech | OUA East | 8-14 | 0-0 | 1443.548 | 39.70 | 0 | 0.00 | 39.70 | 32 |
| 33 | Brandon | Canada West | 8-12 | 0-1 | 1432.941 | 39.41 | 0 | 0.00 | 39.41 | 33 |
| 34 | Waterloo | OUA West | 8-14 | 0-0 | 1419.906 | 39.05 | 0 | 0.00 | 39.05 | 35 |
| 35 | Laurier | OUA West | 10-12 | 0-0 | 1419.067 | 39.03 | 0 | 0.00 | 39.03 | 36 |
| 36 | Dalhousie | AUS | 7-13 | 0-0 | 1408.622 | 38.74 | 0 | 0.00 | 38.74 | 34 |
| 37 | Memorial | AUS | 8-12 | 0-0 | 1405.243 | 38.65 | 0 | 0.00 | 38.65 | 38 |
| 38 | Lethbridge | Canada West | 7-13 | 0-0 | 1397.677 | 38.44 | 0 | 0.00 | 38.44 | 37 |
| 39 | McGill | RSEQ | 1-14 | 0-0 | 1338.298 | 36.81 | 0 | 0.00 | 36.81 | 40 |
| 40 | Saskatchewan | Canada West | 5-15 | 0-0 | 1332.714 | 36.65 | 0 | 0.00 | 36.65 | 42 |
| 41 | Nipissing | OUA East | 6-16 | 0-0 | 1326.309 | 36.48 | 0 | 0.00 | 36.48 | 41 |
| 42 | Saint Mary's | AUS | 4-16 | 0-0 | 1308.010 | 35.97 | 0 | 0.00 | 35.97 | 39 |
| 43 | York | OUA Central | 4-18 | 0-0 | 1278.603 | 35.16 | 0 | 0.00 | 35.16 | 43 |
| 44 | McMaster | OUA Central | 3-19 | 0-0 | 1258.828 | 34.62 | 0 | 0.00 | 34.62 | 44 |
| 45 | UBCO | Canada West | 3-17 | 0-0 | 1224.942 | 33.69 | 0 | 0.00 | 33.69 | 45 |
| 46 | MacEwan | Canada West | 3-17 | 0-0 | 1209.411 | 33.26 | 0 | 0.00 | 33.26 | 46 |
| 47 | UNBC | Canada West | 2-18 | 0-0 | 1208.816 | 33.24 | 0 | 0.00 | 33.24 | 47 |
| 48 | Algoma | OUA West | 2-20 | 0-0 | 1150.721 | 31.65 | 0 | 0.00 | 31.65 | 48 |
Full rankings:
U SPORTS Media Voting Top 10 for Men's Basketball
| Rank | School | U SPORTS Record |
Regular Season Record |
Playoff Record |
Points (1st-place) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bishop's | 22-2 | 13-2 | 0-0 | 425 (33) |
| 2 | Victoria | 23-3 | 17-3 | 1-0 | 405 (10) |
| 3 | Winnipeg | 25-4 | 16-4 | 1-0 | 316 (1) |
| 4 | Toronto Metropolitan | 26-5 | 17-5 | 0-0 | 284 |
| 5 | UBC | 20-5 | 15-5 | 1-0 | 222 |
| 6 | Ottawa | 20-8 | 16-6 | 0-0 | 196 |
| 7 | Carleton | 22-8 | 17-5 | 0-0 | 183 |
| 8 | StFX | 19-9 | 17-3 | 0-0 | 143 |
| 9 | Western | 21-5 | 17-5 | 0-0 | 134 |
| 10 | Brock | 19-9 | 17-5 | 0-0 | 43 |
| 11 | Queen's | 19-10 | 15-7 | 0-0 | 34 |
| 12 | Laval | 18-8 | 12-3 | 0-0 | 26 |
| 13 | Alberta | 18-8 | 14-7 | 1-0 | 4 |
| 14 | UNB | 14-13 | 13-7 | 0-0 | 3 |
