AP Top 25 Poll
Rankings
- Rank
- Team
- Trend
- This Week
- Points
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1
Duke (31-3) Atlantic Coast--1463 (49) -
2
--1394 (6) -
3
Florida (30-4) Southeastern1-1370 (2) -
4
-1-1291 (2) -
5St. John's (30-4) Big East1-1225 (0)
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6
Tennessee (27-7) Southeastern2-1174 (0) -
7
-2-1120 (0) -
8
Michigan State (27-6) Big Ten-1-1080 (0) -
9
Texas Tech (25-8) Big 12--926 (0) -
10
Louisville (27-7) Atlantic Coast3-809 (0) -
11
Maryland (25-8) Big Ten--764 (0) -
12
Clemson (27-6) Atlantic Coast-2-746 (0) -
13
Wisconsin (26-9) Big Ten5-732 (0) -
14
Michigan (25-9) Big Ten8-681 (0) -
15
Iowa State (24-9) Big 12-3-641 (0) -
16
Memphis (29-5) American Athletic--636 (0) -
17
BYU (24-9) Big 12--563 (0) -
18
Kentucky (22-11) Southeastern-3-511 (0) -
19
Texas A&M (22-10) Southeastern-5-457 (0) -
20
Saint Mary's (28-5) West Coast-1-306 (0) -
21
Arizona (22-12) Big 12--253 (0) -
22
-2-227 (0) -
23
Missouri (22-11) Southeastern-2-159 (0) -
24
Gonzaga (25-8) West Coast--151 (0) -
25
Oregon (24-9) Big Ten-2-115 (0)
Others receiving votes:
Drake 107, Marquette 69, UC San Diego 57, Illinois 55, VCU 28, Creighton 28, Mississippi 13, McNeese St. 4, UConn 4, Colorado St. 4, Kansas 3, High Point 3, UCLA 3, Akron 3. Point values in parentheses indicate the number of first place votes.Narrow List A Module
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Photos of the week
FILE - Purdue defensive back Dillon Thieneman (31) stops a run by Fresno State running back Elijah Gilliam (33) during an NCAA football game on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, in West Lafayette, Ind. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler, File)
FILE - San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Chris Conley (84) makes the catch against the Kansas City Chiefs during the first half of the NFL Super Bowl 58 football game Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, in Las Vegas. Conley was the top performer in the vertical jump at the NFL scouting combine in 2015. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Kemore Gamble runs with the football at the NFL football team’s rookie training minicamp practice Friday, May 12, 2023, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)
FILE - Purdue defensive back Dillon Thieneman (31) stops a run by Fresno State running back Elijah Gilliam (33) during an NCAA football game on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, in West Lafayette, Ind. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler, File)
FILE - Purdue defensive back Dillon Thieneman (31) stops a run by Fresno State running back Elijah Gilliam (33) during an NCAA football game on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, in West Lafayette, Ind. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler, File)
FILE - San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Chris Conley (84) makes the catch against the Kansas City Chiefs during the first half of the NFL Super Bowl 58 football game Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, in Las Vegas. Conley was the top performer in the vertical jump at the NFL scouting combine in 2015. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
FILE - San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Chris Conley (84) makes the catch against the Kansas City Chiefs during the first half of the NFL Super Bowl 58 football game Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, in Las Vegas. Conley was the top performer in the vertical jump at the NFL scouting combine in 2015. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Kemore Gamble runs with the football at the NFL football team’s rookie training minicamp practice Friday, May 12, 2023, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Kemore Gamble runs with the football at the NFL football team’s rookie training minicamp practice Friday, May 12, 2023, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)