2025–26 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

2025–26 Houston Cougars men's basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 5
Record28–6 (14–4 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFertitta Center
2025–26 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Arizona 16 2   .889 32 2   .941
No. 5 Houston 14 4   .778 28 6   .824
No. 14 Kansas 12 6   .667 23 10   .697
No. 16 Texas Tech 12 6   .667 22 10   .688
No. 7 Iowa State 12 6   .667 27 7   .794
TCU 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
West Virginia 9 9   .500 18 14   .563
UCF 9 9   .500 21 11   .656
Cincinnati 9 9   .500 18 15   .545
BYU 9 9   .500 23 11   .676
Colorado 7 11   .389 17 15   .531
Arizona State 7 11   .389 17 16   .515
Baylor 6 12   .333 16 16   .500
Oklahoma State 6 12   .333 19 14   .576
Kansas State 3 15   .167 12 20   .375
Utah 2 16   .111 10 22   .313
2026 Big 12 tournament winner
As of March 13, 2026
Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represents the University of Houston in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by 12th-year head coach Kelvin Sampson, play their home games at the Fertitta Center as third-year members of the Big 12 Conference.