A look at Memphis in NCAA’s first NET rankings of season
Memphis Tigers Head Coach Penny Hardaway looks on against the UNLV Rebels during the second half at FedExForum on Nov 16, 2025. (Wes Hale/Special to The Daily Memphian file)
For those holding out hope that Memphis can build an at-large NCAA Tournament resume and not have to win the American Conference Tournament in March to make it to the Big Dance, Monday’s release of the first NCAA Evaluation Tool (NET) rankings of the 2025-26 season couldn’t have inspired much confidence.
The Tigers (2-4) are No. 160 in the initial NET rankings.
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Parth Upadhyaya
Parth Upadhyaya covers the Memphis Tigers men’s basketball team. A Raleigh, N.C., native and a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Media and Journalism, Upadhyaya is a longtime college hoops junkie. Prior to joining The Daily Memphian in 2022, he covered high school sports in western Pennsylvania for the Beaver County Times and Penn State football for the Centre Daily Times.
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