An updated look at the Big Ten in Bart Torvik’s projections for the 2026-27 season
- Alex Bozich
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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 putting the bracket together each spring.
KenPom’s projections for the 2026-27 season will be published beginning in the fall, but Torvik has published his 2026-27 projections, which are updated continuously as rosters take shape this spring.
Torvik’s current preseason top-five teams for next season are Duke, Florida, Houston, Michigan State and Arizona.
In his latest bracketology, Joe Lunardi projected 12 Big Ten programs to make the NCAA tournament next spring.
Here’s an updated look at where each Big Ten team in the “T-Rank” projections for the 2026-27 season, along with each team’s current roster:
No. 4 Michigan State
Eligibility remaining: Jeremy Fears Jr. (also testing NBA draft), Kur Teng, Coen Carr, Jordan Scott, Jesse McCulloch, Cam Ward, Kaleb Glenn
NBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: Trey Fort, Jaxon Kohler, Carson Cooper, Denham Wojcik
Transfer portal: Divine Ugochukwu (to LSU)
Arriving: Anton Bonke (from Charlotte), Ethan Taylor, Jasiah Jervis, Carlos Medlock Jr., Julius Avent
Michigan State in our previous update: No. 7
No. 6 Michigan
Eligibility remaining: Elliot Cadeau, Trey McKenney, L.J. Cason, Oscar Goodman, Ricky Liburd
NBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: Aday Mara (NBA draft), Roddy Gayle Jr., Nimari Burnett, Yaxel Lendeborg, Will Tschetter, Morez Johnson Jr. (NBA draft)
Transfer portal: Winters Grady (to Minnesota), Malick Kordel (to Minnesota)
Arriving: J.P. Estrella (from Tennessee), Moustapha Thiam (from Cincinnati), Jalen Reed (from LSU), Brandon McCoy, Quinn Costello, Lincoln Crosby, Joseph Hartman, Malachi Brown, Marcus Moller
Michigan in our previous update: No. 2
No. 12 Illinois
Eligibility remaining: Andrej Stojakovic (also testing NBA draft), David Mirkovic, Tomislav Ivisic, Jake Davis, Zvonimir Ivisic, Jason Jakstys
NBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: Keaton Wagler (NBA draft), Ben Humrichous, Kylan Boswell
Transfer portal: Brandon Lee (to James Madison), Mihailo Petrovic, Toni Bilic, Ty Rodgers (to Boise State)
Arriving: Stefan Vaaks (from Providence), Quentin Coleman, Lucas Morillo, Ethan Brown, Landon Davis, Zavier Zens
Illinois in our previous update: No. 13
No. 13 Nebraska
Eligibility remaining: Braden Frager, Pryce Sandfort, Connor Essegian, Cale Jacobsen, Leo Curtis, Will Cooper
NBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: Jamarques Lawrence, Kendall Blue, Jared Garcia, Sam Hoiberg, Rienk Mast
Transfer portal: Berke Buyuktuncel (to Vanderbilt), Quentin Rhymes (to Fresno State), Ugnius Jarusevicius (to Arizona)
Arriving: Sam Orme (from Belmont), Trevan Leonhardt (from Utah Valley), Kadyn Betts (from Montana), Boden Kapke (from Boston College), Taj DeGourville (from San Diego State), Damon Wilkinson (from South Dakota State), Colin Rice, Jacob Lanier
Nebraska in our previous update: No. 15
No. 15 Ohio State
Eligibility remaining: John Mobley Jr., A’mare Bynum, Josh Ojianwuna, Ivan Njegovan
NBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: Bruce Thornton, Christoph Tilly, Puff Johnson, Brandon Noel
Transfer portal: Colin White (to Akron), Devin Royal (to Villanova), Gabe Cupps (to UIC), Mathieu Grujicic, Taison Chatman (to Utah)
Arriving: Justin Pippen (from Cal), Andrija Jelavic (from Kentucky), Jimmie Williams (Duquesne), Curtis Givens III (from Memphis), Anthony Thompson, Alex Smith, Vuk Lazarevic
Ohio State in our previous update: No. 17
No. 20 UCLA
Eligibility remaining: Trent Perry, Eric Freeny, Eric Dailey Jr., Xavier Booker, Brandon Williams
NBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: Skyy Clark, Steven Jamerson II, Jamar Brown, Donovan Dent, Tyler Bilodeau
Transfer portal: None
Arriving: Filip Jovic (from Auburn), Sergej Macura (from Mississippi State), Jaylen Petty (from Texas Tech), Azavier Robinson (from Butler), Joe Philon, Javonte Floyd
