Which college basketball teams have the highest value after March Madness?

March Madness is unfortunately behind us for the year, but after another fantastic tournament teams are already gearing up for next season with the transfer portal and NIL in full swing as programs aim to strengthen themselves in hopes of cutting down the nets in 2026.

While teams like North Carolina, Duke, Kentucky and Kansas have high expectations for themselves each year, many college basketball fans are hoping that 2025's edition of the NCAA Tournament won't be a sign of things to come in terms of the lack of upsets that occurred.

The Wall Street Journal dropped a list of the most valuable men's college basketball teams after this year's national champion was crowned, and surprisingly multiple Final Four teams don't even crack the top 15.

College basketball’s most valuable teams (WSJ)

1 UNC $378M
2 Duke $370M
3 Indiana $279M
4 Ohio St $262M
5 Louisville $260M
6 Zona $257M
7 Cuse $256M
8 Illinois $232M
9 UK $223M
10 Arkansas $217M
11 Kansas $191M
12 Michigan $189M
13 Mich St $183M
14 UConn $165M
15 Minn $164M
— Brad Crawford (@BCrawford247) April 8, 2025

Houston was moments away from winning the national championship after the Florida Gators came back to secure their win, however, neither team is included in the top 15 rankings from WSJ.

While it's easy to argue in Florida's case that they're primarily a football school that doesn't devote all their resources to basketball, Houston has performing well for years under head coach Kelvin Sampson.

Fans watch as players from Purdue take the court at the Amica Mutual Pavilion on Wednesday morning for open practice. Purdue is one of eight teams that will be playing in Providence at the AMP for the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament on March 20 and March 22. / David DelPoio/The Providence Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Other surprises that did that make the cut are teams like Indiana, Syracuse and Minnesota, all of whom didn't make the NCAA Tournament this season and have honestly struggled to stay relevant in the national title conversation for many years now.

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