C.J. Moore The Athletic (Shawnee, KS) About: C.J. Moore, a staff writer for The Athletic, has been on the college basketball beat since 2011. He has worked at Bleacher Report as the site’s national college basketball writer and also covered the sport for CBSSports.com and Basketball Prospectus. He is the coauthor of "Beyond the Streak," a behind-the-scenes look at Kansas basketball's record-setting Big 12 title run.
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Apr 8, 2025 Final Rankings Rankings for C.J. Moore1 Florida (61) 36-4 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 61 Voters Lowest: 1 - 61 Voters 1525
2 Houston 35-5 Actual: 2Highest: 2 - 61 Voters Lowest: 2 - 61 Voters 1464
3 Duke 35-4 Actual: 3Highest: 3 - 60 Voters Lowest: 4 - Randy Heitz 1402
4 Auburn 32-6 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - Randy Heitz Lowest: 4 - 60 Voters 1343
5 Tennessee 30-8 Actual: 5Highest: 5 - 23 Voters Lowest: 8 - 5 Voters 1220
6 Alabama 28-9 Actual: 6Highest: 5 - 17 Voters Lowest: 9 - Louis Fernandez 1198
7 Michigan State 30-7 Actual: 7Highest: 5 - 11 Voters Lowest: 8 - 10 Voters 1188
8 Texas Tech 28-9 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - 8 Voters Lowest: 10 - Dave Borges 1140
9 St. John's 31-5 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - Steve Greenberg Lowest: 20 - Randy Heitz 862
10 Maryland 27-9 Actual: 9Highest: 8 - Louis Fernandez Lowest: 21 - Jon Wilner 923
11 Arizona 24-13 Actual: 15Highest: 5 - Brian Holland Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 639
12 Michigan 27-10 Actual: 10Highest: 8 - Dave Borges Lowest: 19 - Adam Lichtenstein 873
13 Purdue 24-12 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - Tony Paul 704
14 BYU 26-10 Actual: 13Highest: 10 - 5 Voters Lowest: NR - Seth Davis 712
15 Ole Miss 24-12 Actual: 18Highest: 11 - Andrew Quinn Lowest: NR - 11 Voters 424
16 Kentucky 24-12 Actual: 12Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: 22 - 22 Voters 744
17 Wisconsin 27-10 Actual: 16Highest: 10 - Randy Heitz Lowest: NR - Jon Rothstein 542
18 Gonzaga 26-9 Actual: 23Highest: 9 - Toyloy Brown Lowest: NR - 17 Voters 250
19 Iowa State 25-10 Actual: 17Highest: 9 - Jeff Rabjohns Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 512
20 Illinois 22-13 Actual: 28Highest: 16 - Adam Lichtenstein Lowest: NR - 37 Voters 80
21 Texas A&M 23-11 Actual: 19Highest: 14 - Mick Shaffer Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 358
22 Saint Mary's 29-6 Actual: 24Highest: 16 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 16 Voters 186
23 Creighton 25-11 Actual: 30Highest: 19 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 47 Voters 60
24 UConn 24-11 Actual: 29Highest: 10 - Adam Lichtenstein Lowest: NR - 45 Voters 76
25 Colorado State 26-10 Actual: 31Highest: 17 - Dave Borges Lowest: NR - 47 Voters 49
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 20-Arkansas 21-Louisville 22-Clemson 25-Memphis