UCLA in our previous update: No. 21
No. 25 USC
Eligibility remaining: Rodney Rice, Jacob Cofie, Alijah Arenas
NBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: Ryan Cornish, Chad Baker-Mazara, Terrance Williams II, Ezra Ausar, Jaden Brownell
Transfer portal: Amarion Dickerson (to Grand Canyon), EJ Neal, Gabe Dynes (to Louisville), Jerry Easter II (to Oregon), Jordan Marsh (to Temple)
Arriving: KJ Lewis (from Georgetown), Eric Reibe (from UConn), Jalen Cox (from Colgate), Aaron Hunkin-Claytor (from Hawaii), Joshua Hughes (from Evansville), Jadis Jones (from Lindenwood), Isaac Bruns (from South Dakota), Adonis Ratliff, Darius Ratliff, Christian Collins
USC in our previous update: No. 28
No. 26 Indiana
Eligibility remaining: Trent Sisley
NBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: Lamar Wilkerson, Tucker DeVries, Conor Enright, Sam Alexis, Tayton Conerway, Reed Bailey
Transfer portal: Andrej Acimovic (to Missouri State), Aleksa Ristic (to Belmont), Jasai Miles (to Loyola Marymount), Jason Drake (to Temple), Josh Harris (to FAU), Nick Dorn (to Miami FL)
Arriving: Bryce Lindsay (from Villanova), Aiden Sherrell (from Alabama), Darren Harris (from Duke), Markus Burton (from Notre Dame), Samet Yigitoglu (from SMU), Jaeden Mustaf (from Georgia Tech), Justin Monden (from Maryland Eastern Shore), Prince-Alexander Moody, Vaughn Karvala, Trevor Manhertz, Clemens Sokolov
Indiana in our previous update: No. 25
No. 28 Purdue
Eligibility remaining: Omer Mayer, C.J. Cox, Gicarri Harris, Daniel Jacobsen, Jack Benter, Antione West Jr., Raleigh Burgess
NBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: Braden Smith, Trey Kaufman-Renn, Fletcher Loyer, Oscar Cluff, Liam Murphy
Transfer portal: None
Arriving: Caden Pierce (from Princeton), Luke Ertel, Jacob Webber, Sinan Huan, Jamyn Sondrup, Rivers Knight
Purdue in our previous update: No. 30
No. 35 Maryland
Eligibility remaining: Andre Mills, Pharrel Payne, Rakease Passmore, George Turkson Jr., Guillermo Del Pino
NBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: David Coit, Solomon Washington, Elijah Saunders, Collin Metcalf
Transfer portal: Aleks Alston (to UAB), Darius Adams (to NC State), Isaiah Watts (to UTSA), Jaziah Harper (to North Dakota State), Myles Rice
Arriving: Tomislav Buljan (from New Mexico), Robert Jennings II (from Oklahoma State), Bishop Boswell (from Tennessee), Maban Jabriel (from Queens), DJ Wagner (from Arkansas), Michael McNair (from Boston University), Baba Oladotun, Kaden House, Adama Tambedou, Austin Brown
Maryland in our previous update: No. 38
No. 41 Iowa
Eligibility remaining: Kael Combs, Cooper Koch, Cam Manyawu, Isaia Howard, Trey Thompson, Tate Sage, Trevin Jirak, Joey Matteoni
NBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: Bennett Stirtz, Tavion Banks, Brendan Hausen
Transfer portal: Alvaro Folgueiras (to Louisville)
Arriving: Ty’Reek Coleman (from Illinois State), Andrew McKeever (from Saint Mary’s), Ethan Harris, Jaidyn Coon
Iowa in our previous update: No. 43
No. 43 Oregon
Eligibility remaining: Sean Stewart
NBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: Nate Bittle, TK Simpkins, Oleksandr Kobzystyi
Transfer portal: Devon Pryor (to Texas-Rio Grande Valley), Dezdrick Lindsay (to Kansas State), Efe Vatan (to Stony Brook), Ege Demir (to Duquesne), Jackson Shelstad (to Louisville), Jamari Phillips (to Washington State), JJ Frakes (to Buffalo), Kwame Evans Jr. (to Villanova), Wei Lin
Arriving: Tyrone Riley IV (from San Francisco), Andrew Meadow (from Boise State), Pharaoh Compton (from San Diego State), Jasper Johnson (from Kentucky), Taylor Bol Bowen (from Alabama), Jerry Easter II (from USC), Fred Payne (from Boston College), Dwayne Aristode (from Arizona), Tajh Ariza, Kendre Harrison, Seven Spurlock
Oregon in our previous update: No. 33
No. 45 Wisconsin
Eligibility remaining: Austin Rapp, Nolan Winter, Jack Janicki, Hayden Jones, Zach Kinziger, Will Garlock
NBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: Nick Boyd, Andrew Rohde, Nick Boyd
Transfer portal: Aleksas Bieliauskas (to South Carolina), Jack Robison (to North Dakota State), John Blackwell (to Duke), Riccardo Greppi (to Sam Houston State)
Arriving: Trey Autry (from George Washington), Victory Onuetu (from Hofstra), Eian Elmer (from Miami OH), LaTrevion Fenderson, Jackson Ball, Isaac Riddle, Owen Foxwell
Wisconsin in our previous update: No. 48
No. 71 Washington
Eligibility remaining: Wesley Yates III, Lathan Sommerville, Mady Traore, Jasir Rencher, Nikola Dzepina
NBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: Bryson Tucker (NBA draft), Hannes Steinbach (NBA draft), Quimari Peterson, Jacob Ognacevic, Desmond Claude
Transfer portal: Chrstian Nitu (to McNeese), Courtland Muldrew (to Georgia Tech), Franck Kepnang (to Kentucky), JJ Mandaquit (to Arizona), Zoom Diallo (to Kentucky)
Arriving: Parker Friedrichsen (from Davidson), Steele Venters (from Gonzaga), Ryan Beasley (from San Francisco), LeJuan Watts (from Texas Tech), Lattimore Ford, Wini Braga, Tristan Devers
Washington in our previous update: No. 66
No. 75 Northwestern
Eligibility remaining: Jake West, Angelo Ciaravino
NBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: Justin Mullins, Nick Martinelli, Gus Hurlburt
Transfer portal: Arrinten Page (to Providence), Cade Bennerman (to North Carolina), Jayden Reid (to Memphis), Jordan Clayton (to UMass), KJ Windham (to James Madison), Max Green (to Charleston), Tre Singleton (to Iowa State), Tyler Kropp (to Washington State)
Arriving: Jack Karasinski (from Bellarmine), Luke McEldon (from Mount St. Mary’s), Colin Smith (from UC Santa Barbara), LA Pratt (from Northeastern), Okku Federiko (from Drake), Aleksej Kostic (from BYU), Ryan Soulis (from Columbia), Jayden Hodge, Symon Ghai
Northwestern in our previous update: No. 70
No. 77 Rutgers
Eligibility remaining: Tariq Francis, Jamichael Davis, Kaden Powers, Darren Buchanan Jr., Gevonte Ware, Angelino Mark
NBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: None
Transfer portal: Baye Fall (to Fresno State), Bryce Dortch (to Notre Dame), Chris Nwuli (to Seton Hall), Denis Badalau (to Towson), Dorian Jones (to Kent State), Dylan Grant (to Charlotte), Emmanuel Ogbole, Harun Zrno
Arriving: Lewis Duarte (from New Mexico State), Darin Smith Jr. (from Central Connecticut State), Christian Gurdak (from Virginia Tech), Will Sydnor (from Manhattan), Dorin Buca (from Kansas State), Rasheed Jones (from Coastal Carolina), Imahri Wooten
Rutgers in our previous update: No. 81
No. 81 Minnesota
Eligibility remaining: Isaac Asuma, Bobby Durkin, Jaylen Crocker-Johnson, Grayson Grove, Kai Shinholster
NBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: Langston Reynolds, Cade Tyson, Maximus Gizzi
Transfer portal: B.J. Omot (to Cal State Northridge), Chance Stephens, Chansey Willis Jr. (to Kent State), Nehemiah Turner (to Jacksonville), Robert Vaihola (to San Jose State)
Arriving: Winters Grady (from Michigan), Malick Kordel (from Michigan), Nolan Groves (from Texas Tech), Kyan Evans (from North Carolina), Malachi Palmer (from Villanova), Nolen Anderson, Chadrack Mpoyi, Cedric Tomes
Minnesota in our previous update: No. 80
No. 108 Penn State
Eligibility remaining: Ivan Juric, Reggie Grodin
NBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: Josh Reed
Transfer portal: Dominick Stewart (to Richmond), Eli Rice (to Middle Tennessee), Freddie Dilione V (to Georgia), Justin Houser (to Florida Gulf Coast), Kayden Mingo (to Baylor), Mason Blackwood (to St. Bonaventure), Melih Tunca, Sasa Ciani, Tibor Mirtic
Arriving: Jay Rodgers (from Central Connecticut), Brant Byers (from Miami OH), Roberts Blums (from Davidson), Tim Oboh (from Buffalo), Thomas Allard (Alabama Huntsville), Roko Pkracin, Francois Wibaut, Andy Gemao
Penn State in our previous update: No. 145
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