| 15 | Manitoba | 19-10 | 13-7 | 1-1 | 2 |
Current ELO rating table for Men's Basketball
| Rank | School | Regular Season | Playoffs Séries |
ELO | Previous Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victoria | 17-3 | 1-0 | 1818.05 | 1 |
| 2 | Bishop's | 13-2 | 1799.08 | 2 | |
| 3 | Ottawa | 16-6 | 1757.83 | 3 | |
| 4 | Winnipeg | 16-4 | 1-0 | 1751.95 | 4 |
| 5 | Toronto Metropolitan | 17-5 | 1736.43 | 5 | |
| 6 | UBC | 15-5 | 1-0 | 1720.20 | 6 |
| 7 | StFX | 17-3 | 1708.12 | 7 | |
| 8 | Queen's | 15-7 | 1687.17 | 8 | |
| 9 | Carleton | 17-5 | 1661.26 | 9 | |
| 10 | Laval | 12-3 | 1659.52 | 10 | |
| 11 | Western | 17-5 | 1635.79 | 11 | |
| 12 | Manitoba | 13-7 | 1-1 | 1610.98 | 12 |
| 13 | Alberta | 13-7 | 1-0 | 1606.63 | 17 |
| 14 | Brock | 17-5 | 1605.08 | 15 | |
| 15 | UFV | 13-7 | 1-1 | 1583.44 | 13 |
| 16 | Lakehead | 12-10 | 1578.59 | 14 | |
| 17 | Calgary | 12-8 | 1-1 | 1561.42 | 18 |
| 18 | Concordia | 6-9 | 1560.01 | 16 | |
| 19 | Guelph | 12-10 | 1531.81 | 21 | |
| 20 | UNB | 13-7 | 1529.24 | 19 | |
| 21 | Trinity Western | 9-11 | 1-1 | 1526.83 | 24 |
| 22 | Acadia | 12-8 | 1511.90 | 20 | |
| 23 | Cape Breton | 11-9 | 1508.05 | 27 | |
| 24 | Thompson Rivers | 12-8 | 0-1 | 1502.70 | 23 |
| 25 | Mount Royal | 13-7 | 0-1 | 1501.18 | 22 |
| 26 | Toronto | 11-11 | 1496.89 | 26 | |
| 27 | Windsor | 12-10 | 1488.45 | 25 | |
| 28 | Laurentian | 11-11 | 1458.38 | 31 | |
| 29 | UQAM | 5-9 | 1448.50 | 29 | |
| 30 | Regina | 9-11 | 0-1 | 1446.50 | 28 |
| 31 | UPEI | 8-12 | 1444.36 | 30 | |
| 32 | Ontario Tech | 8-14 | 1443.55 | 32 | |
| 33 | Brandon | 8-12 | 0-1 | 1432.94 | 33 |
| 34 | Waterloo | 8-14 | 1419.91 | 35 | |
| 35 | Laurier | 10-12 | 1419.07 | 36 | |
| 36 | Dalhousie | 7-13 | 1408.62 | 34 | |
| 37 | Memorial | 8-12 | 1405.24 | 38 | |
| 38 | Lethbridge | 7-13 | 1397.68 | 37 | |
| 39 | McGill | 1-14 | 1338.30 | 40 | |
| 40 | Saskatchewan | 5-15 | 1332.71 | 42 | |
| 41 | Nipissing | 6-16 | 1326.31 | 41 | |
| 42 | Saint Mary's | 4-16 | 1308.01 | 39 | |
| 43 | York | 4-18 | 1278.60 | 43 | |
| 44 | McMaster | 3-19 | 1258.83 | 44 | |
| 45 | UBCO | 3-17 | 1224.94 | 45 | |
| 46 | MacEwan | 3-17 | 1209.41 | 46 | |
| 47 | UNBC | 2-18 | 1208.82 | 47 | |
| 48 | Algoma | 2-20 | 1150.72 | 48 |
