AP Top 25 Men’s College Basketball Poll

Rankings

Released March 11
Rank
Team
Trend
This Week
Points
1
Houston (28-3) Big 12
-
vs. Kansas
03/09 4:00 PM EST
1540 (52)
2
UConn (28-3) Big East
-
@ Providence
03/09 8:00 PM EST
1471 (6)
3
Purdue (28-3) Big Ten
-
vs. Wisconsin
03/10 12:30 PM EDT
1453 (4)
4
North Carolina (25-6) Atlantic Coast
3
@ Duke
03/09 6:30 PM EST
1361 (0)
5
Tennessee (24-7) Southeastern
-1
vs. Kentucky
03/09 4:15 PM EST
1291 (0)
6
Arizona (24-7) Pacific 12
-1
@ USC
03/09 10:00 PM EST
1125 (0)
7
Iowa State (24-7) Big 12
-1
@ Kansas State
03/09 2:00 PM EST
1120 (0)
8
Creighton (23-8) Big East
2
@ Villanova
03/09 2:30 PM EST
1094 (0)
9
Kentucky (23-8) Southeastern
6
@ Tennessee
03/09 4:15 PM EST
1018 (0)
10
Marquette (23-8) Big East
-2
@ Xavier
03/09 5:00 PM EST
1011 (0)
11
Duke (24-7) Atlantic Coast
-2
vs. North Carolina
03/09 6:30 PM EST
976 (0)
12
Auburn (24-7) Southeastern
1
vs. Georgia
03/09 6:30 PM EST
914 (0)
13
Illinois (23-8) Big Ten
-1
@ Iowa
03/10 7:00 PM EDT
802 (0)
14
Baylor (22-9) Big 12
-3
@ Texas Tech
03/09 6:00 PM EST
786 (0)
15
South Carolina (25-6) Southeastern
2
vs. Florida A&M
12/30 2:00 PM EST
567 (0)
16
Kansas (22-9) Big 12
-2
@ Houston
03/09 4:00 PM EST
558 (0)
17
Gonzaga (24-6) West Coast
2
@ Saint Mary's
03/02 10:00 PM EST
511 (0)
18
Utah State (26-5) Mountain West
4
vs. New Mexico
03/09 8:30 PM EST
486 (0)
19
Alabama (21-10) Southeastern
-3
vs. Arkansas
03/09 12:00 PM EST
432 (0)
20
BYU (22-9) Big 12
-
vs. Oklahoma State
03/09 9:00 PM EST
381 (0)
21
Saint Mary's (24-7) West Coast
2
vs. Gonzaga
03/02 10:00 PM EST
306 (0)
22
Washington State (23-8) Pacific 12
-4
vs. Washington
03/07 9:00 PM EST
239 (0)
23
Nevada (26-6) Mountain West
-
vs. UNLV
03/09 10:30 PM EST
223 (0)
24
Dayton (24-6) Atlantic 10
1
vs. VCU
03/08 7:00 PM EST
155 (0)
25
Texas Tech (22-9) Big 12
-
vs. Baylor
03/09 6:00 PM EST
149 (0)
Others receiving votes:
Boise St. 46, South Florida 27, San Diego St. 21, Drake 16, Texas 14, James Madison 14, FAU 11, Florida 8, Princeton 7, Nebraska 6, New Mexico 4, Colorado 2, McNeese St. 2, Colorado St. 1, Wake Forest 1, Indiana St 1. Point values in parentheses indicate the number of first place votes.
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