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Southeastern Conference 2025–26 rosters, program by program: 16 programs, average roster 16.1, average height 6'6", 65% new this season, 21% in-state, beside Division I.
Presidents' Athletic Conference 2025–26 rosters, program by program: 12 programs, average roster 21.4, average height 6'3", 47% new this season, 38% in-state, beside Division III.
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference 2025–26 rosters, program by program: 13 programs, average roster 20.8, average height 6'3", 47% new this season, 71% in-state, beside Division III.
Big Ten Conference 2025–26 rosters, program by program: 18 programs, average roster 15.4, average height 6'6", 64% new this season, 27% in-state, beside Division I.
Atlantic Coast Conference 2025–26 rosters, program by program: 18 programs, average roster 15.7, average height 6'6", 64% new this season, 28% in-state, beside Division I.
4,209 players made an NCAA roster for the first time in 2025–26, 7.8 per 1,000 high-school players; 42% play in their home state; 24.2% of returning players changed school. Eight chapters from the rosters of 1,060 programs.
99 NCAA conferences on 2025–26 rosters, one row each: programs, roster size, average height, freshmen, players new this season, in-state and international shares. In Division I the Big East Conference is the tallest (6'6") and the Northeast Conference the shortest (6'4"); the Mountain West Conference turns over the most (75%); the North Atlantic Conference is the most international (22%).
955 NCAA programs ranked by the share of their 2025–26 roster that was not on it in 2024–25: the median is 64% new in D1, 54% in D2, 44% in D3; 572 programs replaced half or more; 49% of last season's underclassmen did not return to the same roster.
4,173 seniors and graduate students on the 2025–26 rosters of 1,038 NCAA programs — the spots that open for 2026–27 before anyone transfers. Eureka lists the most (13 of 29); the median roster is 29% final-year in D1, 23% in D2, 20% in D3; 48 programs list none.
8,032 transfers between NCAA programs, 2021–22 to 2025–26, followed by the level they left: 44% landed at the same level, 33% moved down and 23% moved up. 56% of high-major leavers went down; 31% of D2 transfers reached Division I.
2,597 ranked recruits from the classes of 2020 to 2025, followed to their first NCAA roster: 85% of 4-stars started high-major, 37% of 3-stars did, and 13% never appeared on an NCAA roster we hold.
A D3 basketball player averages 6'3" (74.9") — guards 6'1", centers 6'8"; conferences run from 6'2" to 6'4". Computed from 7,042 player-seasons on 2025–26 rosters.